DATE:   05-05-01
 

TIME:   7:30 pm CDT -11:00pm CDT
 

LOCATION:  Prentiss County, Missisippi
 

TERRAIN:    Forest bordered by swamps and hardwoods
 

OBSERVED:    Charlie, (a fellow researcher), and I went to NE Mississippi to investigate two areas that have been hot spots and have had a lot of activity in recent weeks.  We arrived at the first location around 7:30 pm CDT.  We scouted the area for signs to the North and West of the central point.  Because this area is swampy and difficult to negotiate, we settled for returning to the truck finding nothing that hasn't already been reported.  We sat on the truck bed until about 9:00pm CDT and decided to check out the second spot after failing to observe or hear anything unusual.

We went about 5 miles North arriving about 9:10pm CDT at our second location. Shortly after exiting the truck, we heard an owl hoot to the SE about half a mile away.  Then something directly to the east on the otherside of the area tried to answer or imitate  the hoot owl but this didn't sound like an owl. The weather was perfect with clear skies, a full moon and completely still so we deciced to walk East towards this sound.  As we walked, we tried to imitate an owl 10 or 12 times and each time this animal across from
the way would answer from the same general location.  A few times we heard
another answer in the same manner from the SE but much farther away. There
were some kids riding 4 wheelers to the South - SE so this could explain why.   We didn't have a chance to scout this area before dark so we had no idea where we  were headed other than to the end of the location. We could see a tree line at the end by the moonlight and this animal was just beyond the tree line. I estimated the distance across this area to be about 3/4 mile.

When we were about 100 yards from the end, a very large tree fell and we heard only what I can describe as grunting sounds coming right from where the tree had just fallen.  As I said earlier, there was absolutely no wind what so ever.  It was completely still.  The tree that fell was inside the tree line so we didn't see it fall but I feel like it was within 150 yards and it was BIG!   At this point it becomes painfully clear to us that we are a long way from the truck and this thing doesn't seem to be in a very good mood.  Everything grew quiet and we stood there for about 15 minutes trying to regain our composure and decide what to do next.  Finally, against our better judgement, we decided to push on.  We reached the end of the area and found a small dead animal that appeared to be an armadillo although I wouldn't swear to it because it was badly decomposed.  I don't know if these are even common to this area but that's what it looked like to me.  At the end of the area we came to a dirt road and on the other side of it is what appears to be an intense swamp. We walked about 30 yards into the swamp choosing our steps carefully and gave one more hoot call which was answered by a growl about 50 yards to the North and East from within the swamp.  I believe now that the tree that I speculate was pushed over came from that same vicinity from within the swamp. There was no way we were going into the swamp, so as common sense
prevailed, we headed back to the truck where we tried to sleep.  We got back to the truck about 11:00pm CDT so all of this occured over apprx. 2 Hours.

Occasionally during the night we would hear a hoot coming from the swamp but it was much deeper. The next morning we found the dirt road that runs behind the area and we went back to the swamp to look for signs but it was much too murky to travel through.  However, while we were there, we inadvertently met the owner of the property which is private property and is posted.  He told us we could come back just let him know.  He also shared some stories about hair raising screams that he and his family have heard through the years coming from the swamps. You just never know what's around the next bend.
 

ACTIVITIES OF WITNESS(ES):  Researching Active Bigfoot Areas
 

DESCRIPTION OF CREATURE:  N/A
 

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