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15 August 2016 Adel, Cook County, Georgia Class B #58046

Multiple incidents near rural home outside Adel

The witness sat alone on the back patio at night facing the woods and spoke aloud. Three figures approached from different directions with audible walking and breaking limbs. The witness shone a flashlight on the closest one, seeing a large squatting outline with widely spaced bright green eyeshine, then went inside and still heard movement an hour later.

EyeshinePartial sightingFootstepsTree break
11 November 2014 Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia Class A #57053

Fisherman has up-close daytime encounter with a hairy hominid near Clayton

The witness hiked to a riverside fishing spot on a sunny late morning after a cold night. As he came up an embankment he saw a large hairy upright animal standing in the sun about 30-40 yards away and watched it for about 15-20 seconds before speaking to it. The animal then avoided eye contact and left quickly uphill, after which the witness heard rapid knocking sounds like a drum roll from the ridge. He camped there overnight without seeing it again.

Partial sightingFootstepsWood knock
30 May 2014 Ludowici Ga., Long County, Georgia Class A #45216

Reoccurring activity on a farm outside Fort Stewart

Witnesses in a newly purchased rural home surrounded by woods and swamp report repeated dusk and late-night activity. The claims include regular screaming and howling, a recurring skunky rotten odor, heavy running sounds felt on the porch, sightings of a large adult figure running and a large figure squatting or kneeling near outbuildings, and large tracks found with smaller prints nearby. Follow-up details add a frequently seen tall stocky female moving quietly, brush piles repeatedly dragged from an outbuilding to a driveway, and whoops that were reportedly answered and approached.

ScreamHowlOdorFull-body sightingPartial sighting +2
24 May 2012 Hogansville, Troup County, Georgia Class B #35512

Fisherman sees tall dark figure on Yellow Jacket Creek near Hogansville

The witness was fishing while wading a creek in the evening when nearby geese suddenly fled. He then heard a loud crash and heavy bipedal steps from across the creek and saw a wide, dark-brown human-like silhouette in the trees. He shouted at it, it backed away silently into foliage, and he left the area shaken.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified sound
5 May 2012 Tallulah Falls, Habersham County, Georgia Class B #35352

Golfers watch large animal jump from a tree outside Tallulah Falls

Two companions playing golf drove up to the 17th green in the afternoon and saw a tan, 6-foot animal leap outward from a high tree branch nearby. It landed hard with a loud thud that shook the tree and moved into low undergrowth, where it was heard taking a few steps before stopping and staying hidden. The witnesses felt it was too large, heavy, and tailless to be a mountain lion or bear and suggested it could have been a juvenile Sasquatch.

Full-body sightingFootstepsAnimal behaviourUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
25 November 2011 Shellman GA, Randolph County, Georgia Class B #44571

Deer hunter sees and hears a large hairy biped from his tree stand near Shellman

The witness was alone hunting deer from an elevated stand before sunrise when a strong musty odor grew stronger. He then noticed a tall, hairy biped partly concealed behind a large tree about 25 yards away, swaying from side to side and making short low grunts. After he glanced away to reach for his scoped gun he heard it moving through the woods, and when he looked back it had disappeared.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationFootsteps
2011 Helen, Georgia #469f1cca-9e52-44d4-9757-43bb47d1202c

Howl near Helen, Georgia (2011)

The witness had walked away from lodging to clear his head after an argument. While walking on a road at night he heard branches breaking and a loud vocalization, then saw a very large dark fur-covered shape between trees on a rock face. After hearing a deep exhale-like sound and losing sight of it, he ran back to lodging.

HowlVocalizationPartial sightingFootsteps
2010 Milledgeville, Georgia #2780b231-0118-4577-af0c-f1dbab416178

Footsteps near Milledgeville, Georgia (2010)

Two weeks after his friend's incident, the guest remained on his tree stand past dark and walked out alone after his flashlight failed. Something in brush to his left paced him and took an extra step each time he stopped. He drew his revolver and was followed for about half an hour, after which he never returned alone.

FootstepsMovement only
27 September 2007 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #22852

Hiker hears possible vocalizations on Appalachian Trail outside Helen

The witness was camped alone and felt suddenly uneasy, so he left his campsite for a nearby shelter. As he left, he heard a large unseen animal run away through brush and down a slope. After reaching the shelter, he was awakened about 5:30 a.m. by two very loud, high-pitched howls from a nearby ravine that he did not recognize as any known animal.

HowlFootstepsMovement only
25 September 2006 Summertown, Emanuel County, Georgia Class B #43553

Teenage girl startles a gorilla-like animal while walking home in the dark north of Swainsboro

The witness reports walking home alone at night on a rural dirt road when she startled a large creature near a shed. She heard a loud deep breath and grunt and felt the ground shake as the dark, muscular figure rose into a crouched gorilla-like posture about 20 feet away. The figure stared and turned its head to watch her as she moved to the far side of the road and walked quickly home while praying without running.

SilhouetteVocalizationFootsteps
June 2006 Hiram/douglasville, Paulding County, Georgia Class B #14887

Possible sighting, vocalizations, stalking, etc., near Sweetwater Creek

Shortly after 1:30 am the witness was awakened by aggressive barking and went to the porch to investigate. He heard heavy bipedal footsteps, loud screams and howls that approached rather than retreated, and fired shots into the ground. He later heard repeating groups of three heavy knocks and was shadowed along the fence for over an hour without ever seeing the source, leaving him and the dogs shaken.

FootstepsScreamHowlWood knockMovement only
2006–2008 Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia Class B #23808

Husband and wife describe possible repeated stalking incidents outside Barnesville

Two campers on a sandbar heard a loud scream, heavy bipedal footsteps and splashes in the creek after dark. When they left the tent with flashlights they saw large green eyes without visible pupils a short distance away on their path. After verbal warnings shots were fired toward the eyes, which advanced a few steps instead of fleeing, prompting the pair to call for help to leave the woods.

ScreamHowlGrowlFootstepsEyeshine +1
2006–2007 Helen, Habersham County, Georgia Class B #17957

Mother and son experience multiple incidents in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

On a cool afternoon in February 2007, the witness and a companion hiked in the woods to look for clues about strange activity. They reported finding large human-like footprints, possible bedding areas, territorial tree markings, and a freshly fallen oak with bark that looked chewed and wet. While leaving the woods they reported being followed by something unseen that produced howls and other vocals, stick-beating sounds, continuing footsteps, and moving vegetation.

HowlVocalizationWood knockFootstepsTracks +4
3 July 2005 Sarah, Union County, Georgia Class B #23701

Vocalization heard at close range on Appalachian Trail (Gooch Mountain Shelter)

The witness was sleeping alone in a trail shelter when awakened after midnight by heavy movement and loud repeated whooping calls nearby. Unable to see the source in darkness, the witness noted the sound moved sideways and the surrounding woods went silent for several minutes. No physical traces were found during a morning search.

WhoopFootsteps
15 May 2004 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #38870

LEO recalls his daylight sighting as a youth with his horses NW of Atlanta

The witness was spending time with horses in a fenced pasture next to extensive woods when movement in brush near the barn drew attention and the horses ran toward the house. Thinking the partly obscured shape outside the fence might be a horse, the witness walked toward it and then saw a tall upright figure covered in reddish hair that grunted, looked at the witness, then pushed through small trees and brush leaving the area with loud heavy footsteps. The witness ran to the house and told relatives who were inside.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsAnimal behaviour
October 2001 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia Class A #25043

Campers see animal observing campsite in Cohutta Wilderness

A group camping beside a creek at night heard recurring high-pitched screams and then movement in brush across the water. A tall figure with a very broad chest stepped into campfire and flashlight light, squatted at the water's edge with its hands in the water while staring at the group, then stood and walked away out of the light.

Full-body sightingScreamFootsteps
15 June 2000 Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia Class A #59113

Family observed by a Bigfoot while fishing in private wetland near Ray City

The witness was fishing with family members spread along a small channel when a child began crying. The witness noticed movement across the channel and watched a large hairy upright figure step from dense woods, observe for about 30 seconds, then leave once the crying stopped. The witness heard leaf crunching and twig breaks as it departed and noticed a skunk-like odor afterward, telling family only after reaching the vehicle.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
October 1998 Gum Branch, Long County, Georgia Class A #5395

Deer hunter has encounter south of Fort Stewart.

After leaving his deer stand at dusk, the witness encountered a tall hair-covered figure standing on the trail about 40 to 50 feet away near a deadfall. The figure sniffed the air, stared at him, then took steps toward him before turning off the trail into the woods. The witness backed away and listened as it walked away without crashing through brush.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
December 1995 Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia Class B #4109

Night time harassment of Army patrol on the west edge of Ft. Stewart, 5 miles NE of Glennville

Six soldiers on a night recon patrol through swamp heard an unseen presence following and circling them closely for 10-15 minutes, weaving between them even after they split into two groups. Later two soldiers in ambush position heard a loud scream-roar twice, followed by the sound of a large rotten tree falling and brush breaking. The sounds then stopped and the presence was heard leaving.

FootstepsScreamTree breakAnimal behaviour
November 1991 Barrow County, Georgia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/yACcTYjnJtaTJHny5xswFcHifrrOYuZI7FaI0hSnIvk

Sasquatch sighting near Barrow County (1991)

Three coon hunters were walking a trail at night when something followed behind them in the brush. On signal they shined high-beam lights and saw a tall dark brown hairy figure step across the trail in one stride and run up a wooded hill breaking limbs. They gathered the dogs and left without approaching.

Partial sightingFootstepsTree breakMovement only