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the next morning Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Odor near Danville, Illinois

The witness and a relative returned the next morning to follow the blood trail, found the deer vanished, and noted strong odor and feeling of being watched.

OdorAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Alto Pass, Union County, Illinois Related account #57880

Animal behaviour near Alto Pass, Illinois

Other people reported being chased up trees, having rocks thrown at them, and having hunting stands torn apart on the same public land.

Animal behaviourRock throwingProperty disturbance
As a kid Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois Related account #40475

Movement only near Oregon, Illinois

Throughout childhood the witness repeatedly felt watched in the woods, glimpsed fleeting movement, and saw dogs act strangely and block entry while growling.

Movement onlyAnimal behaviour
several times Shipman, Macoupin County, Illinois Related account #41043

Animal behaviour near Shipman, Illinois

The witness repeatedly felt watched when checking noises at the shed and when sitting by the French doors.

Animal behaviour
on previous visits Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

Animal behaviour near Manteno, Illinois

The witness states he had previously felt watched, smelled the same pungent odor, and heard the same whooping noise on earlier fishing visits to the same site.

Animal behaviourOdorWhoop
today Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Related account #28525

Animal behaviour near Midlothian, Illinois

The witness says they sometimes feel watched with eyes everywhere in the daytime woods, including the interview day.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Related account #28525

Footsteps near Midlothian, Illinois

The witness says they often hear footsteps and feel followed when alone on the path through the woods.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
for 2 days Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida Related account #40901

Odor near Lake Helen, Florida

A horrible stench lingered outside the house for two days while the retriever refused to go outside even in daytime.

OdorAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Sasquatch sighting near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

A relative walking a dog behind a camper trailer reported seeing a figure, after which the dog pulled hard to return inside.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 2002-2003? Lake Park,, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #30929

Daylight observation of a hair-covered bipedal figure in the Grassy Waters Preserve

The witness and a companion were walking a preserve boardwalk in the early morning after being denied a guided canoe trip. From the boardwalk they watched a tall dark figure at the base of a distant cypress tree repeatedly squat, dig in the mud, stand, and bring a hand to its mouth for several minutes. Two park rangers were also present, but requested binoculars fogged and were unusable. The witness described the figure as human-like in posture and movement and did not consider it a bear.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Footsteps near Kissimmee, Florida

When outside with dogs, the witness hears heavy crunching footsteps while dogs stare without barking.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 1975-76 North Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida Class B #24241

Family has a strange and terrifying encounter while fishing in the Everglades National Park

While night-fishing beside a canal in the Everglades with his parents as a young child, the witness heard something pacing back and forth in dense vegetation behind them. His father threw a piece of coral, shone a spotlight, and shouted, but the movement continued without any visible source or response. Frightened by the persistent, methodical pacing, the family fled in their car without breaking down their fishing rods.

FootstepsUnidentified soundMovement onlyAnimal behaviourPossible misidentification
about 5:30 am Jupiter Fla, Martin County, Florida Related account #38104

Animal behaviour near Jupiter Fla, Florida

Later that morning the witness felt watched and followed to the tree stand, noticed eerie quiet, and found normal animal sounds did not resume until after returning for supplies.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida Related account #723

Animal behaviour near Brooksville, Florida

The witness's horses would stand for hours staring into the woods off the back corner.

Animal behaviour
Fall of 1994 Coconut Creek/Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida Related account #1831

Sasquatch sighting near Coconut Creek/Coral Springs, Florida

A relative and a friend reportedly saw a standing figure at a trail intersection at night that reached out toward them before they fled.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
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
after dusk Aragon, Polk County, Georgia Related account #49286

Animal behaviour near Aragon, Georgia

The landowner's horse reportedly will not stay near the pond after dusk and returns to the barn at nightfall.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Do Not Want To Disclose At This Time (Oglethorpe Or Athens), Elbert County, Georgia Related account #26201

Animal behaviour near Do Not Want To Disclose At This Time (Oglethorpe Or Athens), Georgia

The family dog often acted intimidated both inside the house and outside with the family.

Animal behaviour
when he was a teen, October full moon Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Related account #31888

Sasquatch sighting near Jackson, Georgia

As a teen the witness camped with a companion on the property, awoke on an October full moon to thumping, saw a tall dark figure handling something large uphill that approached the tent with foul odor, with deer remains found next morning.

Full-body sightingOdorTracksAnimal behaviour
three weeks after that, about the same time Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Related account #31888

Sasquatch sighting near Jackson, Georgia

About three weeks later the witness again found the figure closer, it huffed and charged on two feet, he fired a gun to scare it and it ran toward the creek.

Full-body sightingVocalizationTree breakAnimal behaviour