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Daylight sighting by a retired Wildlife Officer outside Ocala
The witness was driving on a wooded back road in Ocala in the early afternoon when an animal emerged from the woods and crossed the road. It initially moved on all fours, then stood and walked bipedally across the pavement before pausing at the tree line to look at the witness. The witness described a large dark-brown shaggy animal about 7 feet tall with primate-like arms and hands and no bear-like ears or muzzle, which then disappeared into the woods.
Daytime sighting from a vehicle in the Ocala National Forest near Ft. McCoy
The witness was driving on an unpaved forest road after leaving a hunting camp around noon. An upright, dark-brown, hair-covered figure stepped onto the road about 150 yards ahead, paused and looked toward the vehicle, then turned and walked back into dense timber. The encounter lasted a few seconds, and the witness did not exit the vehicle to follow.
Father and daughter have daytime sighting in the Ocala National Forest
The witness and her father were driving south on a sandy forest road when they noticed a dark figure ahead in the distance. As their car approached, the figure crossed the road in front of them and disappeared into thick pine woods. They stopped to look but could not see it further and later realized they had not looked for tracks. The witness stressed the figure walked upright throughout and looked different from bears seen in the area.
Road grader operator observes creature crossing logging road in Ocala National Forest
The witness was grading a remote forest road around noon when he spotted a large hairy creature about 200 yards ahead standing by the road and looking at him. After watching for about a minute, the creature crossed the road in three steps and disappeared into the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and found large human-like footprints and broken branches, left food and water, and found them untouched on his return pass.