Possible activity at a rural home recently vacant west of Wichita witnessed in Kingman County, Kansas

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While working in the crawl space under a house, I noticed movement outside 2-3 times. The last time I observed the back part of a foot, including an ankle and the lower half of a calf. It was black or very dark brown. It was full daylight outside, perhaps 2 PM. The distance was about 30 feet. It was moving out of my view with no sound at all. It was definitly human(oid) and not a dog, cow, or whatever, and maybe 8 feet tall, maybe more. There is a 'stick structure' near the house, hidden from direct view in the woods. On many occasions, 8-10 times, both day and night, I have heard a barking or 'yip' sound, similar to a dog, from the site of the stick structure. I believe the stick structure to be a nest of sorts and the home location of some woodland creature. Guess who? 2-3 times I have heard 'tree knocking' sounds. Once, I heard two knocks about 30 seconds and some distance apart approaching the nest area. This thing is fast, about the pace of a man jogging. On several occ...