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December 2022 Canton Ga, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #75283

RECENT !! Property owner reports bigfoot-like howls outside Canton

The witness was at home around 2 a.m. when a loud, human-like mournful howl was heard about 50 feet from the house. After he opened the door the sound stopped, then about 30 minutes later the same sound was heard again from much farther away. He states the sound was not a dog and that he could not match it to any known animal after research.

Howl
30 October 2021 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina Class B #71792

Chatter and knock heard on the Broad River, 5 miles NE of Gaffney

The witness was camping overnight with two companions. After the group made a howl and a growl, they heard chatter from across the parking lot followed seconds later by a wood knock from farther away in the same direction. The witness answered with two wood knocks using a stick but got no response.

ChatterWood knock
17 June 2014 Cedar Bluff, Cherokee County, Alabama Class A #45464

Motorist has a daylight sighting on Hwy. 9 east of Cedar Bluff

The witness was driving on a highway in late morning when she noticed a figure at the edge of the woods by the road. She stopped for a better view and watched a tall, dark-haired, two-legged figure stare toward a pasture and then at her before walking into the woods in two long strides. She returned home shaken and later revisited the spot where flattened grass was noted.

Full-body sighting
spring of 2013 Keys, Cherokee County, Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/02/12/sc-ep298-the-face-was-human-like-but-bigger-and-wider

Sasquatch sighting near Keys, Oklahoma (2013)

After driving on a flat tire to a trailer home, the witness sat in the back bedroom at night. Looking out the open window, the witness saw a very tall human-like face staring in from about twenty feet away for about fifteen seconds. Additional figures were seen moving among trees toward a creek, after which the witness closed and locked the window and secured the house.

Partial sighting
28 June 2009 Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia Class A #26262

Couple witness creature crossing road north of Atlanta

The witness and a companion were returning home in the early morning when a figure crossed the road in front of them from left to right. Both said they saw it, describing reddish-colored hair, bipedal movement, rapid motion, an estimated height of about six feet, and reddish eyes. They did not compare details until later that day, when they found their descriptions matched.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
14 February 2009 Red Top Mountain Area, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #25485

Couple and neighbors startled by unusual screams over several months near Allatoona Lake

On the evening of Feb. 14, 2009, the witness and her husband were in their upstairs bedroom with the windows open when they heard unusual monkey-like whooping sounds from the woods around the house. The series of whoops was heard twice and prompted barking from neighborhood dogs. They drove briefly around the area but did not hear the sounds again.

Whoop
10 October 2003 Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #7004

Possible vocalizations, etc., heard near Canton

The witness had just returned home with two dogs around dawn when extremely loud, animal-like yells with a human-like quality were heard from near the horse barn. The sounds changed in character and moved toward the western edge of the property. The witness went to check the horses afterward but saw nothing unusual.

VocalizationGrowl
April 2003 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina Class A #41739

Motorist watches massive bipedal figure cross a rural road south of Gaffney

The witness was driving to work in the early morning when she saw a large dark animal cross the road ahead and move toward woods. As she passed the crossing point, she saw a massive upright creature with long gray hair and a large white patch on its broad chest on a small hill. She returned after work and found no tracks but noticed a strong smell likened to fresh meat.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
10 June 2000 Gore, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class A #63286

Brief but clear daylight sighting near Lake Tenkiller

The witness was helping clear land on a forested property when they left companions during a lunch break to explore a ravine and entered a cave containing a large nest of fabric and vegetation. After exiting the cave and moving a short distance away, they heard a huff and saw the head and upper body of a hair-covered creature watching from rocks above the cave. The witness fled uphill to rejoin the companions.

Partial sightingVocalizationStructure or nest
16 June 1995 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Kansas Class B #62405

Daylight encounter in a strip mine gully near "Big Brutus" (tourist attraction)

The witness was walking ahead of her husband toward a fishing spot at a strip pit when a very loud screaming began just behind her. She crouched and covered her ears as the screams repeated, then heard the source run, jump a creek, and crash through brush and small trees on the far side. Her husband, who had been following behind, heard the screams and joined her to watch the vegetation move as the creature left. They left the area without returning for prints after rain washed the site.

ScreamFootstepsTree breakMovement only
3 November 1993 West Of Waleska, Cherokee County, Georgia Class A #1864

Large, Dark Gray form crosses road in front of motorist

The witness was riding around late at night because they could not sleep, looking for deer. A large dark-gray upright figure on two legs crossed the road in front of them, covering the roughly 18-foot-wide road in about three long strides. The witness perceived the crossing as very quick.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1 August 1990 Eldon, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class A #2041

August 1 1990 Oklahoma, Cherokee County, near Eldon

On August 1, 1990, a woman at a mobile home near Eldon, Oklahoma reported hearing noises and smelling a bad odor before seeing a very tall, heavy creature. A deputy later found large impressions at the scene. Two days later, two other residents reported a similar upright animal at a trash pile nearby.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdorPossible misidentification
Fall 1987 Waleska, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #3094

Teenager hears vocalization and has encounter with smelly creature outside window

In 1987 the witness was lying in a basement bedroom with the window open on a cool late-summer night. She heard a loud unfamiliar howling and screaming vocalization that frightened her and her dog, followed minutes later by heavy footsteps outside the window and on the deck plus a horrific odor. She sensed something pacing in front of the window as if looking in before leaving, then heard the same vocalization again and closed the window.

HowlScreamFootstepsOdor
October 1982 Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class B #40280

Memory told of a possible encounter that ends a camping trip early near Park Hill

While camping with fraternity companions near a river at night, the witness and two companions went to gather firewood near a brush-covered hill. They heard something large moving through dense brush toward them, breaking branches, with heavy bipedal-sounding steps and a musty stagnant-water odor. After retreating to the campfire and later returning with additional group members, the group heard rapid heavy steps approaching and fled in a vehicle, without ever seeing the source.

FootstepsOdorMovement onlyTree break
1982–1983 Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5fUeXNpIfrqNJVHWjBxh6RiUWIAdbUVxjKjtDtd0yg8

Sasquatch sighting near Tahlequah, Oklahoma (1982)

As children the witness and his older brother were playing near an old cabin on their grandfather's property overlooking the river. The brother pointed out a large hair-covered figure standing by the water about 100 yards away. When the witness shouted, the figure turned, screamed loudly, and ran quickly along the tree line and disappeared. A neighbor rushed the boys inside, and the grandfather spoke with the neighbor in another language and kept the boys from returning to the river, saying the beings were passing through.

Full-body sightingScreamAnimal behaviour
Spring 1981 Palestine, Cherokee County, Texas Class A #24539

Two cousins have a sighting in a thunderstorm on a family farm outside Palestine

The witness and a relative were camping and fishing at a family farm when a thunderstorm forced them to shelter in a barn. During lightning flashes they saw a tall dark upright figure moving quickly with swinging arms. They stayed in the barn overnight and next morning found fish left on a stringer had been eaten.

Full-body sighting
March 1974 Reklaw, Cherokee County, Texas Class A #2379

Man recalls childhood experience with bigfoot

When 11 years old, the witness was playing near the woods at dusk and felt repeatedly drawn to look at the tree line. The witness noticed a dark pear-shaped form just inside the woods that resembled a bushy shrub. After staring, the shape stood up and walked down into a streambed and up the other side into the forest. The frightened witness ran inside reporting a monster.

Full-body sighting