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31 January 2020 Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina Class A #64024

YESTERDAY motorists in Smoky Mts. observe a Bigfoot along Little Tennessee River

A couple driving home along a river road passed a strange figure on the roadside, then saw it standing and watching them as they drove away. They turned around and drove back to the same stretch of road, stopping about 100 yards away to watch the large black-haired figure standing at the road edge. The husband briefly got out of the vehicle for a better look before they left the area.

Full-body sighting
10 March 2015 Bryson City NC, Swain County, North Carolina Class B #48224

Vacationers blame a restless night on possible vocalizations at a remote mountain cabin near Bryson City

The witness and three companions were staying at a rented cabin in remote mountains. In the early morning after two of them got up unable to sleep, they heard grunting nearby followed by a very loud scream and sounds of something running through the woods breaking branches. They then heard whooping sounds off and on for about two hours and reported that the whoops answered when they imitated them. They also reported a foul garbage-like odor.

ScreamWhoopGrowlOdorMovement only
Summer 1975 Swain County, North Carolina Class B #4763

Hikers find footprint in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The witness was backpacking with a companion in the Great Smoky Mountains and left the trail to bushwhack through a shallow creek. The witness found a single large bare footprint with five toes in silty sand and examined it for some time. No other prints or nearby camping spots were noted, and the witness felt familiar bear prints could not explain it.

Tracks
the next day Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Related account #3338

Tracks near Nantahala Outdoor Center, North Carolina

The witness observed and photographed a fresh bear track in the same canyon the next day while descending.

Tracks
BFRO YEAR: 1/5/1998 Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Class B #3338

Long trail of 13" long human-like footprints found in deep snow and rough terrain

The witness was backpacking alone on a steep, snow-covered trail when they found large bare human-like footprints heading the same direction for about a mile and a half. The witness initially dismissed them as a possible hoax and chose not to photograph them. Overnight rain melted the snow, and the footprints were gone by the descent the next day.

TracksPossible hoax
after the father shot one Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uG8PrhsFryaaeMYprZosW-i7FiGWl0UugW09yO5T7j8

Sasquatch sighting near Cherokee, North Carolina

After the shooting the guest said aggression around the family's and grandfather's properties escalated. Horses, goats and other livestock were found dead, corrals and barn doors were torn, gardens were ripped down, and a gut pile was left on the grandfather's porch. The grandfather was once seen firing a rifle at a creature in his corral, and coordinated disturbances were reported at multiple homes in one night until the family moved away.

Partial sightingProperty disturbance
when I was about eight, maybe eight and a half, nine Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uG8PrhsFryaaeMYprZosW-i7FiGWl0UugW09yO5T7j8

Sasquatch sighting near Cherokee, North Carolina

A few years later the guest was playing inside near dusk while the father was dressing a deer outside. A shadow paced past the front window, then the creature screamed and pounded the house until its arm broke through the glass. The father ran out with a shotgun, argued and exchanged cries with it for nearly half an hour, then fired. The father later had the grandfather bring a truck, removed the body, and years later said he shot it in the face three times.

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for the first couple of years of my life Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uG8PrhsFryaaeMYprZosW-i7FiGWl0UugW09yO5T7j8

Sasquatch sighting near Cherokee, North Carolina

The guest described being a young child playing on the living room floor in the evening while both parents were in the same room. A hairy creature came to the window, slammed its hands on either side, and pressed its face to the glass. The father seized a muzzleloader and went outside, where he and the creature exchanged loud roars for about twenty minutes before it left.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactScream