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1981–1982 Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/24/sc-ep18-sasquatch-stories-with-jim-grant-aka-bear

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi (1981)

The witness crawled through a cane thicket to inspect an oak tree for a deer stand and found a large hairy creature sleeping. It woke, stood, paced and vocalized, then bluff-charged to within a few yards before veering off and crashing through the thicket. The witness kept his rifle ready, backed out scratched by briars, and was followed by screaming until he reached his truck and drove home.

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October 1979 Jackson Miss., Hinds County, Mississippi Class A #27012

Witnesses tell of a sighting they had as teenagers outside Jackson - w/sketch by artist

Four people parked in a car by a small pond at night heard a loud growl from across the water. When headlights were turned on they saw a large dark hairy figure with a cone-shaped head and green eyes that moved its head and made grunting sounds. After difficulty starting the car, they heard a loud prolonged roar and saw the figure still there as they drove away.

Partial sightingEyeshineGrowlVocalization
August 1975 MERIDIAN, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class A #4681

Nighttime sighting by teens, near Meridian

Three teenagers stopped at night on a dirt road near a one-lane bridge to relieve themselves. They heard repeated grunting and growling from an oak tree with a thrashing limb, then watched a large hairy biped drop into a ditch and run through the car's high-beam illumination. It leapt off the bridge bank out of sight while its footsteps were heard continuing south, after which the group fled in the car.

Full-body sightingGrowlFootsteps
Winter 1973 Amite County, Mississippi Class A #1338

Several incidents in the East Fork Community

The witness and a friend were in the woods near a creek bottom when the friend sensed being watched. The witness saw a figure about 25 yards away that was squatting, then stood seven to eight feet tall, covered in very dark brown hair except the face, and walked upright. It followed them to the edge of the wood line with a long stride and swinging arms while making whistling noises.

Full-body sightingWhistle
1966 Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/24/sc-ep18-sasquatch-stories-with-jim-grant-aka-bear

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi (1966)

The witness, then six, woke at night in a shared bedroom and heard cooing and clicking outside. He saw a large monkey-like creature leaning over a fence about 15 to 20 yards from the window, swaying its head. He woke his younger brother, both ran to their mother, who told them to go back to sleep without checking.

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later in December Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi Related account #77455

Unidentified sound near Purvis, Mississippi

Later in December while hunting alone on the western edge of the same swamp, the witness heard something large splashing in the water for over an hour.

Unidentified sound
mid November Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi Related account #77455

Wood knock near Purvis, Mississippi

In mid-November the witness and a relative were deer hunting in the same general area when they heard loud knocks from the swamp, returned them, and received a response.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1978-79 KNOXVILLE, Franklin County, Mississippi Class A #12122

Morning sighting by hunter in Homochitto National Forest near Knoxville

The witness was deer hunting in the morning and waiting against a tree when a nearby deer spooked. He then heard heavy breathing and saw a tall hair-covered upright creature standing a few feet behind him. He fled leaving his gun, then returned with two companions to find large three-toed tracks leading to a creek.

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BFRO YEAR: 2021-22 Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class B #72081

Possible ongoing sasquatch incidents around rural property 17mi NE of Meridian

The witness reports hearing wolf-like but different howls and daytime knocks over the past couple weeks after a two-year quiet period, with sounds heard on both sides of the road. The activity was first noticed near a shooting house when animals went quiet, and included a very active episode around 12:30 a.m. The witness and two neighbors have heard two different sounds, and dogs avoid the area.

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This past July or August Burnsville, Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/01/26/sc-ep75-looking-back-over-the-last-75-shows

Sasquatch sighting near Burnsville, Mississippi

The driver broke down on a rainy highway and was working in the back of a tall cargo van. A snorting sound came from outside, and a large hairy face appeared inches away in the open door. The creature vibrated the van with a loud growl, reacted to a pistol, then left. Lightning revealed two more figures nearby, and the driver fired and fled to town.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdorVehicle contact
Date unknown Mississippi #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/oP-q5-zQUMNO5Ocs25SakZ02hZ1jpOu3JQKlaUH-aIU

Vocalization in Mississippi

Over a period on the farm, the guest and his young nephew repeatedly heard loud prolonged vocalizations and crying-like sounds while outside. The mother dismissed them as a horse, donkey, or bobcat. The guest later doubted those explanations because of loudness and duration.

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Date unknown Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/28/sc-ep19-bigfoot-stories-with-tim-coonbo-baker

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi

The witness and a research partner drove into a gravel road below the picnic area armed with shotguns. After a loud scream at the truck, they turned around in a field and were charged by three large creatures. They faced off at close range with guns shouldered while the creatures screamed loudly, then the largest led the others back into the brush and the men fled.

Full-body sightingScream
Date unknown Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/04/26/sc-ep98-the-big-thicket-monster

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi

A woman hunting deer watched a doe while a Bigfoot crouched below her stand and moved to the field edge. It seized the deer in a bear hug and killed it, carried it under its arm behind her stand, threw it down and began eating. She remained in the stand for hours until companions helped her down.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourUnidentified sound
Date unknown Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/04/26/sc-ep98-the-big-thicket-monster

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi

A deer hunter in a climbing stand watched brush moving about 200 yards away and saw a large dark form squatting and disturbing a tree. When his stand made noise it looked at him, stood on two legs and ran. He found a huge slide track, then heard a wood knock and a whoop from different directions and left, later refusing to return.

Full-body sightingWood knockWhoopTracks
about six or seven months after California incident Silver Creek, Mississippi #4b183319-d906-433b-8510-ee4a692bd2c2

Wood knock near Silver Creek, Mississippi

While hiking with a different companion near Silver Creek, the pair camped near a bridge by a creek. After dark they heard a loud splash, then a very loud wood knock, then another splash like a thrown rock. They moved to the top of the bridge and left on foot when another knock sounded as they walked away.

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One night specifically Mississippi #4418ad4c-0a84-423b-854b-7f180f281c36

Vocalization in Mississippi

The witness was camping overnight on the hunting property during deer season, sleeping in his vehicle. He heard an owl-like sound that struck him as a person imitating an owl and spoke toward it with no reply. Shortly after he heard a fox-like yip that also sounded wrong about fifty yards behind him, after which he retrieved his gun and got into his vehicle.

Vocalization
One night specifically, if it was deer season Mississippi #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/hJCv7jAnpRT4l2iSCF8pVyQguxrETpdh8XPWI5PKGCI

Vocalization in Mississippi

While camped overnight for deer season on the same property the guest heard an owl-like sound that resembled a man imitating an owl. He called out thinking it was the friend who connected him to the land, received no answer, then heard an odd fox yip behind him.

Vocalization
for years Mississippi #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/hJCv7jAnpRT4l2iSCF8pVyQguxrETpdh8XPWI5PKGCI

Wood knock in Mississippi

Over years on the same lease the guest heard repeated rhythmic knocking after getting off his vehicle, plus bipedal steps, truck-like sounds, sticks and cones dropping, and owl-like sounds. He first rationalized them as people, deer, squirrels or owls. After his sighting he reinterpreted them as Sasquatch warning others of his approach.

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when I was around 20 years old Mississippi #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/weUO3iVDcD-8AkTR0U7VAl4UyyLecpz3pUPIRZ5-JWk

Footsteps in Mississippi

While alone in the house napping, the witness heard footsteps come from the kitchen to the bedroom door. Something entered without the door opening and sat on the bed, depressing the mattress. The witness kept eyes closed and prayed until it stood up and walked back down the hall.

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Date unknown Mississippi #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iAmZxMXY0hBsrhZ90Jnj0nPkdQV3mvg5h8NNCScR3w4

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi

The witness, working as a narcotics investigator, was parked on a gravel road at a management-area entrance and stepped to the back of the vehicle. A tall broad figure about the witness's height stood 50 to 60 feet away in profile and then turned to face the witness. A rumbling grunt was heard from the brush nearby while the figure watched, after which the witness got in the vehicle and left.

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