This past weekend while camped out along a marshy stillwater deep in the West Canada region, my friend and I heard something moving in the water on the other side of the creek from our campsite. It then began to breathe rather heavily for a few seconds before becoming completely silent. The breathing was rather loud and sounded almost like an angry winded human after climbing a steep mountain.
Even though this creature was about 20 yards or less away from us, we couldn't see what it was because it was dark and our flashlights couldn't cut through the fog. Whatever it was sounded fairly large, but made a silent get-away, which left us a bit puzzled as to what exactly it was.
My best guess is that it was a buck, moose, or possibly a bear that was a bit disturbed by our presence, and then silently swam away. Thing is, the creek was only a few feet deep in that section, and we thought that we would've heard it moving in the water again. The alders on the opposite shore were very thick, so I'm sure we would've heard it if it walked away on land.
Any thoughts?
For now we'll just call it the South Branch Swamp Monster.
Even though this creature was about 20 yards or less away from us, we couldn't see what it was because it was dark and our flashlights couldn't cut through the fog. Whatever it was sounded fairly large, but made a silent get-away, which left us a bit puzzled as to what exactly it was.
My best guess is that it was a buck, moose, or possibly a bear that was a bit disturbed by our presence, and then silently swam away. Thing is, the creek was only a few feet deep in that section, and we thought that we would've heard it moving in the water again. The alders on the opposite shore were very thick, so I'm sure we would've heard it if it walked away on land.
Any thoughts?
For now we'll just call it the South Branch Swamp Monster.

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