I was hiking in a wilderness area…a very remote trail without a lot of action, and at one point I heard voices…I swore I heard human voices.
It was up in the mountains, too, so there wasn’t much to make noise like that.
Obviously, I know it’s my brain hearing trees groaning in the wind and quickly shortcutting to, “must be a human voice!” But it was just eerie.
I have, but also it’s entirely possible sometimes to hear people over really long distances. I know I’ve heard folks baaarely in night air that were at least a half mile away. A slight breeze can carry sound a really long way.
Other times I know for sure I’m just hearing trees and wind. Whispers too in the breeze and trees. One time I heard a fox that sounded just like a human child crying. It was terrifying.