What did I hear in the woods last night?

[Traveler]

That is the sound of fabrication.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Had a whippoorwill go off about 10 ft. from me. Pitch black morning in the woods,dead still. Ft. Leonard Wood, MO , turkey hunting. The night before I had made the mistake of watching a documentary on MoMo , the Missouri Monster ( Missouri’s Bigfoot ). Gun went up in the air, turkey chair flew off in another direction, felt like I went up 6 feet at least…..I don’t know for sure, but I probably screamed. That was in 1976. I don’t think I’m quite right yet.

The screech owl situation was on my property in NE MO up near the Cannon dam. Scared the living $hit out of me and I was 50 years old. Got out to the stand and my heart beat was out of control. Damned that thing was loud.

 

[Firestone]

I will go to my grave saying this is the scariest critter in the woods. I guarantee these guys cause a small percentage of heart attacks a year.

 

[Blowdowner]

I don't have enough animal experience to rule out animal but it sounds like a pipe got dropped