There have been several reports of close encounters with the creature in modern times. After one of the young goes missing, the herd is reputedly spooked for days, sticking together in the close formation that the animals use to protect themselves from predators. Even now, with the efforts to restore the bison to Kentucky, the rangers and herd managers occasionally find calves missing. At this time, bison still roamed wild in Kentucky, and hunters would sometimes encounter mutilated carcasses of these massive animals, lying half-eaten in the deep grass, their throats ripped open by massive claws. His spirit is said to still walk the woods in search of revenge.Īccounts of the creature from the early days of American expansion into Kentucky tell of hunters disappearing in the woods, and of strange, unnatural howls that echoed through the forests at night. A later legend claims that the monster is the spirit of a shape-changing Shawnee shaman, who was killed in wolf form by the inhabitants of his village for abusing his powers. An investigation in the early 1900s revealed their homestead vacant and abandoned.Įarly accounts from French explorers and traders in the region speak of their being warned of the shadowy presence of a loup garou by Shawnee fur traders. They remained in seclusion never going to school or had the desire to socialize with others until one day when they went silent. The disease was believed to be genetic and was passed from parent to child over the years. This man supposedly possessed a disease that turned him mad after nightfall. One story begins with a Native American creature with the ability to shape shift.Īnother legend speaks of a man who left Europe in the 1800s to settle in "Between the Rivers". There are several legends attached to the beast. The creature is said to stand over seven feet tall, with massive crushing jaws, and glowing eyes. The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes (in Kentucky) is said to resemble a gigantic half man, half wolf that walks on two legs and has five-fingered human hands ending in vicious claws.
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