A Southern Illinois Film Student captured these sounds of two or three massive creatures howling in the night while recording sounds of the forest for a short documentary.
Shawnee National Forest lies between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, in southern Illinois. Its terrain spans woodlands, hills and lakes. Wildlife includes bald eagles.
The Garden of the Gods wilderness area features ancient sandstone cliffs and formations. Trails include the long River to River Trail and the Rim Rock National Recreation Trail, circling an escarpment. Jackson Falls has steep bluffs and a waterfall.
Shawnee National Forest Bigfoot Vocalizations
Donald P
Yikes! I would have laid rubber getting the heck out of there.
Brandon from Tennessee
They sounded close, i could hear the human element within their screams. Fascinating
Shana K
Well, at least we know he made it out alive
Charles R
I would have left also.
Marg P
I live in this region. Our county has Sasquatch Days in October. We have the Big Muddy monster in Jackson County and Tuttle Bottoms monster in Saline County. Enfield Monster in White county. My husband and I saw our first orb in December. Still can’t explain what that was.
Marg P
I wonder what part of our Shawnee he was in?
Mark T
I’m fascinated by the high-pitched scream as part of the deeper, obviously male vocal that also sounded like a large human man clearing his throat with a lower-pitched gruff.
David H
This would be a great one for Thinker Thunker to run through his vocal analysis and see how it comes out.