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15 May 2026 Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #81362

Daylight sighting by hunter in swampy riverbed 58 miles east of Fayetteville

The witness was scouting for a deer stand site in a swampy pine forest in the early afternoon. After hearing a distant splash and nearby snapping limbs, the witness saw a massive ape-like animal running away while grunting. The animal disappeared into the swamp, leaving a strong musk smell. The witness left, unsure what had been seen.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdorUnidentified sound
19 November 2011 Pin Hook, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #42999

Law Enforcement Officer observes large figure along river bank while hunting for deer near Pin Hook

The witness was deer hunting on foot along a riverbank in the late afternoon when they noticed a musky odor and then saw a reddish figure crouched at the water's edge apparently drinking or scooping. The figure stood rapidly, emitted a deep guttural grunt, and walked away bipedally into brush and over a hill. The frightened witness left the area quickly, running several miles back to their vehicle, and has not returned.

Full-body sightingOdorGrowl
July 2009 Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina Class A #31994

Late night sighting by boy walking near Mills River

The witness was walking through a field to a friend's house late at night when they noticed a dark figure standing at the edge of pines. After watching briefly, the figure turned toward the witness, screamed for an extended period, and ran on two legs into the woods with visible arm swing while crashing through brush. The witness was frightened, continued to the friend's house, and reported no further sightings.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteScream
July 1999 Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina Class A #9750

Motorist observes bipedal animal shaking a pecan tree near Camp LeJeune

While commuting to work in the morning, the witness pulled over to watch what they first thought was a bear sitting under a large pecan tree. After noticing a strong foul odor, they watched the animal stand, walk to the tree on two feet, and shake pecans from it. After the witness honked, the animal froze, turned to look, made a loud screeching noise, and ran quickly into the woods.

Full-body sightingOdorScream
November 1989 Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina Class A #13663

Daylight sighting by hunters near Windsor

Two people hunting deer near a creek crossing watched a shape first mistaken for a stump move, crouch, stand upright and stretch. The witness observed through a rifle scope an apelike face and hair-covered body moving along the creek for about ten minutes. As they backed away, a growl and a single loud scream were heard from its direction before it ran and leapt across the creek, after which the pair left.

Full-body sightingGrowlScream
October 1982 Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina Class A #3335

Deer hunter witnesses a large, gorilla like animal

The witness, a teenager on a deer-hunting trip on private wooded land in North Carolina, was waiting in a tree stand in the morning when he noticed a strong bad odor and then heard twigs snapping. He watched the upper half of a large dark-furred creature about 50 yards away standing in one spot eating leaves for several minutes before it walked away while still audible. When companions arrived he recounted the sighting and they suggested it was a bear, which he rejected because he had seen a bear earlier that day.

Partial sightingOdorFootstepsAnimal behaviour
August 1977 Mocksville Nc, Davie County, North Carolina Class A #7393

Teenage boys have sighting at night near Lake Myers

Three teenagers camping in a field behind a house smelled urine and heard something rushing through nearby woods. They fled toward the house as a tall hairy creature pursued them and later stood over their campfire throwing logs aside. The creature then circled the house and stepped onto the porch during the night before leaving by daylight, with broken branches found the next morning.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdorObject throwingProperty disturbance +1
November 1976 Falcon, Sampson County, North Carolina Class A #6267

Two young men are confronted in broad daylight by a large creature near Falcon

On a November 1976 afternoon two young men hunting squirrels walked toward a river when a large hairy biped came up from the river bottom toward them. It stopped about 30 feet away, looked at them, snapped a small dead tree and vocalized. The pair retreated over a ridge and ran, later discussing whether it had been a person in costume.

Full-body sightingVocalizationTree breakAnimal behaviourPossible hoax +1
October 1965 Hubert, Onslow County, North Carolina Class A #1939

Youth's presence startles unknown animal

As a teenager cutting through dense swampy woods on a military reservation, the witness noticed the forest go silent and felt watched. He saw a brown, long-haired form that rose to an estimated 8-10 feet and crashed rapidly through thick brush. He remained frozen until normal forest sounds returned, then left and never returned to the area.

Partial sightingFootsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1971 or 72 Hamptonville, Yadkin County, North Carolina Class A #3439

Young boy startles creature under house porch.

The witness went onto a raised side porch to dump breakfast scraps for dogs and noticed light fur under the porch. Hearing a scuffle, the witness turned and saw a tall fur-covered creature with long arms that looked back while moving around the side of the house. The witness dropped a pan and was unable to scream.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 2005-06 Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina Class A #13492

Family describes incidents in Pisgah Nat. Forest ; NC-06 Exped notes

The witness and family were sitting around an outdoor fire at a relative's wooded mountain home around 10 p.m. on a damp night. While listening to recorded purported Bigfoot sounds, they felt watched and then heard saplings breaking upslope followed by a larger tree snapping and sliding toward them. Frightened, the group ran to the house porch.

Unidentified sound