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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.

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BFRO YEAR: Ongoing Do Not Want To Disclose At This Time (Oglethorpe Or Athens), Elbert County, Georgia Class A #26201

Family reports numerous incidents since 2000

The witness reports repeated encounters over years on a rural property bordering woods and swamp, including sightings, vocalizations, odors, and footprints. The witness believes a family of creatures lives nearby, currently including a mother with young, and describes them as shy and non-threatening. The witness withholds the location and seeks help to protect the animals from harm.

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BFRO YEAR: 04-present Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Class A #31888

Scary encounters outside a rural home near Jackson

The witness and a companion were camping in a tent on the witness's driveway in mid-October. Around 2 a.m. under a full moon, the witness awoke to grunting and snapping trees and saw a large hair-covered figure striking and eating a deer, then dragging it uphill. The figure approached the tent, giving off a strong musky odor and knocking a frying pan from a tree before leaving. In the morning the witness found deer remains, drag marks, and a shelter-like structure of bent and broken pines.

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BFRO YEAR: 1990-1994? Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee Class B #882

Young Man finds footprints in snow

As a boy walking in snow on a relative's farm, the witness claims to have found adult-sized human-like footprints with four toes on each foot in an open field near a road. No photos were taken and similar tracks were noted the following year. The witness also describes hearing an unidentified scream years later and now wonders whether the two incidents could be related.

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BFRO YEAR: '92-'93 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class B #11682

Young men have frightening vocalization incident near Stones River

The witness and two companions hiked a horse trail along a river at night. They heard repeated loud branch breaks that seemed to follow them as they tried to leave. At the base of a bluff area they heard an extremely loud scream that echoed down the river, then ran to a nearby house where they heard the scream again from the woods.

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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: 1991 & 2008 Varnado, Washington Parish, Louisiana Class B #25548

A hunter recalls finding giant footprints as a boy, and recently heard a strange vocalization while hunting hogs late at night on the outskirts of Varnado

Family members found a line of large human-like footprints in sand that started at a lake, went up a steep sand bank, and continued toward a thick swamp. The prints were described as about 16 inches long with a very long stride of about eight feet. The discovery was reported in summer 1991 after a relative noticed the tracks by the lake.

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Date unknown Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/08/21/sc-ep246-law-enforcement-night

Footsteps

During a group expedition the witness heard two heavy wide-stride bipedal footfalls the first night and found two large heel-only impressions the next morning. The next night there was a massive tree knock with a reply about a hundred yards away. On a night hike the witness was hit with overwhelming fear and had to use breathing to avoid running.

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Date unknown Kentucky #6e9c6cb9-4e1d-4cc4-92d8-28bd1d0c15df

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky

The guest's hunter uncle joined family members to look for the creature near the pond after dark. A figure stood up very close with its arms raised and the uncle fired a carbine, believing he hit it under the arms. The creature made a loud noise and fled, leaving fatty bloody material but no blood trail, only footprints and broken vegetation.

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Date unknown Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/16/sc-ep86-east-texas-trip-overview

Tracks in Texas

While poking around way off trail by a creek, the group found an unusual track attributed to a dogman. The finder almost stepped on it and had the tracker examine it, who reacted with dismay. The tellers said it was jarring and unlike a sasquatch track.

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the following day Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/16/sc-ep86-east-texas-trip-overview

Tracks in Texas

The day after the camp vocals, the group went to the back side of the camping area and found a large five-toed track with a V-shaped heel. It was estimated at about 16 inches, larger than a boot. Rain prevented casting.

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wednesday night Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/16/sc-ep86-east-texas-trip-overview

Howl in Texas

Sitting at camp after dark, the group heard a series of loud howl-scream-growl vocals that started hundreds of yards away and came much closer in paced intervals. The tellers said it sounded like a werewolf from a movie and unlike coyote or wolf behavior. A track was later found and cast about 100 yards from camp.

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last two and a half years Puyallup, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Property disturbance near Puyallup, Washington

Over about two and a half years the guest visited a stump in woods near South Hill and left apples, sandwiches and objects. She found a decapitated bird placed on the trail, a rock on the stump, balanced rock stacks, and a small fence-like stick structure. She interpreted them as possible gifts in return.

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Date unknown Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Tracks in Washington

The guest's family walked onto virgin county land across from their home to plan trails. They found dozens of sets of prints of different sizes that dwarfed a child's hand. A foul urinary skunk-like odor hung in the air and the group felt uncomfortable.

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Date unknown Florida #1f8ff750-46df-47ab-9d7d-fec2c6137c69

Tracks in Florida

The guest walked off trail with a group to an area thought to hold a family and found Bigfoot-like prints including small ones that ended abruptly. The prints did not match black bear tracks. Casts were made but a controlled burn was done before they could be retrieved.

Tracks
about five years ago Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Tracks in Michigan

Coming home near dawn, the witness glimpsed a figure running through the yard toward the barn and found footprints. The trackway went around the barn, through the backyard, over a hot tub, around the house and over a propane tank where it disappeared.

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two nights ago, morning about 5:30 Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Tracks in Michigan

At the current wooded home, the witness hears a cork-popping sound and later a wailing sound followed by branches scraping the barn. The dog fled back to the deck. In daylight large tracks about 18 inches were found leading from the road by the mailbox around the property to the barn.

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Date unknown Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Tracks in Idaho

In snow in the canyon the witness and friend found a giant canine-like pad print as large as a hand following buck deer tracks into brush. In the same area they found a large human-like footprint twice as long and wide as the witness's foot.

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about 6 a.m. North Washougal, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/11/06/sc-ep59-bigfoot-encounters-call-in-646-716-8791

Unidentified sound near North Washougal, Washington

Around 6 a.m. the witness heard a huge crash, snap and thumping sounds near his apple orchard. He left and later searched the area, finding a wide boxy footprint with toe prints and additional prints. His wife later found four apple-smelling scat piles in a row.

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The other day North Washougal, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/11/06/sc-ep59-bigfoot-encounters-call-in-646-716-8791

Vocalization near North Washougal, Washington

Sitting on his deck near dusk, the witness heard a seriously guttural sound followed by a huge limb crashing and tearing apart. He then heard indistinct talking that he could not understand. He went inside rather than confront it.

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