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Date unknown Greenville, Madison County, Florida Related account #32302

Growl near Greenville, Florida

The witness alone heard a very loud deep growl/exhale twice from a thicket while hunting along a railroad.

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BFRO YEAR: 76 Esto, Holmes County, Florida Class A #115

Young girls have daylight sighting near their home

The witness and a relative went to a play hut at the edge of the woods just after daybreak. They noticed a foul odor, heard something large moving and growling, and hid in a nearby gully. They then watched a very tall, broad, brownish-red haired biped with human-like shape approach the hut from 50 to 70 feet away before turning and walking away, after which they ran home.

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ABOUT 2 OR 3 DAYS LATER CHATSWORTH, Murray County, Georgia Related account #27197

Growl near CHATSWORTH, Georgia

A few days later the witness heard a grunt or growl in the same area while walking to a car.

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BFRO YEAR: 1975-76 Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia Class A #36006

Man recalls multiple experiences (including a daylight sighting) as a youth near Gainesville

The witness and a companion were leaving a lake after fishing when they heard dogs barking and deep grunting near a swampy area. A very tall hairy biped emerged from reeds and ran upright across an open field while dogs chased it. After getting tangled and shouting, the witness saw the animal look toward them while running to the tree line, then both youths left for home.

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a few days after that, about 10:30 PM Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Related account #31888

Sasquatch sighting near Jackson, Georgia

A few days later the witness let the dog out at night, shone a spotlight on an 8-10 foot figure that snarled and charged on two legs then four then two.

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November of 2006, around 4AM Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Related account #31888

Growl near Jackson, Georgia

In November 2006 around 4 a.m. the witness went to the carport, heard a snarl, huffing and branch breaking, and a bowling-ball-sized rock was thrown toward him.

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BFRO YEAR: 04-present Jackson, Butts County, Georgia Class A #31888

Scary encounters outside a rural home near Jackson

The witness and a companion were camping in a tent on the witness's driveway in mid-October. Around 2 a.m. under a full moon, the witness awoke to grunting and snapping trees and saw a large hair-covered figure striking and eating a deer, then dragging it uphill. The figure approached the tent, giving off a strong musky odor and knocking a frying pan from a tree before leaving. In the morning the witness found deer remains, drag marks, and a shelter-like structure of bent and broken pines.

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about 3 1/2 years ago Morgan, Morgan County, Alabama Related account #40417

Growl near Morgan, Alabama

About three and a half years earlier the same witness was camping and cooking, heard growling, saw a tall figure watching, shouted, and the figure ran away, with footprints found nearby the next day.

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For a few months after that Opelika/Auburn Area, Lee County, Alabama Related account #7427

Growl near Opelika/Auburn Area, Alabama

The witness heard the same grunts and shrieks down the creek for a few months while riding in the area.

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BFRO YEAR: 79, 80, 99 Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama Class A #577

Man has repeated visits at family farm

In early fall 1980 around 7 p.m., the witness was in the kitchen after feeding horses while his wife brought in laundry. Both heard screaming near the corral gate, the wife ran inside frightened and horses fled, and the witness glimpsed a very tall dark furry figure moving through a lit patch while it screamed and made clicking growling noises before he went back inside and locked doors.

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Date unknown Dellrose, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #77199

Growl near Dellrose, Tennessee

A family member staying in a camper behind the house heard growling and chortling from the woods and felt a heavy slam against the camper wall.

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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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BFRO YEAR: Mid- to Late-1970s Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #1460

Two Large Creatures Were Seen Coming Out of Creek

As a child camping with family, the witness woke at night and stayed up to watch raccoons. Two large hair-covered creatures waded across a creek into the camp, growling and grunting while going through items left out. The frightened witness hid and remained still until they left the way they came, after which the raccoons returned.

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BFRO YEAR: 2004-Present Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas Class B #56443

Possible sightings and strange incidents experienced over time on rural property near Pocahontas

The witness was sitting in a deer stand on hunting land when dogs ran through the woods and rolled in dirt at a fence corner. After getting down to chase the dogs off, the witness smelled a musky sour odor like a dead animal. A deep long growl then came from the woods across the powerline about 50 yards away, prompting the witness to back away and run to the truck.

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The very next day North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Related account #39922

Growl near North Little Rock, Arkansas

The witness returned to the same area the next evening and heard the same loud sound from farther down the valley.

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Date unknown Puyallup, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting near Puyallup, Washington

At a Puyallup house backed by woods the guest's son was growled at, garden ornaments were taken and replaced with rocks, and wood was thrown against the house. The guest saw a tall black individual walking from her window that seemed to vanish, saw it solid twice more, and walked close to another individual holding its arms across limbs to mimic a tree before backing away.

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Date unknown Stanley, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Wood knock near Stanley, Idaho

While tent camping with family, the witness knocked a stick on a tree and got a reply, yelled and got a loud yelled reply through the valley. That night deer and birds vanished, and a felt growl between tents woke the witness and wife with a putrid smell, but a flashlight search found nothing.

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Halloween Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Vocalization near Twin Falls, Idaho

On Halloween night the friend, the witness and the friend's son went into Rock Creek Canyon playing calls. They heard creatures trailing on both sides, humming growling, a large boulder splash in the creek, saw eyeshine of a very tall figure, then found a mature deer with a leg twisted and left quickly.

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BFRO YEAR: 2015-16 Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri Class A #65691

Three incidents in marshy zone outside Charleston next to Mississippi River

The witness and a companion were bowfishing at night at a pump station when they heard high-pitched sounds. A spotlight then revealed a tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away at the treeline, gripping a limb and watching them for under a minute. The figure grunted loudly and walked away steadily while breaking limbs in its path, after which the two left terrified.

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about 50 years ago Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/WtFQ26iXg9n27YpYvzbDxofzlPmR0bD6ZD8d9XfyJfQ

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky

Two friends experienced in the woods were target shooting with rifles along a riverbank when they heard branches snapping and saw saplings swaying. They circled to investigate and found a hairy human-like creature perched on a logging deadfall that reared up and growled at close range. One friend fired several shots into its chest, it fell behind the log and appeared dead, then suddenly rose and fled toward the river while the witnesses ran to their car.

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