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I will open myself up to the rash of jokes and poking, but here goes.



In june of 2010 my 2 year old lab spotted something in the brush. I'm guessing with her keen smelling. Later that evening I smelled it. Very foul. And it was 200+ away.

This smell spooked her so bad that when I brought her into the house she ran to the basement and hid. When I found her she was shaking!

For several days she was very nervous outside and stayed at my side like a little child.



This odor would come and go like the wild game.

Speaking of the game, deer, turkey, coyotes were plentiful in the weeks/months prior but were gone mostly for a year after this first odor event.

I would see deer morning and night out back and out front am and pm. Only one or two were seen anywhere for a year after the odor. I would hear coyotes every evening too and that stopped the same way.



Then, this past august, I walked out to the tree line--200 feet-- about 10:30 pm and stood still listening. Dog stayed at the door. Earlier this day she acted like the odor was back.

After 7-10 minutes of standing still and being quiet, I hear heave slow foot steps. Made me think of the thumping steps on 'jurasic park', but of course it was closer and softer.

After 7-8 steps I yelled "who is there". The steps stopped and after 5 seconds a deep 'hoo ahh' came back. I had to be a sight with all my hair standing up! Then Coyotes started hollering maybe 300 yards to my right.

With no gun on my I said' self, go get a gun'.

There are many foot prints that I will show at some point.

Thats all for now.

Has anyone had anything like this happen to them?

I don't drink or do drugs and I want some input from you guys/gals.



I don't want or need sarcasm, and won't be critical of those who do a little of it. This is real and I'm very curious what this is in my tree line and creek.
 
i'll bite. .
BIGFOOT??
(Watch bigfoot sun night on, i think the history channel about 9 ish. could help with your questions. )
 
Bigfoot with a bad case of gas????



Seriously, I am not familiar with Illinois critters and will be interested in the theories that follow.



The noise you describe almost sounds like a bear.



Mike. :)
 
I will say I am not sure if I believe in Bigfoot.

I know there are far too many sightings for it to just be a hoax.



I'm one who feels I need a sighting myself to decide.

What I've read is these animals can mock most any sound they hear.

They are very elusive and excellent hunters.



Another story.

This fall we, my dog and I heard sounds at a window, ussually around 9-10 pm. She was laying on the couch on one end, me the other end. She is under the window. A creaking sound happens, she raises her head looks at me like 'did you hear that'. She gets down from the couch, moves acroos the room to watch.

This happened for 7-8 time over 2 months. During one of the world series games it happened.

Next moring I found this.



I'm not good with pictures uploading!

That is next to my house under the window. Window ledge is 7 foot to the ground.

I have more pictures of feet that I found long before I told anyone, and in places where no one would go to pull pranks.
 
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Bigfoot with a bad case of gas????



Seriously, I am not familiar with Illinois critters and will be interested in the theories that follow.



The noise you describe almost sounds like a bear.



Mike. :)



There is no evidence of bears in central illinois!



After those coyote sounds, which did sound to be off a tone or so, there was also a sound like little kids playing , squealing, giggling etc, but this was in a dark wooded area with no manmade lighting of any kind. As sure as I'm breathing, there were NO CHILDREN out there.



I'm quite sure this will be exciting as these next years go by!
 
i'll bite. .

BIGFOOT??

(Watch bigfoot sun night on, i think the history channel about 9 ish. could help with your questions. )



I do watch those shows.

I don't agree with thier showmanship.

If you want to sneek up on an animal, you surely don't do it 'vocalizing'!!!

It is about selling commercial time.



however, there are many people interviewed that I can relate to.

The feeling that you are watched is very strong. Just about like a BB gun hitting you. It will spook anyone who is on this site, I'm sure.



Twice now, this year, my lab has woke me. Ussually around 2am. There are voices ( I know!!!) that are not human or even english. But it is a conversation I'm guessing between an adult and a younger one. We listen for 15-20 minutes. She is looking out the window, and as soon as I do the voices stop! Next day she goes right to a spot where one could stand and watch that window.

There are no cars around and no houses for 1/4 mile.
 
Sounds like this has been going on for a few years in your back yard. Now if your convinced that this is real, sounds like your lab is, you might contact the research group that does the big Foot stuff and have them come and check it out. I believe they are out there from what I have seen and the facts are there, not just here but all over the world. You might get a chance to be a movie star.

During the day have you wandered into the woods and looked for tracks? and signs? Take your fire arm in case.
 
I have talked with a researcher. He is convincing and told me he could scare me with what he knows!

He told me he has seen them. They are huge.

4-5 feet across in the chest and almost as thick.



I really don't want a hundred cars here and fools in the tree line at night to be the first to shoot one. They will kill each other first.

They don't seem to be any threat to me as long as I'm not a threat to them.



They are, in my opinion, just curious about us and our gadgets and way of life.



I have walked back there in the day time and have more pictures of feet. Up to 18 inches in length. I just don't understand where they go becuse there is ussually only one ot two prints in any area. I am sure they can't fly!

And I do carry defense but it is only for coyotes and cats. i've seen cougars here before but not recently. I had a big cat foot print but didn't take a picture of it. 2-3 times the size of my dogs print.

I was back there last summer with a friend once, then later with two and one was a sceptic who wasn't serious.



I hope to come up with a way to get them to trip a wire so I can get a better picture but I would rather not scare them away. This could be a big deal to get real evidence.

I'm really surprised to not have all the ridicule some get after telling these stories. i've talked with long time hunters who claim to never see tracks. But I feel these creatures are far advanced. They are even known to avoid game cams, take them down and place them face down on the ground.

BTW, there are other odd things, like trees broken and stacked like TP's.

The under brush is trampled so there are few weeds and grass in the dirt and it does get sunshine. Like it is walked on very often.
 
put some ir cameras to get some pics. if its happen that frequently, you should get some pics.



My researcher says these animals can see IR light and avoid it.

I do actually have some on and around the house for security and nothing has shown up yet.



I think he told me that it is a normal year around here with 6-10 reports and this year has had over 600!

The first did get some media. It was a 18 inch print under an apple tree.

Lady said that explains the apples. She said apples grow on every brank and about mid july all of the apples from 11 ft and down are gone.

Again just one print.

On edit, they also said a dead rabbit--with its head BIT off was found close by. They say it is common to find a gift, in trade for apples, this time!
 
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I was just outside and coyotes are singing tonight.



There was another story this summer that goes like this.

A family was out of town and had a friend watch thier farm.

One day this friend stops by and noticed the chickens were quiet. So he goes to check on them. The door was lock, so he retrieved the key and went inside to find then all dead. No sign of entry until he found the roof had been lifted off!

He said 6 men could not of done that! If it is who I think it was that reported it, he is a retire state trooper!
 
Okay you guys, cut it out! Now I am gonna have to sleep with the light on. :-laf I never watch horror movies because I belive "things" go "bump" in the night.



Nick
 
Are you saying you sleep with the chickens????LMAO!!!



These creatures bigfoot or what ever, don't want conflict with mankind.

They watch us hunt and see our technology. They are fine with how they live if we don't try to injure or contain them.



If you are ever confronted by one (or more) this is what you need to do.

Just relax, don't reach for anything quickly and show you are at ease by swaying your body. Back away, don't aproach them. No Flash bulbs or shiney things like camera's or guns.

Play it dumb, like talking to Biden or something.



Oh, and it is ok to water the ground under you, they would think it is cute with the way you 'mark' your territory!
 
If I was in your shoes, I would have lots of sleepless nights, I would want to know.

Ya--Mark your territory!! now.
 
While Bigfoot has yet to be proven, one creature absolutely has. I believe it was called something like Australiopithicus Gigantis, or something close to that. We have skeletal remains, skulls, molars to prove it's existence. The creature was, in everyway, similar to the description of modern day Sasquatch sightings. I believe it is possible that there is something still out there.
If it was me, I would be documenting everything I could to try to prove I wasn't crazy...
 
My best move right now is to stay in touch with the feeling of being watched. Next is the dogs reactions.



When she starts stiring around the house smelling everything etc, I am sure something is going on.

This morning the coyotes were close and crying like an injured animal. My dog looked off in that direction and I said stay home it is a coyote, and they will hurt you.

She ran up close to me and came inside.

I've been reasonably good with the last two labs at getting a line of communications between us.

( actually some morning when I wake up, I notice she is slower more gentle, these are days when MY pain is up)



I am checking on a new story about screams and wood knocking about 20 miles away.
 
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