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Report
Received From: The GCBRO Online
Report Submission Form.
Report
Posted To GCBRO Web Site On: August
4, 2006
DATE:
July 7, 2006
TIME:
Approx. 8:45PM
LOCATION:
Dent County, Missouri
TERRAIN:
Ozark hilly with a pine forest on the SE side
and the rest of the property is all oak forest with an 8-10 acre meadow
and a 2-3 acres meadow. There is a small pond and a wet weather creek on
the property. The property is barb-wire fenced on all four sides and has
the Mark Twain National Forest on all four sides.
OBSERVED:
We (my Wife & I and our 3 dogs, 2 Labrador
Retrievers & 1 Rottweiler) went down to the cabin this weekend of 7-9
July 2006. Friday evening after we got all settled in and while we were
sitting around the firepit watching the fire I started hearing some whoops
and then some howls very far off in the distance (probably 1 1/2 miles
away). My Wife says she didn't hear them but I have been listening for
these types of strange noises since my last "possible encounter" in March
of 2005. She said that she heard what she thought were some possible coyotes.
These sounds weren't from any animal I know of in the woods of Missouri.
They never came any closer than about a mile from the cabin. We went to
bed at about 10:15 after listening to the St. Louis Cardinals baseball
game. We had the windows open and a cool breeze was blowing in keeping
us nice and cool all night long (the temp dropped to 59 degrees at 03:30AM).
There was about a half-moon shining brightly. I was just drifting off to
sleep (my Wife was already asleep-heavy sleeper) and at about 11:05PM the
night sounds stopped (even the whippoorwills). About 4-5 minutes later
I heard something heavy-footed walking in the brush maybe 45-50 yards from
the cabin going down the road we use to get the tractor down to the meadow
to brushhog our trails. No smell, no other sounds, just a very heavy set
of footfalls like a very big animal would make. I never saw anything, just
heard the footfalls. I got up Saturday morning at 06:45AM and after a light
breakfast, got on the tractor and then brushhogged about 3 1/2 miles of
trails all over our property. It took about 5 1/2 hrs as I make sure that
the trails are about 6'-8' wide. We went to town for dinner Saturday evening
and came back to the cabin around 8:30PM. We were sitting on the front
porch before going to bed and at about 9:45PM all of a sudden my Wife heard
some squeaking sounds coming from the brush about 35-40 yards off to the
right of the porch. Then I heard some grunting sounds a little closer.
At this point I had my Wife take the dogs into the cabin as I didn't know
what was out there. I sat out on the porch and listened, with the porch
light off, for about 15 minutes as the grunting & what sounded like
mumbling (and this wasn't the noises a wild hog makes) and squeaking continued
until it went completely away. Again there was no smell or unusual odor
of any kind that I could smell. Later (about 12:15AM) after we had gone
to bed the night sounds completely stopped and about 4-5 minutes later
I heard the same noises again for about 10 minutes. Again I heard the heavy
footfalls, like from the night before, going down one of the newly brushhogged
trails about 30-35 yards from on the left side of the cabin. They were
going away from the cabin. I was the only one who heard them because my
Wife was already asleep. We all got up Sunday morning and after I investigated
the trails and found nothing (no footprints or anything else), we ate breakfast,
packed the truck up and left to go home. Friday night: Whoops--Like a monkey
at the zoo; Howls--Low guttural howl going up to high pitched howl similar
to that of a coyote but much more guttural; Footfalls--very heavy tramping
sounds on the road like a heavy animal walking along. Saturday: Squeaking--Noises
like a small animal being squeezed or as my Wife stated, "...like a rusty
gate squeaking on its hinges..."; Grunts--Like a wild pig rooting around
in the brush but much deeper and guttural and we haven't seen any; Mumbling--Like
an old demented person talking to themselves under their breath but very
guttural; Footfalls--Very heavy tramping sounds on the newly brushhogged
trail like a heavy animal walking along.
Activities of Witness:
This is a weekend cabin in the woods with
no electricity (except a generator that we use from time to time) or running
water (except what we bring down with us). We also use this as a hunting
cabin in season. We were down to do some maintenance on the trails and
clean up debris around the cabin.
Description of Creature:
N/A
Other Notes:
N/A
Other (Informational or Encounter
History in the General Area) Notes:
N/A
Additional Notes and or Follow
up Comments: N/A
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