Claimed encounters in Union County, Georgia
4 entries reported in Union County, Georgia, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Vocalization heard at close range on Appalachian Trail (Gooch Mountain Shelter)
The witness was sleeping alone in a trail shelter when awakened after midnight by heavy movement and loud repeated whooping calls nearby. Unable to see the source in darkness, the witness noted the sound moved sideways and the surrounding woods went silent for several minutes. No physical traces were found during a morning search.
Memory told of a nighttime encounter at close range near Blairsville
Two companions were walking at night toward a house when a noise at the treeline drew their attention. One companion fled while the witness briefly watched a huge dark-haired figure step down an embankment into the road about 30 feet away, hearing a grunt and smelling a musky pine odor. Both ran to the house and dogs chased the figure, with sounds of a violent struggle including roaring and shrieks before the dogs returned, one injured and another with blood on its mouth.
Property disturbance near Blairsville, Georgia
Something entered a chicken house some days before the encounter and took chickens in an unusual manner.
Vocalization near Blairsville, Georgia
The companion's family dogs had recently chased something on the property that made loud intimidating sounds while fighting them off.