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BFRO YEAR: 1990-1994? Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee Class B #882

Young Man finds footprints in snow

As a boy walking in snow on a relative's farm, the witness claims to have found adult-sized human-like footprints with four toes on each foot in an open field near a road. No photos were taken and similar tracks were noted the following year. The witness also describes hearing an unidentified scream years later and now wonders whether the two incidents could be related.

Tracks
Before we moved out of that house Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee Related account #36205

Sasquatch sighting near Kodak, Tennessee

The witness reports continued strange occurrences at the house after the sighting but no further visual encounters.

BFRO YEAR: '92-'93 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class B #11682

Young men have frightening vocalization incident near Stones River

The witness and two companions hiked a horse trail along a river at night. They heard repeated loud branch breaks that seemed to follow them as they tried to leave. At the base of a bluff area they heard an extremely loud scream that echoed down the river, then ran to a nearby house where they heard the scream again from the woods.

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BFRO YEAR: 1988 or 89 Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class A #10783

Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Smyrna

The witness was driving home from work at night in heavy ground fog when a creature stepped onto the road ahead and walked across to a partly cleared lot. The witness watched it disappear into fog and darkness, then after calming down drove home, ran inside, and locked up. The witness described the encounter as terrifying and reported sleeplessness for weeks afterward.

Road crossingPartial sighting
for about two weeks Coker Creek Tn., Monroe County, Tennessee Related account #3008

Odor near Coker Creek Tn., Tennessee

The witness remained in the area for about two weeks with no further sightings but smelled the creature several times, including one morning when the dog alerted behind the witness and the smell then hit.

Odor
after a rain Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee Related account #24547

Tracks near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Immense human-like footprints were commonly seen in bare dirt yard after rain, large enough to fully contain an adult's shod foot.

Tracks
four days later Flat Woods, Linden, Perry County, Tennessee Related account #30748

Tracks near Flat Woods, Linden, Tennessee

The witness returned four days later and found a footprint larger than his own size-twelve shoe.

Tracks
The next morning Flat Woods, Linden, Perry County, Tennessee Related account #30748

Wood knock near Flat Woods, Linden, Tennessee

The witness returned the next morning, heard rustling and knocks in groups of three, and knocked back with driftwood for about five minutes.

Wood knock
on other camping trips into this area Tellico Plains, Loudon County, Tennessee Related account #16995

Wood knock near Tellico Plains, Tennessee

The witness had previously heard wood knocking on other camping trips in the same area without thinking much of it.

Wood knock
about 5 yrs or so ago Fayetteville / Coldwater, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #58593

Scream near Fayetteville / Coldwater, Tennessee

About five years earlier while camping on the same land, the witness was awakened in the middle of the night by screaming from down by the river.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 94 or 95 Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee Class A #10486

Early morning sighting near Bon Aqua

The witness was washing dishes in a rented farmhouse in the early morning and looked out the back window. She saw a very large, tan, long-haired creature hurrying across a fenced field toward a tree line, observing its face, arms and legs as it passed a break in the fence. She moved between windows to keep watching until it disappeared into the trees, and did not go outside to look for tracks.

Full-body sighting
several times during summer and fall Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Related account #24419

Footsteps near Dickson, Tennessee

The family repeatedly heard splashing footsteps in the creek and loud roaring screams on many nights during that summer and fall.

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over the years Kenton TN, Gibson County, Tennessee Related account #63689

Scream near Kenton TN, Tennessee

The witness states hearing the same noises, including screams and wood knocks, repeatedly at the same property in the years after the main event.

ScreamWood knock
BFRO YEAR: 2000 or 01 Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee Class B #19100

Hikers hear characteristic vocalizations on Fiery Gizzard Trail

Two companions were hiking back toward the trailhead through a gorge when the surrounding woods erupted in loud screaming and whooping vocalizations lasting a few seconds. The sounds seemed to come from more than one nearby source, then stopped abruptly into complete silence. The pair had no visual contact with the source and finished the hike without further incident.

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BFRO YEAR: 2012` Andersonville/Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee Class B #34260

Two friends get spooked by a possible encounter near Norris Lake

Two companions rode an ATV to a clearing by a lake and built a large fire at night. Over the evening they heard deliberate footfalls, pacing and stick breaks in the treeline about sixty yards away and noticed the woods go silent. After the witness knocked on a tree and made a whoop call, they heard knocks in reply and then a long deep guttural growl. They rode toward the sound without seeing anything, then put out the fire and left feeling watched and frightened.

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later that day (about 4:00 pm) Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi Related account #8429

Sasquatch sighting near Picayune, Mississippi

The witnesses returned to the first viewing spot later the same afternoon and could not find the shape.

later in December Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi Related account #77455

Unidentified sound near Purvis, Mississippi

Later in December while hunting alone on the western edge of the same swamp, the witness heard something large splashing in the water for over an hour.

Unidentified sound
mid November Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi Related account #77455

Wood knock near Purvis, Mississippi

In mid-November the witness and a relative were deer hunting in the same general area when they heard loud knocks from the swamp, returned them, and received a response.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1978-79 KNOXVILLE, Franklin County, Mississippi Class A #12122

Morning sighting by hunter in Homochitto National Forest near Knoxville

The witness was deer hunting in the morning and waiting against a tree when a nearby deer spooked. He then heard heavy breathing and saw a tall hair-covered upright creature standing a few feet behind him. He fled leaving his gun, then returned with two companions to find large three-toed tracks leading to a creek.

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BFRO YEAR: 2021-22 Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class B #72081

Possible ongoing sasquatch incidents around rural property 17mi NE of Meridian

The witness reports hearing wolf-like but different howls and daytime knocks over the past couple weeks after a two-year quiet period, with sounds heard on both sides of the road. The activity was first noticed near a shooting house when animals went quiet, and included a very active episode around 12:30 a.m. The witness and two neighbors have heard two different sounds, and dogs avoid the area.

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