Indiana County: Putnam County

Indiana Bigfoot Awareness Group Report #0005-2005 DATE: Mid Oct. 1975 TIME: Evening. LOCATION: Near Groveland, IN. Putnam IN. County / Off St.Rd. 36 – 3/4 mile north of St.Rd. 36 TYPE: Vocalization(s) – Tree Knock – Smell AREA/TERRAIN: over grown farm property with woods and creek WEATHER: about 55 and clear / had been sunny EVENT/ENCOUNTER: The following is taken directly from web submission form: I bought bare farm property in 1975, that was grown up in weeds, 5acres and went out in mid Oct. in the evening, to enjoy the property and to figure how I wanted to develop it, first 2 acres is grown up in weeds and just had it bush hogged and it goes back to a wooded area down in a small ravine and there is a small creek running thru it, i was standing at the edge of the ravine checking the woods out, when the hair on the back of my neck stood up, and i heard a low whistle start and went from a low whistle to high pitch and then smelled a terrible smell that smelled like a rancid dead meat odor with a sulfur smell, and then heard a noise like something beating on a a tree, it only did it once, I got the hell out of there, its the only time that it happened. i did not see anything and at the time i did not even know about bigfoot, until 1979 when I saw a special on tv about the patterson- gimlin film and put the two together, I was scared to death and fascinated at the same time and have been hooked ever since, i have done field work on my own. SMELL: bad smell like rancid meat and sulfur smell MIKE’S NOTES: I spoke with ***** via phone. Had a nice phone conversation on Sunday Aug. 14, 2005. ***** has an extensive knowledge of the area in general and as it relates to the Native American Indians who lived across this region and Indiana in general. He is also part Native American. While the incident in 1975 certainly frightened the individual, it wasn’t until many years later in ’79 that he began to see a connection between it and the Bigfoot phenomenon. He relayed several odd stories from around that area in the time that he lived there. Some involved claims by residents of west central Indiana of a large hairy man. ***** no longer lives in that community. Michael R. Bardsley Indiana Bigfoot Awareness Group www.bigfoot46555.net bigfoot46555@earthlink.net Received/Posted: Aug 7, 2005 / Aug. 14, 2005 ;

Putnam County, Clinton Falls, Indiana (early 1985) Three men went squirrel hunting in the woodlands just outside the village of Clinton Falls, Indiana in the spring of 1985. They were in the forest before daylight and as in years past were anticipating good hunting. One of the young men could hear what sounded like an awfully large deer moving thru the brush. He decided to move over the ridge to get a better look. As he gazed over the valley he did not see anything at first glance, but when he continued to look he could make out a form standing next to a tree. It was about 8 feet tall and covered in jet black hair or fur. The young man raised his firearm and took aim, the animal then charged him for about three steps (bluff) and the man fell to his knees. At that moment the creature darted thru the woodlands screaming and the farther away it got the more aggressive the screams became. When asked how fast it ran the man said as fast as a deer but instead of running around the smaller trees it simply ran over them. A 17″ track was found at the sight. Larry Battson Friday, April 14, 2006

Time- early Morning-1990 weather- nice fall day skies clear activity of witness- sitting drinking coffee, and looking out back window on farm, enjoying the wooded forest hills. location-north central Putnam county, Indiana, name of witness- Bev G.[ does not want to give full name} what you saw, heard,- I was sitting in the kitchen at the breakfast table, enjoy my first cup of coffee and occasionally looking out at the wooded forest hills set around my 25 acres as I do every morning, as I enjoy the view and seclusion, I happened to look out along the tree line and saw some move from right to left, it was big and caught my immediate attention, I stood up and hurried to the window and observed a huge wild man about 9 feet tall, grey in color with long shaggy hair, it walked slowly along the fence line looking back at the house once in a while, it stopped and turned with its hand on the fence post, and looked right at me through the window, and just stared at me for a moment, then turned and walked fast in to the woods at the end of the property , where there was no fence, hair was about 4 to 5 inches long hanging from arms, massive build, about 9 to 10 feet tall, head was round, with deep brow ridge, arms was long, almost to its knees, could not see feet at times, was in the brush, investigator- Steve Abney I called this woman after I heard she had a sighting on her property, she had been my sister in law 35 years ago, she is 67 years old now, she still has dogs going missing, screams at night and during the day on her property, I went to the property and she pointed out where this happened in the 1990’s, I ask her if we could look around, and she refused for the time being, but will let us soon, she has tree formations I can see from the back of the property, such as tree bows and possible tree pyramids, can’t tell til I can get in to the woods to see if Sasquatch related, but I feel the continuing missing dogs and the screams during the day and night, that this is a active area for a small pocket of forest people, the property is situated between two lakes and a close by national forest and other farms with small forest growth, I know this person as a honest women and she held this sighting in for many years because of ridicule, her family called her crazy till one of the sons had his sighting later, I will interview him when he is available , after talking to me, she feels like some body believes her now, and feels much better, date of report, -11/09/2010 Tue Nov 9, 2010 3:32 pm

I have reported before on this website. I live in a rural area in west-central Indiana. I have heard strange primate-like calls coming from the woods behind my residence for about eighteen months. About two weeks ago, I heard powerful whooping calls coming from our woods as I was changing a tire on my car at about 10PM. These calls were followed by wood knocks. The calls sounded like those I have heard on this site. I have been an amateur bigfoot researcher for many years, and am convinced that one, possibly more, are inhabiting the woods behind my house.