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21 May 2025 Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina Class A #78660

Multiple sightings and related incidents near Rembert

The witness and a relative watched a tall, reddish-brown bipedal figure cross a road between forested areas. The figure moved upright with swinging arms, covering the ditch-to-ditch distance in two strides. The encounter occurred in the evening before dusk at close range.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
13 April 2016 Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida Class B #76634

Snowbirds report stalking by a bigfoot at RV park 4 miles north of Green Swamp

The witness stayed up late watching TV in an RV while her husband slept. She heard a series of loud, deep nasal grunt sounds from outside, estimated at about 100 feet away, which drew cats to the window. After going to bed she heard two distinct knocks on the side of the RV. She did not look outside and could not match the sounds to known animals.

VocalizationVehicle contact
13 January 2013 The Villages, Sumter County, Florida Class B #38923

Possible nighttime activity in the retirement community The Villages

Over several nights in December the witness and their partner sat on their home lanai at night and heard a loud cry or scream, rock-clacking sounds, and stones or pebbles striking the house and lanai, and noticed a strange unknown odor for two days. No creature was seen. An investigator later visited the property, found a displaced rock, a single possible footprint, and nearby scat, and noted the property backs onto a power-line corridor.

ScreamUnidentified soundOdorRock throwing
Fall 2012 Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida Class B #43381

Driver sees a large animal possibly stalking wild boar outside Bushnell

The witness was driving slowly at night when she saw about ten wild pigs feeding near the road and a large dark hairy figure crouched beside a boulder behind them watching the pigs. She watched it for about a minute before driving on. She turned around a few minutes later to look again, but the figure was gone.

Partial sighting
11 October 2011 Masscotte Or Ridge Manor, Sumter County, Florida Class B #36915

Possible daytime encounter by a father and son hunting in the Richloam Wildlife Management Area

Two people bow hunting in swampy woods heard distant knocking and noticed trees shaking. While on a small hill they both saw a large reddish-brown animal crouched behind a large stump at too great a distance for details. They then left the woods.

Partial sightingWood knockOdor
4 September 2010 Groveland, Sumter County, Florida Class A #28237

Weekend camping trip in the Green Swamp is interrupted by a hairy, bipedal intruder

The witness and three companions were camping and sitting around a fire at night when the woods went quiet and they heard a tree being pushed over. They found a pine half pushed over, then heard a scream and loud growl. The witness shone a spotlight, first seeing the legs and then the full height of a tall hair-covered bipedal creature about 20-30 yards away. After watching it for several seconds as it walked away, the group left the campsite.

Full-body sightingScreamGrowlTree break
18 October 2009 Mascote, Sumter County, Florida Class A #26823

Daylight sighting by hunter and son in Richloam Wildlife Management Area

The witness and a relative were driving to a store after hunting when they saw a large hairy biped partly behind a scrub oak beside a curved road. The witness slowed and watched it for about 10-15 seconds from about 20-25 feet away before passing and turning around, by which time it was gone. After returning to the spot they noticed a strong foul odor and large ground impressions with flattened plants.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
18 October 2009 Mascote, Sumter County, Florida Class A #28200

Father and son have very close daylight sighting in the Green Swamp

The witness and a relative were driving on a road through a hunting area late in the morning when they saw a large hair-covered biped beside the road at very close range. The vehicle passed within a few feet of the creature, then they turned around to look again. The creature had left the roadside and left a trail of disturbed vegetation and indistinct footprints. They described its size, build, hair, and facial features in detail.

Full-body sightingOdorTracksTree break
January 2004 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina Class B #7865

A family reports strange incidents in the woods behind their property near Shaw Air Force Base

Late at night the witness heard loud walking with dragging footsteps downhill near a path and, with a parent, approached and fired shots without deterring it. They later staked out the area, heard weird noises, and smelled a foul odor. The next morning they found human-like footprints sized to the witness's foot and groups of bent and broken trees.

FootstepsUnidentified soundTracksTree breakOdor
8 August 1995 Sumter County, South Carolina Class A #971

Small. Child-like Bigfoot seen crossing road

The witness was traveling by car with a companion at night when a small hairy creature crossed the road ahead of them. The creature paused in the middle of the road to look toward the vehicle, then leapt into an adjacent swamp and disappeared. It was described as about five feet tall with dark brown hair and an unusual gait that was difficult to imitate.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 1990 Tarrytown, Sumter County, Florida Class B #12628

Possible sighting in woods separating farms west of Tarrytown

The witness returned with a dog to an abandoned campsite to collect leftover camping items. While crossing a field, the witness saw a reddish-brown figure with long arms and an oval head standing motionless in the treeline about 300-400 feet away. The witness then ran away.

Full-body sighting
1986 Sumter County, Georgia Class B #2278

Hunting party shadowed by footsteps after loud vocalization heard from treeline

The witness waited alone at the bottom of a gully while two companions followed a deer's blood trail. A deep woofing sound came from the nearby treeline, prompting the witness to move to higher ground. After regrouping, the three heard heavy footsteps keeping pace with them as they hiked toward their vehicle, and shouting and gunfire did not stop the sounds before they reached the truck.

VocalizationFootsteps
Date unknown Masscotte Or Ridge Manor, Sumter County, Florida Related account #36915

Sasquatch sighting near Masscotte Or Ridge Manor, Florida

The witnesses had reportedly seen something unusual in the same area on earlier visits.

Two nights later Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida Related account #76634

Vocalization near Bushnell, Florida

Two nights later the witness heard the same grunt twice from farther away in the swamp and thought she saw eye shine about five feet off the ground that quickly disappeared.

VocalizationEyeshine