BFRO #77604: Wood knocks heard by hunter near Appalachian Trail 7 miles SE of Hiawassee

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📝 Description

This incident occurred on May 16, 2024 at approximately 1600 hours. I was hunting hogs on a food plot on the Swallow Creek wildlife management area (North Georgia mountains) at the end of Mill Creek Rd. I was armed with an AR15. The weather was warm and partly cloudy but the air was calm. I had walked out into the field and stopped for a minute to listen and look when I heard a distinct wood on wood knock (twice) from a mountain that is at least a quarter mile away (as the crow flies). It sounded like something had used a wooden bat to hit a hardwood tree. About thirty seconds later from a mountain top on a ridge on the opposite side of the field I heard one faint wood knock. It seemed like an answer to the first two. Now you have to understand that the road to this spot is one way in and out and I didn�t see any other vehicle on my way in .There are no roads or trails going up the mountain where I heard the first two knocks so if it was a person they would have had to walk for several miles up the road and then bust some serious summer time bush just to get up there. It would be an overnight trip if I was going to do it. The next day I returned in the morning before noon. On the road right before you reach that field there was a tree pulled across the road. It was bent (not broken or uprooted) from about ten yards from the side of the road. I inspected both ends and I couldn�t figure out what was holding it in place, it looked like it should just spring back up. There had been no adverse weather that night that might have caused this. There were many other trees around this one and the same size range that were unaffected. I even made a short video of it.Approximately two years ago my son in law and myself were hunting in the same area. He was on the far side of a food plot and I on the other. After about an hour he returned and asked if I had been hitting something on a tree to signal him (no phone signal up there). I told him no. He said he heard it coming from down by me but I didn�t hear anything. He also said that as he was walking out of the woods he started hearing �somebody � further up the mountain yelling but he couldn�t understand him. We were the only truck parked in the access area for this spot and it�s pretty far up the mountain. We have no idea what that was. There are no trails (hiking etc) up in this area. It is wilderness area comprising of thousands of acres. I�ve had a few other odd things happen while out in this area hunting over the last seven years.

🔍 Circumstances

No witnesses to my incident in 2024

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Approximately 1600 hours Warm, mid 70s , partly cloudy

ℹ️ Additional Details

Approximately 1600 hours Warm, mid 70s , partly cloudy

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