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Man describes possible encounters off Route 41 near Ochopee
The witness and a companion were walking a dirt trail by a canal to find a bass spot while looking down to avoid snakes. They saw large brown legs cross the trail ahead and noticed branches rustling in a nearby group of trees, which the witness attributed to a sasquatch watching them. Scared, they backed away slowly and left the area.
Fish stolen from a boat, possible knocks and vocalizations near Punta Gorda
The witness reports repeatedly hearing loud wood-on-wood smacking sounds from different directions after midnight while soaking in a hot tub outside a trailer and later while on the second-floor deck of a new house. The property borders heavily wooded swamp adjoining a wildlife preserve. The witness initially wondered why anyone would be working in the woods at night, later associating the sounds with stick-banging described on a television show. No visual encounter is claimed.
Man recalls childhood encounter with sasquatch
As a boy camping with friends near a creek, the witness and a companion shone flashlights at a departing friend. They saw a large hair-covered bipedal form walk a few yards behind him in the opposite direction, taking a few long smooth strides before leaving the light. The two observers stayed by the fire overnight, and a next-day search found no tracks or other sign.
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.
Man remembers unknown screaming animal passing underneath his deer stand before dawn on Clark Hill Lake
On opening day of deer season in 1978 or 1979, the witness waited in a tree stand in darkness and dense fog near a lake. A loud screaming sound approached from uphill, passed beneath the stand with audible brush and leaf movement, and continued on. The witness could not see the source due to fog and darkness. A hunting companion in a different location also heard the sounds that morning.
Family reports numerous incidents since 2000
The witness reports repeated encounters over years on a rural property bordering woods and swamp, including sightings, vocalizations, odors, and footprints. The witness believes a family of creatures lives nearby, currently including a mother with young, and describes them as shy and non-threatening. The witness withholds the location and seeks help to protect the animals from harm.
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.
Wood knocks heard by hunter outside Camden
The witness was hunting alone from a climbing stand on the middle bench of a hillside. He heard two knocks from a tree to the west near the hilltop, then about 45 seconds later heard another knock from low behind him. He saw nothing and heard nothing else.
Man and witnesses have two seperate sighting, 1st while fishing, 2nd while driving
In April 1982, the witness and a companion were driving home from their senior prom late at night on a flat road section. Under the car headlights they saw a massive black-furred creature leaning on a road sign, with about ten feet of its chest-down visible but no head in view. Terrified, they sped up and continued driving; about a mile later a tire blew out, and they drove several miles to a house to call for help.
Daylight sighting by hunter near the Alabama / Mississippi border
Late one afternoon in December 2002 the witness was hunting along a fenceline near home when deer ran past and the witness's dog chased them then fled. Shortly after the witness heard movement in a pine thicket and saw a tall hairy biped emerge, run down the fenceline, cross the fence while chasing the deer, and disappear downhill in under a minute without acknowledging the witness. A follow-up interview added size and appearance details and noted missing pets and livestock near the home.
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.
Man recalls multiple witness encounter near Hendersonville
Six people arriving by car at a new house at the edge of a subdivision saw a tall hair-covered man-like figure digging in a trash can at the end of the driveway. Under the headlights it looked toward them, then strode and loped away bipedally with a very long stride without dropping to all fours. After a companion retrieved a gun the figure was gone, and a neighbor's normally aggressive barking dog was found silent, frightened and hiding under a deck.
Young Man finds footprints in snow
As a boy walking in snow on a relative's farm, the witness claims to have found adult-sized human-like footprints with four toes on each foot in an open field near a road. No photos were taken and similar tracks were noted the following year. The witness also describes hearing an unidentified scream years later and now wonders whether the two incidents could be related.
Young men have frightening vocalization incident near Stones River
The witness and two companions hiked a horse trail along a river at night. They heard repeated loud branch breaks that seemed to follow them as they tried to leave. At the base of a bluff area they heard an extremely loud scream that echoed down the river, then ran to a nearby house where they heard the scream again from the woods.
Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Smyrna
The witness was driving home from work at night in heavy ground fog when a creature stepped onto the road ahead and walked across to a partly cleared lot. The witness watched it disappear into fog and darkness, then after calming down drove home, ran inside, and locked up. The witness described the encounter as terrifying and reported sleeplessness for weeks afterward.
Early morning sighting near Bon Aqua
The witness was washing dishes in a rented farmhouse in the early morning and looked out the back window. She saw a very large, tan, long-haired creature hurrying across a fenced field toward a tree line, observing its face, arms and legs as it passed a break in the fence. She moved between windows to keep watching until it disappeared into the trees, and did not go outside to look for tracks.
Hikers hear characteristic vocalizations on Fiery Gizzard Trail
Two companions were hiking back toward the trailhead through a gorge when the surrounding woods erupted in loud screaming and whooping vocalizations lasting a few seconds. The sounds seemed to come from more than one nearby source, then stopped abruptly into complete silence. The pair had no visual contact with the source and finished the hike without further incident.
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.
Morning sighting by hunter in Homochitto National Forest near Knoxville
The witness was deer hunting in the morning and waiting against a tree when a nearby deer spooked. He then heard heavy breathing and saw a tall hair-covered upright creature standing a few feet behind him. He fled leaving his gun, then returned with two companions to find large three-toed tracks leading to a creek.
Possible ongoing sasquatch incidents around rural property 17mi NE of Meridian
The witness reports hearing wolf-like but different howls and daytime knocks over the past couple weeks after a two-year quiet period, with sounds heard on both sides of the road. The activity was first noticed near a shooting house when animals went quiet, and included a very active episode around 12:30 a.m. The witness and two neighbors have heard two different sounds, and dogs avoid the area.