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Fall 2025 Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia Class B #79369

Train spotters describe night time incident at Folkston Funnel (railroad junction)

Four people were train-spotting and camping by railroad tracks at night when they heard noise in brush across the tracks and saw eyeshine and a large silhouette swaying. They reported a foul odor, cats fleeing, and rocks thrown toward them from the brush direction, with impacts sparking on the tracks. One teen went inside while the remaining witnesses heard chatter and a branch snap south of the first figure, leading the witness to think two creatures were present. The witness then lit the brush and saw a tall bipedal silhouette stand before it disappeared, with no further activity over the next two nights.

SilhouetteEyeshineChatterOdorRock throwing
16 May 2024 Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia Class B #77604

Wood knocks heard by hunter near Appalachian Trail 7 miles SE of Hiawassee

The witness was hunting hogs alone on a food plot in the afternoon. He heard two loud wood-on-wood knocks from a mountainside about a quarter mile away, followed about thirty seconds later by a fainter knock from the opposite ridge. He reported no other vehicles in the area and noted there were no roads or trails where the first knocks originated.

Wood knock
December 2022 Canton Ga, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #75283

RECENT !! Property owner reports bigfoot-like howls outside Canton

The witness was at home around 2 a.m. when a loud, human-like mournful howl was heard about 50 feet from the house. After he opened the door the sound stopped, then about 30 minutes later the same sound was heard again from much farther away. He states the sound was not a dog and that he could not match it to any known animal after research.

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15 August 2016 Adel, Cook County, Georgia Class B #58046

Multiple incidents near rural home outside Adel

The witness sat alone on the back patio at night facing the woods and spoke aloud. Three figures approached from different directions with audible walking and breaking limbs. The witness shone a flashlight on the closest one, seeing a large squatting outline with widely spaced bright green eyeshine, then went inside and still heard movement an hour later.

EyeshinePartial sightingFootstepsTree break
5 January 2014 Blue Ridge, Gilmer County, Georgia Class B #43611

Couple spot possible footprints on Benton MacKaye Trail near Blue Ridge

The witness and a companion were hiking back toward their vehicle when they noticed a large deep footprint with toes in clay that they had not seen on the way out. They found several more similar tracks nearby heading downhill toward a creek. While examining the prints they heard a loud noise from a small ridge ahead.

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November 2013 Hillsboro, Jones County, Georgia Class B #47523

Hunter north of Macon hears two large animals as he dresses his deer

After shooting a deer in fall 2013, the witness left his stand to retrieve and field dress it in a ravine. While doing so he heard loud roar-like screams and howls from two unseen sources to his left and right that seemed to converge toward his position. Feeling watched, he quickly dressed the deer and left the area.

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12 August 2012 Dallas/Acworth, Paulding County, Georgia Class B #36238

Unusual scream and possible print found in neighborhood next to Pickett's Mill Battlefiield

The witness was awake in the living room in the early morning hours when a very loud, deep scream or roar lasting a few seconds sounded from very close to the front porch. The witness looked out the front window but reported no visual detail and heard no further sounds. Rain the next day prevented finding additional sign.

Scream
24 May 2012 Hogansville, Troup County, Georgia Class B #35512

Fisherman sees tall dark figure on Yellow Jacket Creek near Hogansville

The witness was fishing while wading a creek in the evening when nearby geese suddenly fled. He then heard a loud crash and heavy bipedal steps from across the creek and saw a wide, dark-brown human-like silhouette in the trees. He shouted at it, it backed away silently into foliage, and he left the area shaken.

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5 May 2012 Tallulah Falls, Habersham County, Georgia Class B #35352

Golfers watch large animal jump from a tree outside Tallulah Falls

Two companions playing golf drove up to the 17th green in the afternoon and saw a tan, 6-foot animal leap outward from a high tree branch nearby. It landed hard with a loud thud that shook the tree and moved into low undergrowth, where it was heard taking a few steps before stopping and staying hidden. The witnesses felt it was too large, heavy, and tailless to be a mountain lion or bear and suggested it could have been a juvenile Sasquatch.

Full-body sightingFootstepsAnimal behaviourUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
25 November 2011 Shellman GA, Randolph County, Georgia Class B #44571

Deer hunter sees and hears a large hairy biped from his tree stand near Shellman

The witness was alone hunting deer from an elevated stand before sunrise when a strong musty odor grew stronger. He then noticed a tall, hairy biped partly concealed behind a large tree about 25 yards away, swaying from side to side and making short low grunts. After he glanced away to reach for his scoped gun he heard it moving through the woods, and when he looked back it had disappeared.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationFootsteps
9 September 2011 CLOUDLAND GA, Walker County, Georgia Class B #30730

Hunter hears possible vocalizations as well as bipedal movement near Pigeon Mountain WMA

The witness reported being on Pigeon Mountain on the night of September 27, 2011, when he heard a deep growl followed by a long mellow scream unlike familiar local animals. He was traveling on the main road across the wooded mountaintop in cool and clear conditions. Nothing was seen and no other witnesses were present.

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25 August 2011 Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia Class B #30483

Possible road crossing observed at dusk by a truck driver on I-75 south of Cordele

The witness was driving a truck on I-75 at dusk in fog when a tall dark bipedal creature crossed the highway ahead from forest toward an orchard, covering the lanes in a few long strides and clearing the median and a fence. After pulling over, the witness shone a spotlight into the area, saw red-orange eyeshine for several seconds and heard a low grunt before leaving.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineVocalization
August 2011 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Class B #32254

Marine veteran hears strange howls late at night near Acworth

Around 2 a.m. in late August 2011, the witness stepped onto his mother's back deck in Paulding County, Georgia to smoke. From the woods behind the house he heard a loud, deep howl repeated several times over about five minutes. Unable to match it to known wildlife or other sources, he went inside frightened and later found online howl recordings he felt matched what he heard.

Howl
6 June 2011 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia Class B #29530

Possible wood knock responses and strange tracks found near Rome

The witness brought a relative into a wooded valley at night to try tree knocking. After the witness knocked, several answering knocks were heard from the woods, including three immediate returns that startled the relative. No visual contact with the source is described.

Wood knock
11 March 2011 Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia Class B #28982

Wildlife enthusiast records moaning howls near Bainbridge

The witness went to a remote forested area in south Georgia to listen to and record night wildlife sounds. They personally heard three wood knocks and two distant whoops, which two companions present did not perceive. A recorder left running overnight captured several distant howls.

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September 2010 Fort Valley, Crawford County, Georgia Class B #58900

DOT work crew encounters growls, knocks, footprints, visual glimpse under bridge for Hwy 96 near Flint RIver

The witness was supervising a crew clearing brush under a highway bridge in the morning. The group noticed a strange odor, heard persistent movement and muffled grunts, and watched something peeping from behind a tree. Later a skinned rabbit hung high in a tree disappeared, bare footprints larger than the workers feet were found in mud by a creek, and loud limb-breaking sounds caused the whole crew to flee.

OdorMovement onlyGrowlPartial sightingTracks +2
November 2009 Toomsboro, Wilkinson County, Georgia Class B #72175

Hunter describes possible Sasquatch activity near Oconee River and Bells Ferry State Park

The witness and his son deer-hunted from a blind on an island-like swamp parcel and saw nothing unusual that morning. While stopped in a clearing on the ATV ride out to secure a rifle, they heard a very deep gorilla-like sound repeated several times that frightened them both. They fled quickly on the ATV and saw only pine tops moving away from them.

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March 2009 Sautee Nacoochee, White County, Georgia Class B #25693

Husband and wife hear characteristic vocalizations in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

A couple at their home in northeast Georgia reported hearing a loud, unfamiliar howl- or scream-like sound late at night on about four occasions between February and mid-March 2009. The husband, who is often awake at night, first noticed the sounds and woke his wife to listen. They said neighborhood dogs barked as if following something moving quickly through the area and that the sound did not resemble known local wildlife. They did not report seeing an animal.

HowlScream
14 February 2009 Red Top Mountain Area, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #25485

Couple and neighbors startled by unusual screams over several months near Allatoona Lake

On the evening of Feb. 14, 2009, the witness and her husband were in their upstairs bedroom with the windows open when they heard unusual monkey-like whooping sounds from the woods around the house. The series of whoops was heard twice and prompted barking from neighborhood dogs. They drove briefly around the area but did not hear the sounds again.

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27 September 2007 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #22852

Hiker hears possible vocalizations on Appalachian Trail outside Helen

The witness was camped alone and felt suddenly uneasy, so he left his campsite for a nearby shelter. As he left, he heard a large unseen animal run away through brush and down a slope. After reaching the shelter, he was awakened about 5:30 a.m. by two very loud, high-pitched howls from a nearby ravine that he did not recognize as any known animal.

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