Speaking of things watching from the trees... I was outside a little while ago and heard something unusual. I've spent many a night in the woods, but I don't recall hearing this before. It was dark, with some moonlight and scattered clouds, about 60 degrees F and no wind. I could hear the usual night noises -- crickets, katydids, and so forth. And then from the trees, maybe forty or fifty yards from me, I heard a thump. I looked in that direction, but saw nothing but darkness. Then I heard it again. Then a few more times. It sounded like a turkey drumming, or maybe someone hammering something with a soft hammer. I listened for a few seconds trying to identify it but could not. Then I heard a kind of low scraping or possibly growling kind of sound. It was pretty spooky actually. I took out my phone and pointed it in the general direction and turned on video record, but naturally, as soon as the phone came out, the sound stopped. Does anyone know what wildlife in the ozarks makes a thumping sound and a growling sound. at night? I doubt it was a turkey drumming, since they'd all still be roosting in the trees. It definitely wasn't footsteps of any kind. But I don't know what else would make that sound. Bear? Sasquatch? Any ideas?
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Squatchy type stuff for sure. Nothing to worry about. Just stay out of the zip code.
Turkey drummin? Never heard such.
Strutting dragging wing tips ect. Yes.
Partridge drumming like a lowest idle old John Deere's thump thump thump. Yes.
Only knew one to drum at night ; I dubbed the lonely bachelor. Good way to get caught by a fox or something.
Deer can make a lot of sounds. Growling isn't one I'd expect when near. But never say never. Had one approach chirping a few years back and I'd never heard a deer chirp prior.
A deer will stand and thump thump. Often a doe . Feet leave a pile of interdigital scent when stomping like an exclamation point for a while.
It also and maybe more importantly gets the attention of nearby deer. Warning/ heads up type attention.
A critter with fleas or ticks would thump a hind leg when scratching at times probably..
A bear rubbing itself on a tree might grunt or growl. It would also leave a hair or more. Plus disturbed bark if not already a scratching site.
Not to be confused with a claw scratching site though the two may be the same.
When a doe has a fawn secured somewhere at the property a trend has them on the swamp edge in the cover "thumping" back and forth. Deer can run through there (and do) without my hearing them.
The thumping is meant to distract me . Follow the sound away from...
Then there are these ding a lings.
