CalicoKat Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 DD 13 came back to from her solo nature walk really freaked out. She went way up our hill, across the hayfield and into the woods up there alone for a walk. She said she was standing there looking at some cool tree stump when she heard someone/thing thumping through the woods. She looked up, saw something dark and tall ---looked like a person or a bear standing up--- she thought it was me and called out to me. It kept walking away from her with heavy ponderous (HS kids and their vocab :D ) steps. She then remembered the bear that's was spotted at Gma's 1 mile down the road earlier this summer and she ran home. I went back with her because I thought at first the BIG animal-like thing was one of our horses who'd figured out the electrical tape holding them in the pasture wasn't electrified. :D That's when she kept going on about it walking on two feet. And that it was really tall. Dark. And BIG. Now they're wondering how long a bear can walk on two feet. What do you think it was? We're in the Midwest US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Sasquatch? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 There are a lot of strange things that happen in the midwest. We had some kind of ghost animal that would appear and reappear at different distances, but never change form and drove our dog crazy. Southern IL is especially like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Big Foot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Sasquatch? :lol: DD did say, "Well it didn't stink so it can't be Sasquatch." :D They think they saw it again this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Maybe it was someone trapping/hunting illegally. Or someone just trying out his new bear suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I don't have any idea what it was but as I was reading I was thinking, "Man, I hope she doesn't live ANYWHERE near me." Then I read you're in the midwest. Ugh. And Mommaduck's comment didn't make me feel any better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 STange things in IL indeed. Last week DD [11] and her friend [12] said they saw 2 monkey in a tree behind the tracks. :001_huh: They came home all giddy and excited took my bananas and ran back.... I had to run after them b/c I mean if it were true they could be crazy monkys....... They were gone by the time I got there. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Bear. It's a little unusual but nowhere near unheard of for one to walk on it's back legs. She must not have been downwind of it though. They really do stink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 DD did say, "Well it didn't stink so it can't be Sasquatch." :D They think they saw it again this evening. :lol: I was just going to ask if it stunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Sasquatch? :lol: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Well, they (Southern IL and surrounding areas) have something called the Cairo Triangle (the midwest edition of the Bermuda Triangle). There is a lot of paranormal activity there (regardless what you believe it all is or caused by). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Maybe a bear. There have been many bear sightings around here in NE Ohio, which is unusual. They are traveling out of their normal territories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Well, they (Southern IL and surrounding areas) have something called the Cairo Triangle (the midwest edition of the Bermuda Triangle). There is a lot of paranormal activity there (regardless what you believe it all is or caused by). interesting! When I was a teenager we use to drive on this old dirt road in Bloomingdale or near there..... old farm use to reside there where legend has it mass murder or cult something or other took place and legend has it that if you drove down the road you would witness or feel odd things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Does SasQuatch/Big Foot really smell? I never heard that. I DID hear he/they love bubble gum.:D I was thinking bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Might be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Sounds like a bear. We have them here....and they do waddle on 2 less....especially if they sense someone watching them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Maybe it was a bear. We've had a large number of young male bears in our area this year. They wander through all the local cities. We usually only have maybe one a year, but wildlife officers say the dry summer has them wandering further than normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 It really depends where on the Midwest. The book Haunted IL and lots of other books & shows have a lot of claims of freaky similar things in Southern IL. My high school Environment teacher had a lot of photos of panthers from his back yard (absolutely believable!), and so did many of my rural friends. I would not discount there being bears farther south near Shawnee. However, in these parts, I'd say it's more likely to be a big hairy hunter. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 There are a lot of displaced bears this year, with the drought. My guess is bear. A bear was seen just one mile down the road earlier this summer. So it probably was just a bear. DH was out this evening and saw something big moving & loud moving through the woods too. He was looking for something because of dd's experience. He thought it might be a bear. Guess we'll keep the kids out of the woods for a while. I hope it isn't making it's winter's nest here. It is supposed to snow tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Bear. It's a little unusual but nowhere near unheard of for one to walk on it's back legs. She must not have been downwind of it though. They really do stink. That's correct. She was up wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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