If you've never been on a Missouri farm and come across a mutilated animal, you're fortunate. I have and it's not a pleasant experience. It went from disturbing to terrifying for one Missouri woman who saw a mutilated cow then saw something crawl out of the woods towards her.

This interesting if a bit horrifying story was shared by a woman named Shawna with Missouri YouTube channel Sasquatch Theory. Shawna lives near the Brumley, Missouri area and had quite an encounter when she went out arrowhead hunting years ago.

I'd recommend listening to her tell the story through the Sasquatch Theory interview, but here's the short version. Her family often heard strange howls in the woods they coudl not explain. Then, Shawna found a mutilated cow near their property. Shortly after that she went out hunting arrowheads when something seemed to crawl out of the tree line. Here are her exact words:

Shawna - "My very first...getting to see it visually...back in 2014, I like to go to the creek...I'm an avid arrowhead hunter...I had been sitting at the creek all day...I heard something...it was that howl again...the next thing I know it stepped out of the wood line...I was so scared...I couldn't speak or move...I was in disbelief...it crawled on all 4's and went to the water..."

Shawna would not return to that creek for 3 years she was so terrified at what she saw.

What came out of the woods and was it the same creature that was mutilating cattle on their farm? She seems sincere in telling her story, but what she saw remains a mystery. Listen to her own words and make up your own mind.

Northern Lights Over Missouri on May 10, 2024

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