Hunter Flees Brush After Rock Attack and Mysterious Moaning
Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
Okay, you guys HAVE to check out this footage that just popped up over on Real Eyes TV. This one is giving me chills just thinking about it, and I promise you'll feel the same way after you watch it.
So here's the deal. A guy is out checking on his hunting area, walking through what looks like a pretty thick patch of woods behind where he works. Right off the bat, he's noticing things that should make any researcher perk up. He's talking about how everything is pushed down low, like something massive just bulldozed its way through the vegetation. He's pointing out how the cover is all mashed down, and you can hear the genuine confusion in his voice as he's trying to figure out what could have done this.
Then he mentions "sand scratches," which if you've been following this stuff for any length of time, you know that's a term used to describe those strange markings found in soft ground or sand. He's saying he doesn't remember making any, and there are spots where things have been dug up. The trail he's describing has all the hallmarks of something heavy moving through on a regular basis.
But here's where it gets REALLY intense. He's crawling back into a low, covered area to get a better look, and out of nowhere, a rock comes flying at him. He actually says "what the freaking rock almost hit me" and you can hear the shock in his voice. He knows he saw it go through the air. He's shaking, trying to figure out where it came from, and eventually finds it on the ground, freshly pulled up.
And it doesn't stop there. He starts hearing something moving through the brush beside him, something that sounds like it's walking upright. Then he hears what he describes as a moan or a groan, something throaty, coming from behind him. At this point, the guy is DONE. He's shaking like a leaf, talking about how he feels like he got zapped with anxiety, and he's making his way out of there as fast as he can without actually running.
What really gets me about this footage is how raw and unfiltered it is. This isn't someone setting up for a dramatic encounter. This is a regular person who went out to check on his deer trails and corn piles and ended up in a situation that clearly rattled him to his core. The pushed-down vegetation, the broken branches, the rock throw, the vocalizations, it's all there. And the way he describes the area being "gnarly" since spring, with everything being low cover and shoved down, that's the kind of environmental evidence that researchers talk about all the time.
The vocalizations he describes are particularly interesting. That throaty moan or groan sound is something that comes up in a lot of encounter reports. It's one of those things that witnesses consistently describe across different regions and time periods, which is why so many researchers take it seriously as a potential indicator of an unknown species.
You absolutely need to watch this one for yourself. The audio really captures the fear and adrenaline of the moment, and you can hear his breathing pick up as the situation escalates. It's the kind of footage that reminds you why people who have these encounters come back forever changed.
Head over to Real Eyes TV and check it out. Trust me, you'll want to see this one with your own eyes. And let me know what you think, because I have a feeling this footage is going to be talked about for a while.