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July 2025 Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #78930

Possible sasquatch observed by cabin renter at 100 yards outside Gatlingburg

The witness and two companions were relaxing in an outdoor hot tub at a vacation cabin near Gatlinburg when the woods went silent and tree movement was heard. The witness noticed a motionless black shape resembling a gorilla's head and shoulders in sunlit brush about 100 yards away and watched it for several minutes. After briefly looking away at the cabin wall, he found the shape gone, and shortly after heard trees cracking. He watched for about ten more minutes without seeing anything further.

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2012 Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/05/sc-ep-30-646-716-8791-open-phone-lines

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (2012)

The witness arrived before dawn at a hunting spot near fallen trees and leaf beds. He heard movement on both sides, saw a large shadowy figure in moonlight, then ran downhill. As he reached the truck something crashed through the woods and a log landed behind him.

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March 2004 Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee Class B #20231

Camper Awakens and Sees Two Creatures in the Laurel Snow Pocket Wilderness

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on the Cumberland Plateau when he awoke with a feeling that someone was approaching. He saw two tall, very wide-shouldered bipedal silhouettes stopped at the top of the trail to his campsite, with the second moving left as if to flank him. He found his handgun and flashlight and shone it toward the trail, but the figures were gone. He stayed in the tent, later concluded they were Bigfoot, and left the area that morning.

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12 December 1997 Near Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #45665

Memory told of a late night close encounter from a parked vehicle outside Gatlinburg

The witness and a companion were parked in a truck at a mountain road landing late at night and watched a wild boar rooting in snow. After the boar fled, an upright figure appeared at the tree line, stood over the boar's spot, and was then illuminated by high beams. The figure blocked the light, showed glowing eyes, grunted, crossed the road in three strides, grabbed a sapling and disappeared uphill, leaving a strong odor.

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June 1995 Lafollette, Campbell County, Tennessee Class B #29704

Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with friends near LaFollette

The witness and three companions were sitting by a dying campfire late at night when a dog ran back into camp frightened. They then noticed a tall shadowy figure just beyond the firelight that turned to face them, showing eye reflection and a strong foul wet-animal odor. After staring for under a minute, the figure ran upslope through brush breaking branches, while the group shouted and then kept the fire up all night.

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December 1994 Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee Class A #6461

Sighting by three hunters just outside of Covington, in area referred to by locals as "Pilljerk"

Four people were coon hunting at night on a river bank waiting for their dogs when they heard rustling behind them. They turned toward a moonlit field and saw an outlined hairy figure. The figure ran rapidly across the field edge twice, dropping from upright to all fours and back upright without breaking stride.

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summer of 83 Tennessee #0d307f11-eaea-4d24-9499-39a3c38f8be4

Cryptid sighting in Tennessee (1983)

The witness woke in his parents' bed to find the room filled with intense red light. Silhouetted figures with bulbous heads lined both sides of the bed while cluttered voices sounded in his head, giving the impression of being studied. His parents remained asleep, and he recalls no transition to sleep, remembering nothing again for days.

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About a month later Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Silhouette in Tennessee

The guest relayed a brother's report of seeing a tall man-like outline at night walking up the road carrying something. The figure stepped over a four-foot gate without breaking stride and continued down a tractor road into the woods. At the time it was thought to be a man.

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Date unknown Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/olHAmeaF1h2FB35Y6BlsZwQ2P54LC8nMp0bO6eHe0hI

Dogman sighting in Tennessee

While driving home from a night shift along a river road in the early morning, the witness saw a solid black figure emerge and chase the car on all fours with audible breathing and claws. The witness drove faster, saw green eyeshine in the taillights, and followed it for about two miles until it turned off into an old field. The witness could not identify the animal and wondered about a dogman-like creature.

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late September, early October, second to last night Linsdale, Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JIXgl3Wz15O7YUv4aMl5Gq6qfU8nSrXrFWjjSs1TQUE

Sasquatch sighting near Linsdale, Tennessee

On the second to last night out, the guest noticed an upright shadow behind a large oak tree about 15 to 20 feet away. He could see an arm with long shaggy hair and a hand with five pointed fingers. A rock landed nearby, he glanced away, and the shape was gone without sound.

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23, 24 years ago Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/11/sc-ep323-one-of-them-threw-a-rock-at-me

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The witness was bow hunting with a friend on private land they had used for years. While hiding beside a trail to play a prank, he grunted like a deer at an approaching figure he assumed was his friend. The figure stopped, stared directly at him, then crashed away through extremely thick briars and vines, and the real friend arrived moments later from a different direction.

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