YEAR: 1997

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: June

DATE: 25-27approx

STATE: Arkansas

COUNTY: Baxter County

LOCATION DETAILS: THE LOCATION WAS IN THE GOVERNMENT TRACK LAND WHICH SURROUNDS LAKE NORFOLK. THE LAKE IS A MAN MADE LAKE AND THERE ARE NO HOMES ON THE WATER FRONT, AS THE US/GOVT OWNS THE LAND. THIS INCIDENT WAS EAST OF THE 101 BRIDGE BUT NORTH OF THE(62?)BRIDGE. THE AREA IS DENSE FOREST.

NEAREST TOWN: Mt. Home

NEAREST ROAD: 101 bridge

OBSERVED: I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. I DID HEAR A LOT. WHILE IN A BOAT FISHING WITH TWO FRIENDS WE WERE ALONG THE SHORE LINE JOKING AROUND AND TRYING TO CATCH SOMETHING WHEN WE HEARD A VERY LARGE ANIMAL RUSTLING IN THE WOODS. THE ANIMAL/OBJECT WAS NOT ALL THAT FAR FROM US BUT WE COULD NOT SEE DUE TO THE DENSE VEGITATION AND THE LOW LIGHT CONDITION. THE CREATURE DID SOUND TO BE VERY LARGE AND THE THRASHING OF THE VEGITATION BECAME LOUDER. THE THREE OF US IN THE BOAT DID BEGIN TO SPECULATE WHAT WE WERE HEARING AND NONE OF US WERE WORRIED UNTIL WE HEARD THE SHRILL FROM THIS ANIMAL. IT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS VERY LOUD, BONE CHILLING AND IN DID STRIKE FEAR IN ALL OF US. WE BEGAN TO PULL OUR LINES AND START THE BOAT ASAP TO LEAVE THE AREA AND THE ANIMAL BEGAN TO RUN AWAY FROM OUR LOCATION. I THINK THE DIRECTION WAS S/E. WE STILL COULD HEAR THE ANIMAL MOVING THROUGH THE DENSE VEGITATION AT A FAST FACE WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. THE ANIMAL CONTINUED TO SHRILL ON OCCASION STOPP ING APPROX. EVERY 200YDS. THE DISTANCE THE FINAL SHRILL WAS HEARD AT WAS APPROX. 1/4 TO 1/2 A MILE AWAY THROUGH DENSE WOODS, UP HILL. THE TIME FRAME WHICH THIS TOOK PLACE IN WAS SO FAST WE WERE UNABLE TO THINK OF AN ANIMAL WHICH COULD SOUND SO LARGE, HAVE SUCH A DEEP SHRILL, AND MOVE SO FAST. THE SHRILL WAS NOT AS ANY OTHER ANIMAL I HAVE EVER HEARD NOR WAS IT TO THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE I WAS WITH. THE SHRILL WAS LATER HEARD BY BE APPROX. 2YRS LATER WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN WI. I WAS LISTENING TO ART BELL AND BIG FOOT WAS THE TOPIC AND SOMEBODY HAD AN AUDIO OF A BIG FOOT. WHEN THE AUDIO WAS PLAYED I AGAIN BECAME AFRAID, SPEACHLESS, THE HAIR ON MY NECK STOOD UP AND MY EYES TEARED.

ALSO NOTICED: LOUD SHRILL

OTHER WITNESSES: THRE TOTAL/FISHING

OTHER STORIES: NO.

TIME AND CONDITIONS: THIS INCIDENT DID TAKE PLACE ON THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 26TH TO THE BEST OF MY MEMORY AROUND 4:30AM. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT AND THE LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE DARK.

ENVIRONMENT: THE AREA IS A DENSE FOREST WHICH SURROUNDS A VERY LARGE LAKE, THERE ARE NO HOMES IN THE AREA AND THE AREA IS CONSIDERED OZARK MT. COUNTRY. THE AREA IS ALSO REFERED TO AS THE TWIN LAKES AREA AS BULL SCHOALS LAKE IS SEVERAL MILES AWAY.