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Fall 2025 Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia Class B #79369

Train spotters describe night time incident at Folkston Funnel (railroad junction)

Four people were train-spotting and camping by railroad tracks at night when they heard noise in brush across the tracks and saw eyeshine and a large silhouette swaying. They reported a foul odor, cats fleeing, and rocks thrown toward them from the brush direction, with impacts sparking on the tracks. One teen went inside while the remaining witnesses heard chatter and a branch snap south of the first figure, leading the witness to think two creatures were present. The witness then lit the brush and saw a tall bipedal silhouette stand before it disappeared, with no further activity over the next two nights.

SilhouetteEyeshineChatterOdorRock throwing
January 2025 Georgia #91b38307-a7fb-47ee-9817-ffdf1d60f318

Odor in Georgia (2025)

Two soldiers on a nighttime security patrol left the patrol base and noticed unnerving silence, cold air, a strong rotten odor, and sounds paralleling them and following behind. They heard a knocking sound and a whistle that mimicked their own signal, then encountered a large shaggy shape blocking the trail that rose from a crouch and walked away upright. They were found by an instructor about a mile from the base perimeter and later told by leadership not to discuss the incident.

OdorFootstepsWhistleWood knockTree break +2
22 September 2023 Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Georgia Class B #77591

DUSK PROTEST -- 23 miles south of Macon -- Big rocks thrown around sundown near remote boat launch on Ocmulgee River

In the early evening the witness and a companion parked their off-road vehicle at a remote riverbank and walked to the water's edge after noticing a strong foul odor. Two large stones were thrown from the direction of the woods in a high arc over their heads and landed in the river behind them, though the thrower was never seen or heard. The pair left the area quickly and later associated the odor and rock throwing with sasquatch-related accounts found online.

OdorRock throwing
February 2019 Telfair County, Georgia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5fUeXNpIfrqNJVHWjBxh6RiUWIAdbUVxjKjtDtd0yg8

Sasquatch sighting near Telfair County (2019)

The witness went to a wildlife management area to scout for hogs with his dog. Near water he smelled a strong dead-like odor and then noticed a dark-haired bipedal creature about 80 feet away beside a tree. The creature looked between the witness's shotgun and his face, and after the witness raised an empty hand the creature stepped behind the tree and walked away. The dog had disappeared during the encounter but was waiting at the truck, and the witness felt ill and disturbed afterward.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
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
July 2012 Cedartown / Rockmart / Rome, Polk County, Georgia Class A #38873

Dusk sighting in the middle of the road by a husband and wife while driving outside Cedartown

The witness and his wife were driving home at sunset when a large dark figure crouched in their lane. They braked as headlights lit it, and it stood to about eight feet, covered its face, then stepped over a fence post and ran toward the woods. Both occupants smelled a strong foul odor like garbage or a dead animal.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
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
September 2010 Fort Valley, Crawford County, Georgia Class B #58900

DOT work crew encounters growls, knocks, footprints, visual glimpse under bridge for Hwy 96 near Flint RIver

The witness was supervising a crew clearing brush under a highway bridge in the morning. The group noticed a strange odor, heard persistent movement and muffled grunts, and watched something peeping from behind a tree. Later a skinned rabbit hung high in a tree disappeared, bare footprints larger than the workers feet were found in mud by a creek, and loud limb-breaking sounds caused the whole crew to flee.

OdorMovement onlyGrowlPartial sightingTracks +2
October 2009 Between Homerville And Edith, Clinch County, Georgia Class A #26822

Late-night sighting by motorist couple between Homerville and Edith

A couple driving south on a dark highway late at night reported a tall lanky figure standing on the shoulder as they passed at highway speed. The driver saw the figure briefly while both occupants noticed a strong foul musky odor. They noted fresh roadkill nearby and continued to a gas station without turning back.

Full-body sightingOdor
17 November 2003 Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia Class A #15457

Daylight sighting by hunter along powerline route near Newnan

The witness was hunting alone from a tree stand near a powerline cut when a doe ran past as if spooked. Moments later a tall, hairy, human-like figure crossed an opening in the woods in a single fast stride and disappeared. The witness heard more spooked deer running toward his position, smelled a lingering foul odor, and radioed a relative to come retrieve him.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdor
May 2001 Georgia #5ea669eb-5843-4a22-8bfa-23e7591d0edb

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (2001)

The witness, a Marine designated marksman, was ordered to kill an aggressive animal near Lake D on a Navy base on the Georgia-Florida border. After hearing a splash and seeing a branch thrown into the water one evening, he returned the next evening and watched a tall, long-haired biped cross a road about 40 yards away. He shot it twice, and it collapsed and died. Superiors and two men in a white car secured the body, told him to stay in place and later to forget the incident, and no written statement was ever taken.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingObject throwingUnidentified soundVocalization +1
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
23 May 1998 Lake Rabun, Rabun County, Georgia Class A #9818

Hiker has nighttime sighting at Minnehaha Falls

In May 1998 the witness hiked alone to Minnehaha Falls near Lake Rabun and remained until after dark. After noticing a bad smell and a squatting figure he mistook for another hiker, he approached and saw a very tall, dark-brown, hair-covered biped that stood, walked away with long strides, then stepped toward him before leaving. The witness drew his service pistol and shouted, after which the creature walked away, and he left the area without telling anyone at the time.

Full-body sightingOdorUnidentified sound
May 1994 Blairsville, Union County, Georgia Class A #29326

Memory told of a nighttime encounter at close range near Blairsville

Two companions were walking at night toward a house when a noise at the treeline drew their attention. One companion fled while the witness briefly watched a huge dark-haired figure step down an embankment into the road about 30 feet away, hearing a grunt and smelling a musky pine odor. Both ran to the house and dogs chased the figure, with sounds of a violent struggle including roaring and shrieks before the dogs returned, one injured and another with blood on its mouth.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationGrowlScream +2
1994 Georgia #218c1b3e-614f-40af-80c4-6b3360d2262f

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (1994)

As a young teen running away, the guest walked under a bridge and noticed a tall hairy figure peering around a large pine and swaying. He fired his BB gun, the creature hid grunting, then ran past him as a nearby homeowner shouted. He ran home and later returned with his father, and the neighbor said he saw a small child and a very large figure run off together.

Partial sightingGrowlOdorMovement only
1994–1995 Pike County, Georgia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/11/15/sc-ep165-calling-911-and-reporting-a-sasquatch

Odor near Pike County (1994)

For six to eight months an elderly farmer and his wife reported nightly tapping that followed them room to room, shadows outside windows, a barn door torn open, missing dog food and missing outdoor dogs, and a low voice whispering the indoor dog's name. The responding deputy initially suspected neighbors, moonshiners or a grow operation, but later found a large hand-like dent in the house and an 18-inch footprint in the creek that he cast. The cast was later reported to show dermal ridges and to be considered authentic east of the Mississippi.

OdorVocalizationDoor or window contactProperty disturbanceTracks +1
Fall 1987 Waleska, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #3094

Teenager hears vocalization and has encounter with smelly creature outside window

In 1987 the witness was lying in a basement bedroom with the window open on a cool late-summer night. She heard a loud unfamiliar howling and screaming vocalization that frightened her and her dog, followed minutes later by heavy footsteps outside the window and on the deck plus a horrific odor. She sensed something pacing in front of the window as if looking in before leaving, then heard the same vocalization again and closed the window.

HowlScreamFootstepsOdor
1984–1985 Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia Class B #17308

Possible stalking of hunters on the AL state line near Cedartown GA

Two companions were deer hunting in forest land in the fall and regrouped at their vehicle after one found a freshly torn-apart deer carcass. While examining the carcass they reported a feeling of being watched and a strong odor described as wet dog mixed with rotting garbage. As they walked back to the vehicle near dark they heard something moving parallel in the undergrowth, then heard a loud scream from very close range, prompting them to fumble with their unloaded guns and leave quickly.

OdorFootstepsScream
7 June 1978 Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia Class A #32435

Memories told of activity over several years at a family home near Oglethorpe

A family living in a rural wood-frame home reported repeated nighttime visits over several years by two large hair-covered bipeds, one larger and one smaller. The creatures were said to peer in windows, mimic an infant's sounds, produce a strong septic odor, throw heavy tanks, damage a vehicle, and leave hair on the house. Livestock on surrounding farms were found dead with intestines removed. After the father fired through a wall at one creature, only the smaller one was reportedly seen, and activity lessened after relatives guarded the house and a protective ritual was performed.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationGrowlObject throwing +6
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