Personal Papers - Crawford County, Illinois - # 1

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Witness Statement:

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Not sure what all this reporting entails, but here it is.

A couple yrs. ago, maybe 3-4, I was fishing at the Crawford county Conservation area one summer afternoon. It was late in the day. I was fishing on the southern part of what is called the shelter area when I heard a loud grunt from the southeast corner of the area. I didn't pay it any mind & kept fishing. A few minutes later I heard it again. This time it was louder & closer to me. What I first noticed was the woods had gotten very quiet. I got a creepy feeling , reeled in my line & shouted " okay buddy you can have it!" I got in my truck & went home. I didn't go back for some time.

Tonight I went back. I went to the same area & did a couple wood knocks & whoops with no response. I waited a few minutes & repeated the series. No response. As I went to get in my truck, I heard a faint whoop off to the southwest corner. Could have been an owl, but I'm not sure. Why would an owl only whoop once.

Thank you.