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June 1978 Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia Class A #2219

Children chased from woods by a seven foot tall creature

The witness was walking with two companions in a wooded area near houses and a field when they noticed a tall, bulky upright figure approaching from a short distance. The figure chased them as they ran toward a clearing, closing to within about 15 feet before stopping at the woods edge while they continued running. The witness recalled a musty animal smell and noted the chaser made no audible running noise, describing the face as hairy with indistinct features.

Full-body sightingOdor
Summer 1977 Albany Ga., Dougherty County, Georgia Class B #24393

Man remembers a late night "camp-circling" along with several other young Marines outside of Albany

Three young Marines were sleeping at a creekside camp when one awoke to sounds of something large in the woods. All three then listened for an extended period as something heavy circled their camp across the creek with steady bipedal-sounding steps and breaking sticks while staying beyond the firelight. They built up the fire, stayed awake until dawn, then extinguished it and walked out, and afterward never stayed overnight there again.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
October 1976 Alapaha, Berrien County, Georgia Class A #14525

Evening encounter with fisherman laying catfish lines on the Alapaha River

The witness returned at dusk to check catfish lines on a river on a relative's land after hunting. After hearing loud breathing and smelling a strong odor, the witness saw a roughly six-foot wet fur-covered figure about ten feet away with river scum on its side, which stood still. The witness fled immediately, returned with a relative the next morning to find no tracks but estimate height from a nearby branch, and has since avoided the area.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
1 January 1976 Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia Class B #7356

Two servicemen from Hunter Army Airfield describe tent stalking incident on uninhabited Little Tybee Island

Two hunters camping on a remote barrier island awoke in their tent at night to the sound of bipedal footsteps approaching. After silence, something struck their tent and they exited with lights to see a dark, man-sized figure running toward the marsh. They chased it to the marsh edge but could not catch it, and noted a musky odor. They later verified no other boats were present and concluded a person could not have been out in the freezing conditions.

FootstepsObject throwingPartial sightingOdor
November 1974 La Fayette, Walker County, Georgia Class B #7464

Deer hunter describes possible stalking on Pigeon Mountain

While tracking a wounded buck down the mountain at dusk, the witness heard parallel movement with breaking limbs, rustling leaves, a grunt and a growl. The sounds mirrored the witness's own stops and starts and at times fell silent. The witness fled through a briar patch to a truck, heard grunting again behind, and never saw the source.

GrowlVocalizationFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
15 June 1974 Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia Class A #447

Unusual incident... a horseback rider's close encounter

The witness was riding a horse on a wooded dirt road at dusk when the horse became agitated. After hearing rustling and a loud scream, the witness saw eyes and then a large upright creature that lunged out and seized the saddle. Face to face with the creature, the witness clung to the horse's neck as it bolted without looking back. The saddle was later described as torn with deep gouges.

Full-body sightingEyeshineScreamMovement onlyProperty disturbance
March 1974 Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia Class B #2100

Witness recounts he and his friend's encounters with a strange creature along with strange sounds and footprint finds

Early one morning while still dark, the witness and a companion walking to the bus stop noticed a dark cone-shaped mound under a street lamp about 300 feet away. The shape stood up and walked toward the end of the street, then turned, picked something from the ground, and entered a strip of woods. The witness estimated it was about seven feet tall, very thin with wide hips, long arms, and a pointed crest on its head.

Full-body sighting
February 1974 Georgia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/19/sc-ep31-chased-out-of-the-woods

Scream in Georgia (1974)

Boys around age twelve went into a swampy creek bottom to build a fort from bamboo. The birds and frogs went silent, a branch snapped behind them, then they heard a wild scream and running footsteps coming toward them. They fled without looking back and later attributed the chase to Bigfoot.

ScreamFootsteps
June 1965 Cant' Remember The Towns Outside Ft. Gordon. I Know That I Was A Student A Murphy Jr. High School At The Time. This School Was Outside The Military Base., Richmond County, Georgia Class B #4236

Man recalls a possible encounter as a teen at Fort Gordon

During summer 1965 the witness was exploring woods near military housing when he found very large barefoot prints in red clay leading into the trees. While on a trail he heard heavy bipedal footsteps that appeared to follow him, stopping when he stopped and rushing toward him, causing him to flee to the housing area. He returned with a friend and both heard the same following footsteps rush toward them before fleeing, with the friend reporting an indistinct large movement in the brush.

TracksFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
July 1963 JEKYLL ISLAND GA., Glynn County, Georgia Class A #8405

Early evening road crossing sighting by motorist on Jekyll Island

On a clear July evening the witness was driving with a younger relative on a narrow dirt road when headlights illuminated a hair-covered creature stepping onto the road. The creature paused and looked toward the vehicle before crossing to the opposite side and entering the woods. The relative recalls being frightened that evening but recalls no further detail.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
September 1961 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia Class A #6097

Man describes childhood sighting at rural property on the outskirts of Atlanta

In the early 1960s on a sunny afternoon, four siblings playing behind their house noticed a very large hair-covered animal under the house in the unfinished basement. The children approached it, threw small rocks, and formed the impression its human-like face was smiling with its mouth closed, while it stayed calm. Frightened, they ran inside for their mother, and when they returned the animal was gone without a trace.

Partial sighting
1960–2010 LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia Class A #30135

Man recalls encounter with 7 foot tall creature on grandparents farm

When the witness was about 10, he was walking back toward the farmhouse on his grandfather's farm late on a winter afternoon. About 80 yards away he saw a tall, hair-covered ape-like figure standing still and staring at him with yellow eyes. Terrified, he ran about a quarter-mile to the house without telling his grandfather at the time. He later came to believe the creature was a real Bigfoot and linked it to livestock deaths found near the swamp.

Full-body sighting
1956–1957 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Class A #27888

Man recalls close encounter at dusk as a youth near Macon

The witness and a companion were walking home from a creek at dusk when they heard loud approaching footsteps and movement through pines. A large hairy bipedal creature emerged on their side of a gully and jogged toward them on the path. After watching for a few seconds, the two fled to the nearby house.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
late October of 2000, at about 2:00 AM Sautee Nacoochee, White County, Georgia Related account #25693

Howl near Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia

The investigator heard a series of howl-like calls in the same valley in late October 2000.

Howl
summer of 2006 Helen, White County, Georgia Related account #23978

Odor near Helen, Georgia

The witness returned with a relative in summer 2006, smelled a strong centralized odor and saw a small sapling wrung and twisted at about 9-10 feet, with no sighting.

OdorTwist
sometimes when up there Helen, White County, Georgia Related account #28637

Animal behaviour near Helen, Georgia

On later fishing trips to the area the witness sometimes feels as if something is watching him.

Animal behaviour
Since then Helen, White County, Georgia Related account #28637

Wood knock near Helen, Georgia

The witness reports hearing wood knocking and vocalizations and having rocks thrown at him on several later visits to the same area.

Wood knockVocalizationRock throwing
over the last seven years Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia Related account #77604

Sasquatch sighting near Hiawassee, Georgia

The witness mentions unspecified odd incidents while hunting in the area over the last seven years.

some days before Blairsville, Union County, Georgia Related account #29326

Property disturbance near Blairsville, Georgia

Something entered a chicken house some days before the encounter and took chickens in an unusual manner.

Property disturbance
prior to seeing that Aragon, Polk County, Georgia Related account #49286

Property disturbance near Aragon, Georgia

Eight goats disappeared one by one over several months from a fenced enclosure in the same area with no blood, hair, or sign of struggle.

Property disturbance