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Possible repeat approaches to a rural residence at night outside OPP
The witness describes recurring strange noises around the family home shared with parents, including window banging, howls around dusk, growls, moans, grunts and rocks striking the house. The source was never seen, and indoor and outdoor dogs reportedly failed to react normally. A dank odor was also noted over several days. The activity is presented as ongoing, mainly at night and around dusk.
Possible stalking of couple parked at power line cut outside Opelika
The witness and his wife sat on his truck tailgate at a power-line clearing late at night when they heard snorting, brush breaking, and a loud growl/grunt moving up a steep hill toward them. The witness saw a large shadow moving on the slope in moonlight, heard breathing and stomping, and smelled a musky sour odor. After revving the truck engine the sounds crashed rapidly downhill, and the pair left, seeing deer run across the road as they drove out.
Large footprint found in a sandy creek bank near Talladega National Forest
The witness and two companions hiked to Salt Creek Falls and sat on large rocks while the water was low. During the outing they noticed a foul odor and a sound of trees or brush moving. On the way out they found a very large footprint with distinct toe prints in the sandy creek bank.
Nighttime sighting by two teens in southern Conecuh County
Two companions parked a motorcycle on a dirt road late at night and walked toward a nearby residence when they heard loud heavy footsteps and brush crashing approaching from a swampy area. They ran back to the motorcycle and fled as the sounds and heavy breathing closed in. As they drove away, one rider looked back and saw a very large, wide, dark hairy figure leap onto the road, land on all fours, then stand erect and grunt. The figure was silhouetted in bright moonlight, preventing detail of face or hands, and was estimated at about seven feet tall.
Four youths have harrowing experience in Alabama backwoods.
Four young men camped on a companion's land and heard approaching grunts, heavy footsteps and foul odor across a creek at dusk. After a rock was thrown toward the unseen sounds, something shrieked, circled the camp and emitted a loud high-pitched scream, prompting them to leave and later return with a parent. The primary witness heard noises again overnight, and the next morning the group found large footprints, hair and a bedding area before the primary witness briefly saw a tall hair-covered upright creature that looked at him and ran away.
Two outdoorsman fishing, loud vocalizations, footsteps heard
Two companions were fishing from a boat close to shore late at night. They heard heavy two-legged footsteps coming down a wooded hillside and then rushing toward them as they prepared to leave. The unseen source entered the water behind them while emitting a loud snarl and growl neither companion recognized. They left without seeing the source and did not return to investigate.
Motorist confronted by hairy, man-like creature on roadside
The witness stopped a car by a wooded road to urinate. A hairy man-like creature approached to within three feet while snorting and grunting and holding a small limb-like object, then walked away. The witness fled in the car and saw the creature standing at the road edge in the rear-view mirror.
Motorist sees Bigfoot like creature, hears scream
The witness was in a car in daylight when a large hair-covered creature crossed the road ahead just below a hilltop. The creature was described as moving sideways while crossing. The witness also heard a scream described as unlike anything heard before.
Tree break near Anniston, Alabama (1996)
The next morning the guest and nine other soldiers gathered in a church parking lot by the woods for physical training. Something in the woods repeatedly smashed trees with great force, without vocalizations, while the group watched from the curb. After about five minutes the group left, and there was no further sound when they returned.
Sasquatch sighting near Anniston, Alabama (1996)
The guest, a soldier in training, went for an evening run on a straight road through woods on base. Something in the woods mirrored his footsteps and paced him as he ran back, staying about 25 meters away despite his speed. At the edge of the woods near the barracks he heard a tree smashed apart and saw cream-colored legs from the waist down before the figure walked away.
Husband and wife hear scream while fishing
The witness and spouse were fishing alone from a small boat on a lake early in the morning. They heard a very loud sound that began as a howl and became a long high-pitched scream that echoed. The sound startled them.
Possible stalking on mountain outside Troy
The witness and two companions drove late at night to a wooded hilltop lookout, spent 15 to 20 minutes on top, then started walking downhill toward the car. While descending they heard heavy footsteps on both sides that kept pace with them and estimated five or six unseen individuals from groupings of footfalls. They shouted warnings, received no verbal response, then ran to the car and drove away without ever seeing the source.
Possible daylight encounter on Fort Rucker Army Base
The witness was walking alone during a work break to look for arrowheads when he heard movement and grunts near a creek. He briefly saw a large dark man-shaped figure about 6 to 7 feet tall standing in dense woods before it turned and crashed away. He left quickly and initially tried to explain it as a stray horse.
Hunters observe creature walking in the woods
In 1990 the witness and a companion set up in a field behind the home to hunt varmints after chickens had been killed, using a fawn distress call. While listening near dark they heard walking in the woodline about 150 meters away that sounded bipedal. After it got too dark to see, they stood up, shone a light toward the woodline and briefly glimpsed something stepping back, then heard sounds again as a deer ran very close past them.
Footsteps near Huntsville, Alabama (1990)
The witness and four companions camped overnight on a mountain ridge to celebrate finishing a music recording. Late at night they heard clear bipedal footsteps approaching up a steep slope, followed by breaking limbs and circling around their camp outside the firelight for over half an hour. They also heard loud exhaled huffs that frightened them. They abandoned camp and returned the next day for their gear.
Rescue workers describes possible stalking on the Cahaba River outside Montevallo
The witness and a companion were waiting on a riverbank at night to help pull rescue canoes from the water. After hearing brush-breaking and grunting sounds for some time, the witness was rushed by a large upright figure that came within about 10 feet while making loud vocalizations. Both individuals fled and the figure did not pursue further.
Adult recalls childhood sighting at dusk near Moody
When about 11 years old, the witness was picking rocks in a ditch at dusk with a dog when a tall, hunched, naked entity covered in gray-white matted hair appeared a few feet away staring. The witness screamed, the dog fled toward the house, and the entity screamed back in a loud high-pitched voice before sprinting away up the ditch. The witness ran home and reported a shaggy old man to a parent but was not believed.
Night hunters hear strange screams in the woods
Two people stood on a hilltop field at night imitating owls to elicit responses. Instead they heard a loud scream or moan from toward the river, heard it again closer after calling again, then heard something large moving quickly uphill through the woods toward them. They retreated to their truck, drove toward the gate, and heard additional screams from the woods and hayfield.
Memory told of a close encounter while riding a bike as a teen in Brewton
The witness was riding a bicycle on a trail through woods near a grocery store when a large hairy creature stepped into the path, causing a fall. The creature stood over the witness at close range and produced a loud howl/growl with its mouth open before leaving into the woods at high speed while breaking branches. The witness then rode home quickly and hid inside.
Man recalls a sighting after Hurricane Frederic north of Mobile
The witness was walking at night with a flashlight to fetch ice when dogs began barking loudly. A very large hair-covered biped ran from behind a house toward the woods, then rushed to the road edge, stared with glowing eyes and made a loud growling sound. The witness screamed and fled home, and a search the next day found no tracks.