Mother & daughter hear possible vocalizations outside a home near Richland witnessed in Pulaski County, Missouri

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Highway 7 South, Richland, MO 2158 September 4, 2012 My daughter who had come to visit me was getting ready to leave. We were taking a last minute look at my garden which is very close to the house. We had only been out there a couple of minutes and then we heard the most unusual screaming sound. My daughter asks if it was a coyote and I said NO and ushered her back to the house. The call came less than 150 feet from the house. It was loud and remarkable. The dog that usually barks and runs after everything ran under the house. I did not say what I thought it was to her; instead we looked on the internet for sounds that might occur, like coyotes, panthers, fox, Barn owls, etc. After going through the whole directory. She asks what the sound was. We then listened to recorded sounds from Big Foot recordings. Our stomachs turned. Yes, that is exactly what it sounded like. I have lived in the country most of my life. I grew up listening to coyotes and the occasional panther, bobcats,...