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2017 Alabama #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Z1QkvkCDe_1gy9oXbfkCLuZVvOJ8g6YJetf8Y7Gp24k

Movement only in Alabama (2017)

The hunter was alone in an evening stand on public mountain land and heard extremely loud crashing moving behind him for many minutes. He saw small trees shaking but no animal. The noise stopped beside a dead oak where bark was then loudly ripped for minutes, then went silent, and he left before dark.

Movement onlyTree break
November 2013 Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama Class B #44386

Deer hunter reports possible activity in the Freedom Hills Management Area near Cherokee

The witness entered the woods before daylight to deer hunt and heard grunting and heavy movement walking down a ridge behind him. After daylight he went to the area where the sounds originated and found bedding, hair, and broken branches along the path. The experience left the witness scared and uneasy.

GrowlVocalizationFootstepsHairStructure or nest +1
October 2013 Alabama #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Z1QkvkCDe_1gy9oXbfkCLuZVvOJ8g6YJetf8Y7Gp24k

Footsteps in Alabama (2013)

The hunter was napping in a high stand before dawn on newly permitted land and heard heavy footsteps approach in leaves several times. After he sat up, a healthy mid-sized oak about 40 yards away fell instantly with no wind and no cracking sequence. He later found the root ball pulled out and the landowner also heard the noise.

FootstepsTree break
August 2013 Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Class B #44479

Possible encounter while fishing Lake Guntersville at night

The witness was night fishing from a dock when an otter nearby suddenly fled. The witness then saw a large grey shape move quickly and silently between cover, followed by a large splash near the dock. Frightened, the witness left immediately and found large four-toed footprints on a return visit the next day.

Partial sightingEyeshineObject throwingTracks
February 2012 Uriah, Monroe County, Alabama Class B #40542

Possible vocalization brings attention to a large figure just outside a home near Uriah

Around 1-2 a.m. the witness went to retrieve bags from a car near a carport and heard a snorting grunt. Backlit by a carport light, he saw a large wide shape that vocalized again, circled with him as he retrieved a rifle, then left toward the woods. Next morning he found disturbed ground suggesting large bipedal steps.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationTracksAnimal behaviour
April 2011 Pinckard, Dale County, Alabama Class B #34224

Possible late night encounter outside a home near Pinckard

Late one evening in April 2011 the witness returned home from dinner next door and walked toward the unfinished garage addition. He saw a very tall dark figure standing behind his SUV at the garage entrance for a few seconds before running back inside for a gun. He and a relative searched the yard and found no one, but noticed several very large wet footprints on the concrete with a wide stride.

Partial sightingTracks
24 February 2009 Huntsville Al, Madison County, Alabama Class A #25559

Exec on business trip has sighting from balcony of hotel near Huntsville

From a sixth-floor hotel balcony before dawn, the witness watched a tall hair-covered biped for five to six minutes at a distance. The being stared, rocked side to side, and repeatedly leaned to pull bark from a large pine tree. Afterward the witness fetched security and later returned in daylight to find fresh bark, deep ground indentations, and possible scat.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourTree breakTracksScat
5 February 2005 Pell City, St. Clair County, Alabama Class B #10501

Hikers find footprints near Pell City

Two people walking along a creekbank found two human-like footprints, one partial ball-only print stepping up from the creek and one full print. The full print was roughly human foot length but narrow and pressed deeply into dirt, which the witness could only replicate by stomping with a boot heel. The witnesses describe themselves as avid hunters and state the prints did not match bear or other known wildlife they have seen.

Tracks
30 August 2003 Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Class A #6938

Tracks and feces found in freshly turned field

While preparing a field for planting, workers found large five-toed tracks and two very large cylindrical feces in a freshly plowed field. The tracks led from a grassy area onto a dirt road, into the field where the maker appeared to squat, dig up and eat turtle eggs, then continued into bordering woods. The reporter photographed the sign with a yardstick, made left and right foot casts, and collected fecal and eggshell samples for examination.

TracksScat
back in like 2003, probably in the spring Alabama #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/06/08/sc-ep111-what-was-that

Sasquatch sighting in Alabama (2003)

The witness, her husband and child had been fishing on private hunting land and were driving out on a county road in daylight. A huge dark-brown hairy animal on all fours ran in front of their SUV and cleared a six-foot embankment in one leap. They stopped and heard it crashing loudly through the woods, and another driver also stopped to look.

Road crossingFull-body sightingTree break
15 July 2000 Munford, Talladega County, Alabama Class B #1419

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.

OdorTracksUnidentified sound
5 January 2000 Opelika/Auburn Area, Lee County, Alabama Class A #7427

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.

Full-body sightingScreamGrowlFootstepsOdor +4
October 1996 Anniston, Alabama #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8lu1eYM2n8OoX9Et3Ek-Nk_c8tk_5gVXUSmLg6O4chw

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.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
October 1996 Anniston, Alabama #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8lu1eYM2n8OoX9Et3Ek-Nk_c8tk_5gVXUSmLg6O4chw

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.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement onlyTree breakAnimal behaviour
20 August 1993 ELKMONT, Limestone County, Alabama Class A #451

Young man has sighting near home

The witness was looking after his girlfriend and her younger brother when the locked front door knob was jiggled. After leaving to call police from his parents’ house, he stepped outside with a flashlight and saw a tall off-white muscular human-shaped figure standing in the weedy field in moonlight. The figure vanished when he raised the light again, and he later found the weeds mashed down where it stood.

Door or window contactFull-body sightingTracksTree break
1990–1994 Huntsville, Alabama #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wKBMUErQckcOOKKPjvphbi36Ep-KPr9r2OBfkPaxO9Y

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.

FootstepsTree breakVocalizationAnimal behaviour
1984 Alabama #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/28/sc-ep19-bigfoot-stories-with-tim-coonbo-baker

Dogman sighting in Alabama (1984)

Two coworkers driving to work encountered an upright wolf-like creature standing beside the road. It watched them as they nearly stopped beside it, then crossed behind them and ran up a steep bank. The witness later visited the site and found tracks showing it scaled a high dirt bank in two leaps.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracks
December 26, 2013 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Related account #35339

Tracks near Tuscaloosa, Alabama

In late 2013 the witness found a line of large tracks in mud and later reported wood knocks, howls, and twisted pine trees.

TracksWood knockHowlTree breakTwist
about a month later Pell City, St. Clair County, Alabama Related account #10501

Tracks near Pell City, Alabama

A larger footprint was found near the original location about a month later and photographed, but the photo lacked sufficient detail.

Tracks
about 3 1/2 years ago Morgan, Morgan County, Alabama Related account #40417

Growl near Morgan, Alabama

About three and a half years earlier the same witness was camping and cooking, heard growling, saw a tall figure watching, shouted, and the figure ran away, with footprints found nearby the next day.

GrowlFull-body sightingTracks