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Close daylight observation by a fisherman at a trout stream near Unicoi
Early in the morning while heading to fish along a creek, the witness saw a large bipedal creature standing in the water about 15 to 20 yards away. The creature left the creek, struck a tree with its hand, stomped its foot and vocalized, then ran into the forest. The witness watched for about 45 seconds and also noted a musky animal-like odor.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (2012)
The witness arrived before dawn at a hunting spot near fallen trees and leaf beds. He heard movement on both sides, saw a large shadowy figure in moonlight, then ran downhill. As he reached the truck something crashed through the woods and a log landed behind him.
Two witnesses recount a close daytime encounter with a very curious creature near Lebanon
Two witnesses walking a logging road heard loud approaching sounds and then saw a tall dark upright figure watching them from behind a tree. The figure leaned out curiously and later followed them to within close range before they ran back to a relative working a nearby field. The relative later visited the spot but found no tracks or odor.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (2010)
The witness stayed overnight at a friend's rural trailer after reports of something frightening dogs and taking raw meat. After a heavy impact rocked the trailer and left dents, and a chained dog's chain snapped, the group smelled a musky odor and later saw a tall gray-brown figure in the driveway under lights. The figure raised its hand after the witness did, snorted, then ran into the woods.
Father & son use a spotlight to observe a Bigfoot behind their home near Kodak
Late at night the witness was summoned to the back porch by a relative and shone a spotlight toward a large oak about 30 yards away. A tall hair-covered upright figure stood partly behind the tree, repeatedly peeking out as the light moved, then stepped fully into view facing them before retreating behind the tree and fleeing through the woods. The next morning the witness found two large footprints behind the tree and another unclear print nearby.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (2008)
The witness was walking the dog in the front yard late at night in snow and moonlight when dogs went quiet and a musky odor appeared. The witness heard heavy two-legged steps and watched a tall hairy figure with a conical head cross a field with long strides and step over a barbed-wire fence. After whistling, the witness raised a hand and the figure appeared to raise its hand in return before leaving.
Camper (active duty Marine from Cmp. Lejune) shoots at possible sasquatch and later hears moaning screams
Three companions were gathered at a pond bonfire late at night when one walked back toward the house alone with a shotgun. He reportedly saw eyes staring down at him off the trail, shouted, then fired all six rounds at close range before fleeing in fear. Later the reporter heard a single very loud prolonged scream from that area followed by total forest silence, and a brief morning search found almost no blood and no clear prints.
Man working with wrecker has late night encounter in Tennessee woods
Late at night the eyewitness went outside to work on a trailer and used a flashlight to check a noise. The light reflected off eyes on a nearby bank, revealing a large hair-covered human-like creature squatting a short distance away. The creature turned its head away from the light, and the eyewitness went back inside to call a relative. When the door was reopened, the creature was heard retreating through the woods while vocalizing.
Young men have encounter in wooded area while camping
Three young men were camping by a pond at night when they heard a loud moaning yell twice, followed by fast bipedal footsteps approaching. They turned on the truck's headlights and saw a six-foot-tall hair-covered creature with long arms about 20 yards away in a hollow. After watching for about 10 seconds, they fled in the truck.
Man sees a bigfoot 100' away, hears twigs break as it slowly walks
The witness was sitting at a mountain camp near water around midday when they noticed a bear-like odor and spotted movement on a nearby ridge. A dark, almost black figure initially mistaken for a man stood up from the ground and walked calmly across the ridgetop, close enough for footstep sounds to be heard, before descending out of sight. The witness emphasized the figure was much larger than a bear.
Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with friends near LaFollette
The witness and three companions were sitting by a dying campfire late at night when a dog ran back into camp frightened. They then noticed a tall shadowy figure just beyond the firelight that turned to face them, showing eye reflection and a strong foul wet-animal odor. After staring for under a minute, the figure ran upslope through brush breaking branches, while the group shouted and then kept the fire up all night.
Deer hunter recalls possible early morning encounter near Boone Lake
The witness was deer hunting alone before dawn from a rock above a game trail. A figure approached uphill in a zigzag while making stepping sounds and low grunts and growls, then stopped a few feet away at eye level for about 20 seconds. After the witness coughed and waved, the figure turned and walked away bipedally out of sight and hearing.
Deer hunter has early morning encounter near Middleton
The witness was deer hunting alone from an elevated stand in early morning mist when a strong musky odor hit. A dark shape circled at about 75 yards for several minutes, moving heavily through leaves and sounding bipedal, before running off. The witness estimated its height at seven to eight feet despite never getting a clear view.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1988)
The guest described dogs being attacked over several nights, one killed in a gorge with two puncture wounds and no blood and another badly cut but surviving. Days later a partner taking garbage out saw a very tall ugly figure eye-to-eye from a deck. The guest heard heavy crunching footsteps in the gorge, shouted, fired a rifle into the air, and listened as it paused then jumped a high bank without breaking stride and moved away.
Former park employee describes an encounter in Ruskin Cave Park
A young resident walking home late at night from a locked campground gate along a creek was followed by a creature that made heavy bipedal splashes, approached closely and grabbed at a bag of candy, leaving a bruise. The young resident dropped the bag and ran home in shock. While recounting the incident at home, the creature appeared outside a window staring in, causing the older resident at the window to stumble back in shock.
Teenager frog gigging has nighttime encounter near Dickson
Around 10:30 at night in 1987, the witness was walking home along a tractor path on a ridge after frog gigging. At a gap by the woods line about 12 feet away, a tall black bipedal figure stood up, looked at the witness for about ten seconds, then turned and ran quickly into the woods with audible wide steps. The frightened witness ran home.
Brief dusk sighting near Pillowville
The witness and a companion were walking along a road after sundown when the witness heard movement on an elevated fence row. The witness climbed up to look across a cut corn field and saw a tall slender brown shaggy figure walking along a ditch, which stepped into a ditch bank after being shouted at. They ran back to the companion's house, and the witness returned the next day to find large human-like footprints in lime dust.
Late afternoon sighting by siblings on family farm along New Cut Road
Two siblings were playing in a wooded valley by a stream on a family farm in late afternoon when they felt uneasy and heard a loud stick break. As they tried to leave over a fence, the reporter came face-to-face with a huge black hairy figure crouched behind a tree and screamed. The sibling also saw the figure standing fully erect and heard it pursuing him as both fled out of the woods to the farmhouse.
Footsteps near Jefferson County
About two weeks later at 3:30 in the morning the guest sat on the deck steps and heard heavy bipedal footsteps crunching leaves up the fence row. It stepped over a creek without breaking stride. In porch light she saw a large gray-brown hairy portion of its body about 20 feet away, then retreated inside from fear.
Dogman sighting in Tennessee
While driving home from a night shift along a river road in the early morning, the witness saw a solid black figure emerge and chase the car on all fours with audible breathing and claws. The witness drove faster, saw green eyeshine in the taillights, and followed it for about two miles until it turned off into an old field. The witness could not identify the animal and wondered about a dogman-like creature.