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On the same day Place not stated Related account #31648

Movement only

A soldier on a two-mile night hike reported being followed through the forest and then watched until pickup.

Movement onlyAnimal behaviour
the following morning Place not stated Related account #2283

Odor

The next morning the witness smelled the same foul odor in the home garden where the moss had been placed while the dogs sniffed the ground.

OdorAnimal behaviour
while stationed there in the Navy Place not stated Related account #10623

Movement only

While stationed in Washington, the witness and a companion were followed down a logging road by something large that stopped when they stopped, with a foul odor.

Movement onlyOdorAnimal behaviour
summer of 1988 Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky Related account #15767

Movement only near Bardstown, Kentucky

The witness and a companion heard something moving in cedar trees at night that appeared to follow parallel as they returned to the house.

Movement onlyAnimal behaviour
the next day Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky Related account #1433

Sasquatch sighting near Mortons Gap, Kentucky

A relative and two companions returned to the same fishing spot the next day, felt watched, and saw a very dark form in the bottoms that ran away.

Partial sightingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 1979 -'84 Wayne County, West Virginia Class A #1207

One of several sighting and vocalization reports. When witness called out " it stood up at the edge of the hill and huffed and puffed."

Five people drove to a rural spot at night to hang out. After dogs in a hollow below barked then fell suddenly silent, the group heard movement in brush and saw a tall fur-covered figure stand at the hill edge making huffing sounds. When the driver turned on the car headlights the figure covered its face and moved behind trees as the group fled in the car.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteVocalizationMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
only a year or two later Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia Related account #15475

Movement only near Morgantown, West Virginia

The witness was shadowed for about a mile by an unseen source moving through dense rhododendrons that left a visible wake in the brush and matched his stops and starts.

Movement onlyAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #841

Odor

The witness reports an intermittent rotten smell in the garage, occasional feelings of being watched outside, and footstep-like sounds in the dark.

OdorFootstepsAnimal behaviour
almost every time I hike there Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness reports hearing, smelling and sensing a close presence on almost every hike in the same area, with occasional brief views and a sense of being followed.

VocalizationOdorPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 2000/01 Hoxeyville, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #26196

Possible intimidation experienced by two bow hunters near Cadillac

The witness and a companion were bowhunting deer from separate ground positions near a creek and swamp. The witness heard quiet rustling behind a small hill, then a large tree shook violently and a loud roar/scream sounded. The witness fled to the truck, met waiting officers, and returned with them to retrieve the companion, who had also heard the scream and seen deer flee. The group left the woods together without explanation for the sound.

Movement onlyScreamAnimal behaviour
early in the morning Place not stated Related account #46401

Animal behaviour

A neighbor's wife reportedly saw a tree shaking early one morning on property about a mile away, with no cause found on later inspection.

Animal behaviourMovement only
from age 9 to age 17 National City, Iosco County, Michigan Related account #42418

Animal behaviour near National City, Michigan

Through years of riding in the area the witness reports recurring feelings of being followed, peripheral dark motions, and heavy human-like footsteps.

Animal behaviourFootstepsMovement only
1/4/09 (6:30pm) Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Wood knock near Mount Vernon, Illinois

Relatives outside north of the house heard tree knocking from the treeline, noticed a quick-dissipating skunk-like smell and agitated geese, and saw red eye-shine across the pond.

Wood knockOdorEyeshineAnimal behaviour
the next morning Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Odor near Danville, Illinois

The witness and a relative returned the next morning to follow the blood trail, found the deer vanished, and noted strong odor and feeling of being watched.

OdorAnimal behaviour
As a kid Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois Related account #40475

Movement only near Oregon, Illinois

Throughout childhood the witness repeatedly felt watched in the woods, glimpsed fleeting movement, and saw dogs act strangely and block entry while growling.

Movement onlyAnimal behaviour
on previous visits Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

Animal behaviour near Manteno, Illinois

The witness states he had previously felt watched, smelled the same pungent odor, and heard the same whooping noise on earlier fishing visits to the same site.

Animal behaviourOdorWhoop
for 2 days Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida Related account #40901

Odor near Lake Helen, Florida

A horrible stench lingered outside the house for two days while the retriever refused to go outside even in daytime.

OdorAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 1975-76 North Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida Class B #24241

Family has a strange and terrifying encounter while fishing in the Everglades National Park

While night-fishing beside a canal in the Everglades with his parents as a young child, the witness heard something pacing back and forth in dense vegetation behind them. His father threw a piece of coral, shone a spotlight, and shouted, but the movement continued without any visible source or response. Frightened by the persistent, methodical pacing, the family fled in their car without breaking down their fishing rods.

FootstepsUnidentified soundMovement onlyAnimal behaviourPossible misidentification
when he was a teen, October full moon Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Related account #31888

Sasquatch sighting near Jackson, Georgia

As a teen the witness camped with a companion on the property, awoke on an October full moon to thumping, saw a tall dark figure handling something large uphill that approached the tent with foul odor, with deer remains found next morning.

Full-body sightingOdorTracksAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 04-present Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Class A #31888

Scary encounters outside a rural home near Jackson

The witness and a companion were camping in a tent on the witness's driveway in mid-October. Around 2 a.m. under a full moon, the witness awoke to grunting and snapping trees and saw a large hair-covered figure striking and eating a deer, then dragging it uphill. The figure approached the tent, giving off a strong musky odor and knocking a frying pan from a tree before leaving. In the morning the witness found deer remains, drag marks, and a shelter-like structure of bent and broken pines.

Full-body sightingGrowlOdorTree breakStructure or nest +3