Report 3018: Late night screams heard near Rosiclare.

I was in So. Illinois visiting my Grandmother and sister on my Grandmothers farm located in the Shawnee Nat. Forest.  I grew up on this property and lived there for about 23 years.  While living in this area I have heard and seen a vast assortment of wild animals.  The National Forest Service has released many different animals into the Shawnee National which has given me a good opportunity to hear, see, and also track different wild animals. I have either heard or see bears, turkeys, bobcats, cougars, owls, fox, beavers, coyotes, opossums, racoons, hawks, buzzards, crows, ducks, geese, rabbits, squirrels, and lots of deer.  On this night my wife and I were going to sit on the front porch with my Grandmother and sister when we started to hear a sound that raised the hair on the back of my neck and as I type this out I get that feeling all over again.  I have NEVER heard a sound like this before.  It was to say the least very frightning.  I do believe that yeties do exist but did not believe that one would be anywhere near Southern Illinios.  We continued to hear the sound which sounded like a calling that started out low pitched and ended out in a higher pitch that had somewhat of a human characteristic to it.  It was continueous for about 5 to 8 min. The only other thing we could hear was neighbor's dogs going bezerk!  Everything else was absoulutely quiet. My Grandmother looked at me and asked if it was human and I said definatly no. It was without a doubt the eeriest and scariest sound I have ever heard.  I estimate it to have been about a quarter of a mile away and maybe closer.  It was at that time that I regreted not taking the time to bring my sidearm with me.  My Grandmother, sister, wife and myself stood in general disbelief of what we were hearing.  None of the witnesses have ever heard a sound like this before.  In carefull reflection of that night and replaying the sound over in my head, I would have to say that if asked what it was I would say it was a Yeti.  As far as hard evidence I have none.  I had to leave that night and have to been back to look over the land to see if I could find anything.