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241 encounters
1956 Prattsville, Vinton County, Ohio Class B #4982

Personal encounter of a camper as well as a history of encounters concerning his family members, dating back 40 years.

The witness and a companion were sleeping in a tent on a hill while camping. In the early morning hours the witness was awakened by a deep growling grunt very close to the tent, followed by brush sounds as something moved away. In the morning the witness searched for tracks, fur, or other sign but found nothing, and concluded the sounds had been made by a bigfoot.

GrowlMovement only
during the daytime in 2010 Place not stated Related account #71854

Growl

The witness and a companion were horseback riding when both heard grunting and saw nearby trees shaking that spooked the horses, without seeing the source.

GrowlMovement only
One night around 10 PM Place not stated Related account #4484

Growl

The witness heard a growl turning to a scream while walking at night and heard pursuit with a foul odor before reaching home.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #19838

Growl

A relative reported hearing a growl from the woods and smelling a strong garbage-like odor from the area.

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about six months afer that Place not stated Related account #3474

Growl

A few months later the reporter and a companion heard growling and heavy bipedal running approach them in a weedy backyard at night, smelled a terrible odor, and heard it outside a window.

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four weeks later Ocala National Forest (Fort McCoy) Fl, Marion County, Florida Related account #32332

Growl near Ocala National Forest (Fort McCoy) Fl, Florida

The witness says he returned heavily armed, heard distant growls at first dark, fired his weapon, then left as something moved through a clearing pushing pines apart.

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when i was 12 Place not stated Related account #35474

Odor

As a juvenile the witness was chased for about a quarter mile before dark by an unseen follower with a strong odor and grunting sounds and fled inside to get a rifle.

OdorGrowlMovement only
about a month later in August Place not stated Related account #31153

Growl

The witness stepped onto the back porch at night and heard the same low growl much louder, then rustling and a loud hit to the wooden shed, but found nothing with a spotlight.

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one night about 2 or 3 am Place not stated Related account #50462

Growl

On a night around 2 or 3 am at the witness's home, a loud low snarling was heard twice, a dog reacted fearfully, and a horrendous odor was noticed when a door was opened.

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BFRO YEAR: 76 Esto, Holmes County, Florida Class A #115

Young girls have daylight sighting near their home

The witness and a relative went to a play hut at the edge of the woods just after daybreak. They noticed a foul odor, heard something large moving and growling, and hid in a nearby gully. They then watched a very tall, broad, brownish-red haired biped with human-like shape approach the hut from 50 to 70 feet away before turning and walking away, after which they ran home.

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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.

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BFRO YEAR: 79, 80, 99 Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama Class A #577

Man has repeated visits at family farm

In early fall 1980 around 7 p.m., the witness was in the kitchen after feeding horses while his wife brought in laundry. Both heard screaming near the corral gate, the wife ran inside frightened and horses fled, and the witness glimpsed a very tall dark furry figure moving through a lit patch while it screamed and made clicking growling noises before he went back inside and locked doors.

ScreamPartial sightingGrowlMovement only
at night Place not stated Related account #43099

Scream

The witness and several others repeatedly heard nighttime scream-howl-growl sounds, sometimes with a wet-dog mildew odor.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2080

Odor

The witness with a relative and a companion near the woods edge smelled an unidentifiable awful odor then heard a deep grunting and growling sound nearby and ran home.

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BFRO YEAR: 2004-Present Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas Class B #56443

Possible sightings and strange incidents experienced over time on rural property near Pocahontas

The witness was sitting in a deer stand on hunting land when dogs ran through the woods and rolled in dirt at a fence corner. After getting down to chase the dogs off, the witness smelled a musky sour odor like a dead animal. A deep long growl then came from the woods across the powerline about 50 yards away, prompting the witness to back away and run to the truck.

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Date unknown Stanley, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Wood knock near Stanley, Idaho

While tent camping with family, the witness knocked a stick on a tree and got a reply, yelled and got a loud yelled reply through the valley. That night deer and birds vanished, and a felt growl between tents woke the witness and wife with a putrid smell, but a flashlight search found nothing.

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Date unknown Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/22/sc-ep51-spottsville-monster-part-1

Rock throwing

An email writer described being alone at midnight by a lake at his summer campground while on break. A rock-sized object struck his shoulder, followed by a deep subwoofer-like growl from behind. He turned to see a creature turning and running away with heavy footfalls, then fled to his camper.

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summer of 2000, late maybe 1 or 2 a.m. Urbana, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Sasquatch sighting near Urbana, Ohio

After partying at a private lake, the guest drove out late and struck a two-foot hairy juvenile that ran into his car's headlight. He heard a thump, slowed, then heard a loud roar from the woods and fled. While circling back behind the lake he heard growling and movement following through the woods and sped away.

Road crossingPartial sightingVehicle contactScreamGrowl +1
Date unknown Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/12/18/sc-ep283-sasquatch-and-smallpox

Growl

The witness followed movement off a path into dense rhododendrons where stick structures were visible. After reaching a certain point, something growled unseen. Feeling it had the tactical advantage, he left.

GrowlStructure or nestMovement only
probably about 10 years ago Leavenworth, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/03/04/sc-ep-303-trackway-near-sunnyslope-washington

Growl near Leavenworth, Washington

A late-season hunter camping alone on a ridge was pinned down when something jumped onto his tent in the middle of the night. The weight broke two ribs against the gun he held on his chest. The thing growled, smelled foul, and held him like a wrestler rather than clawing.

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