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Man witnesses creature running across road in January, and hears vocalization in October
The witness was traveling into town in the early morning when an animal about six to seven feet tall ran out of the woods in front of them. The witness first thought it was a bear but dismissed that idea because local bears were not that tall and did not run upright on their hind legs.
Animal behaviour in Tennessee (1998)
The witness returned to the same trail area and hiked on the opposite side of the river. He reported having the same uneasy feeling and feeling watched. He did not go as far and has not returned to the trail since.
Rock throwing in Tennessee (1998)
The first guest describes rocks being thrown from a cliff edge along with strange whoop-like vocalizations described as a mwah. He and companions felt threatened and decided to leave the area. No creature was seen in this incident.
Memory told of a late night close encounter from a parked vehicle outside Gatlinburg
The witness and a companion were parked in a truck at a mountain road landing late at night and watched a wild boar rooting in snow. After the boar fled, an upright figure appeared at the tree line, stood over the boar's spot, and was then illuminated by high beams. The figure blocked the light, showed glowing eyes, grunted, crossed the road in three strides, grabbed a sapling and disappeared uphill, leaving a strong odor.
Sheriff deputy's corroboration of Fall 1997 report from Short Mt. area
In the fall of 1997 a woman caller reported seeing a creature in a heavily wooded house area. A dispatcher relayed the report to the writer. The creature reportedly moved with incredible speed after the woman screamed on seeing it. The writer recalls no further details, noting memory of specifics has faded.
Footsteps in Tennessee (1996)
The witness hiked alone on a forested trail in eastern Tennessee. He noticed a shadow and heard loud bipedal footsteps that circled and then followed him. When he stopped the steps stopped, and when he ran the steps stayed close. He left the trail without ever seeing what made the sounds.
Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with friends near LaFollette
The witness and three companions were sitting by a dying campfire late at night when a dog ran back into camp frightened. They then noticed a tall shadowy figure just beyond the firelight that turned to face them, showing eye reflection and a strong foul wet-animal odor. After staring for under a minute, the figure ran upslope through brush breaking branches, while the group shouted and then kept the fire up all night.
Sighting by three hunters just outside of Covington, in area referred to by locals as "Pilljerk"
Four people were coon hunting at night on a river bank waiting for their dogs when they heard rustling behind them. They turned toward a moonlit field and saw an outlined hairy figure. The figure ran rapidly across the field edge twice, dropping from upright to all fours and back upright without breaking stride.
Man recalls strange encounter while searching for his father near Jackson
The witness and a friend went out at night to search for the witness's father who had not returned from fishing. While searching along the creek they heard an unfamiliar clicking sound and saw two sets of large red eyes on the far river bank. They found the father deceased beside his boat and later learned he had suffered a heart attack. The witness believed the unknown creatures were watching over his father and had helped him locate the body.
Deer hunter recalls possible early morning encounter near Boone Lake
The witness was deer hunting alone before dawn from a rock above a game trail. A figure approached uphill in a zigzag while making stepping sounds and low grunts and growls, then stopped a few feet away at eye level for about 20 seconds. After the witness coughed and waved, the figure turned and walked away bipedally out of sight and hearing.
Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.
The witness was riding as a passenger in a car at night when the headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped on the roadside. The creature stood briefly facing the car, then ran across the road at unusual speed. A companion in the car said he saw something cross but thought it might have been a deer.
Brief predawn encounter with a smaller creature near the Obion River
Two people driving to a hunting area in the early morning darkness saw a creature run across the road in their headlights. It crossed from one cow pasture to another toward a bluff and river. The encounter was very brief, with the car coming close to hitting the creature.
Motorists have nighttime sighting near Pulaski.
The witness was riding home at night with two relatives during high winds and approaching rain when a large hairy figure ran upright across the road ahead of the car. The witness and one relative saw it briefly, while the other relative missed it. They first thought it was a bear but concluded it was something else because it stayed upright and looked more human.
Deer hunter has early morning encounter near Middleton
The witness was deer hunting alone from an elevated stand in early morning mist when a strong musky odor hit. A dark shape circled at about 75 yards for several minutes, moving heavily through leaves and sounding bipedal, before running off. The witness estimated its height at seven to eight feet despite never getting a clear view.
Motorist has sighting along road near town of Palmyra
The witness was driving alone on a deserted hilly road shortly before midnight when he saw a brown hairy animal on all fours that he first took for a large deer. When he closed to about a hundred yards, the animal stood on two feet and ran silently into the woods. He noticed roadkill in the road and a foul smell that he said might have come from the roadkill, then drove away quickly.
Witness recalls a possible daytime sighting while 4-wheeling as a youth west of Nashville
The witness was riding an ATV on a logging road with his stepbrother riding behind him when a tall hair-covered biped dashed across the road directly in front of them. The figure cleared the logging road in about two steps and disappeared into thick brush on the other side. The witness sped away in fear and the passenger did not see the figure. The witness later returned to the spot but found no tracks or odor, only a seldom-used path through the brush.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1988)
The guest described dogs being attacked over several nights, one killed in a gorge with two puncture wounds and no blood and another badly cut but surviving. Days later a partner taking garbage out saw a very tall ugly figure eye-to-eye from a deck. The guest heard heavy crunching footsteps in the gorge, shouted, fired a rifle into the air, and listened as it paused then jumped a high bank without breaking stride and moved away.
Former park employee describes an encounter in Ruskin Cave Park
A young resident walking home late at night from a locked campground gate along a creek was followed by a creature that made heavy bipedal splashes, approached closely and grabbed at a bag of candy, leaving a bruise. The young resident dropped the bag and ran home in shock. While recounting the incident at home, the creature appeared outside a window staring in, causing the older resident at the window to stumble back in shock.
Teenager frog gigging has nighttime encounter near Dickson
Around 10:30 at night in 1987, the witness was walking home along a tractor path on a ridge after frog gigging. At a gap by the woods line about 12 feet away, a tall black bipedal figure stood up, looked at the witness for about ten seconds, then turned and ran quickly into the woods with audible wide steps. The frightened witness ran home.
Fly fisherman recalls daylight sighting of a shaggy light haired creature on all-fours in the Cherokee National Forest
Two companions hiking toward a creek to fly-fish watched a large whitish animal cross the trail about 50 yards ahead and remain visible for several seconds while moving on all fours. It was described as bear-sized with shaggy light hair, a flat sparsely haired face with no muzzle or visible ears, and very long legs. Shortly afterward limbs in a nearby tree shook vigorously, but the animal was not seen again.