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just after dark Hawthorne, Putnam County, Florida Related account #24893

Chatter near Hawthorne, Florida

A household member heard prolonged strange chatter from the woods direction while on the phone, also heard by the remote caller.

Chatter
on occasions where they made a bonfire in their yard Hawthorne, Putnam County, Florida Related account #24893

Footsteps near Hawthorne, Florida

Witnesses heard bipedal footsteps at the woods edge during yard bonfires.

Footsteps
Prior to this Hawthorne, Putnam County, Florida Related account #24893

Growl near Hawthorne, Florida

A relative walked toward the coop, was growled at, retrieved a firearm, and the source left.

Growl
Sometime around the month of February 2008 Oviedo, Seminole County, Florida Related account #24134

Chatter near Oviedo, Florida

In February 2008, the witness heard a loud metallic chatter near a neighbor's yard while on the patio, then heard it again seconds later from farther away and went back inside.

ChatterPossible misidentification
This year Late at night about 12-2am Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Related account #12732

Unidentified sound near Mulberry, Florida

The witness reports noises have returned late at night while sitting by fires this year.

Unidentified sound
The next night Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Related account #12732

Footsteps near Mulberry, Florida

The witness and her spouse heard something large running and knocking down trees approaching them and went inside.

FootstepsTree break
last year when it was cool enough to sit around a fire Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Related account #12732

Growl near Mulberry, Florida

The witness, her spouse, and neighbors heard an unfamiliar growl or deep groan from the woods while sitting by a fire.

Growl
BFRO YEAR: 1979 or 80 East Of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Class B #1608

Noise, like wood being banged against tree. Tracks found

The witness was on a trail on a sunny hot afternoon when a loud impact like a large stick hitting a large tree trunk was heard 20 to 30 yards off the trail. Tracks were later found in the area several weeks afterward. Two other witnesses were said to have been involved but would not come forward.

Wood knock
Last fall Turkey hunt Zephyrhills, Polk County, Florida Related account #25129

Howl near Zephyrhills, Florida

During a previous turkey hunt the witness and a companion heard an unfamiliar loud vocalization described as between a howl and a guttural growl.

HowlGrowl
BFRO YEAR: 1985 86 Lakeland Fla, Polk County, Florida Class B #3918

Hunter has unexplained, late night encounter while in small boat on Saddle Creek

Late at night the witness paddled a small boat up a creek with two dogs and heard something following on the bank, then a loud blowing noise. The dogs refused to go ashore and later barked intensely. The witness shone a light and saw a large ape-like figure running away over a hill, then noticed a group of tracks while leaving. A skunk-like brassy odor was noted before the sighting.

Partial sightingTracksOdorUnidentified sound
it wasnt even 5 minutes he was gone Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Footsteps near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

Shortly after the main incident, the witness and a child heard shuffling in gravel, strange breathing, and breaking branches from inside the home.

FootstepsUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 74-75 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #414

Year long sightings by family

The witness describes repeated nighttime visits to a rural property over about a year by a family of large hairy creatures that ate fruit, looked in trailer windows, and once bit a penned hog. The witness reports seeing three individuals of varying heights, hearing frequent chattering, noticing odor, tracks and hair, and attempting to hunt them without driving them away. After about a year the visits stopped, believed to have ended when habitat regrew.

Full-body sightingChatterOdorTracksHair +1
In 1988 or '89 Pasco County, Florida Related account #737

Footsteps near Pasco County

In the late 1980s the same group heard something walking through tall grass toward an abandoned house, heard something hit the house, fled, and the next day found a path through the grass and a damaged wall under a window.

FootstepsObject throwingTracksProperty disturbance
at night Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Footsteps near Kissimmee, Florida

When taking garbage out at night, the witness hears the entity walking parallel about 20 feet away in woods.

Footsteps
the past two nights Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Vocalization near Kissimmee, Florida

The witness heard a deep moaning sound on the past two nights.

Vocalization
Date unknown Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Footsteps near Kissimmee, Florida

When outside with dogs, the witness hears heavy crunching footsteps while dogs stare without barking.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
quite frequently Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Whistle near Kissimmee, Florida

The witness used to hear whistle signals frequently on the property.

Whistle
on or about the night of October 19 Chulaota, Orange County, Florida Related account #36710

Scream near Chulaota, Florida

Residents near the first location recalled hearing an extremely loud unusual scream around the night of the encounter.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 08 Baker Fl, Okaloosa County, Florida Class B #25037

Kayaker experiences frightening incidents while traveling down Yellow River

While kayaking a long stretch of river in northwest Florida near dusk, the witness heard moaning to yelling sounds and smelled a strong musky odor. Rocks were thrown from the treeline toward the water and near the kayak, while sticks and trees were heard breaking. The witness also heard coyotes and loud unidentified sounds suggesting animals fighting, felt followed for much of the trip, and never saw the source.

VocalizationOdorRock throwingUnidentified soundTree break +1
BFRO YEAR: 1975-76 North Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida Class B #24241

Family has a strange and terrifying encounter while fishing in the Everglades National Park

While night-fishing beside a canal in the Everglades with his parents as a young child, the witness heard something pacing back and forth in dense vegetation behind them. His father threw a piece of coral, shone a spotlight, and shouted, but the movement continued without any visible source or response. Frightened by the persistent, methodical pacing, the family fled in their car without breaking down their fishing rods.

FootstepsUnidentified soundMovement onlyAnimal behaviourPossible misidentification