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Fall 1979 Dunnellon, Marion County, Florida Class B #7692

Possible brush nest, tracks, smell, noticed by DeMolay teens visiting rural home Dunellon

Three teenagers walked down a dirt road at night to take time-exposure photos of stars away from house lights. They noticed a strong foul odor and an unusual silence, became frightened, and ran back to the house. The next morning they returned and found an area of flattened brush and a very large footprint in damp soil nearby, which they photographed in black-and-white before having to leave.

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Fall 1975 Everglade City, Collier County, Florida Class B #14271

Possible tracks noticed by hunters in the Everglades outside Everglades City

The witness was hunting with five relatives and family friends in a remote part of the Everglades in the fall. About an hour into the evening hunt, the group found large footprints in mud at a dried water hole near a tree line, with disturbed brush beyond. The group left the area soon after, ending the trip. The witness later interpreted the tracks as those of a skunk ape.

Tracks
1974 Davie, Florida #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/02/03/sc-ep295-the-creature-was-hit-by-the-police-car

Tracks near Davie, Florida (1974)

About two weeks after the witness left for the summer, the sister reported that a family friend's stable had been attacked. A pony was killed, apparently by a skunk ape. Those who went to track it reported finding a single bloody footprint on a plank leading into the swamp.

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1974 Davie, Florida #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/02/03/sc-ep295-the-creature-was-hit-by-the-police-car

Sasquatch sighting near Davie, Florida (1974)

Around 3 a.m. the dogs reacted, floodlights came on, and a huge shadow crossed the wall. The witness peeked out the front picture window and saw a very tall hairy biped that flexed and screamed. It then walked along the fence, ate a wild watermelon, drank from a neighbor's man-made lake, and left toward the swamp. Next morning large footprints were found but were trampled before casting.

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March 1963 Hernando City, Citrus County, Florida Related account #28678

Tracks near Hernando City, Florida (1963)

In March 1963 the witness and others observed large barefoot prints on the island.

Tracks
the next morning St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida Related account #31745

Tracks near St. Augustine, Florida

The following morning the witnesses returned to the area and a family member found a large footprint bigger than a size 15.

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BFRO YEAR: 1985 86 Lakeland Fla, Polk County, Florida Class B #3918

Hunter has unexplained, late night encounter while in small boat on Saddle Creek

Late at night the witness paddled a small boat up a creek with two dogs and heard something following on the bank, then a loud blowing noise. The dogs refused to go ashore and later barked intensely. The witness shone a light and saw a large ape-like figure running away over a hill, then noticed a group of tracks while leaving. A skunk-like brassy odor was noted before the sighting.

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BFRO YEAR: 74-75 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #414

Year long sightings by family

The witness describes repeated nighttime visits to a rural property over about a year by a family of large hairy creatures that ate fruit, looked in trailer windows, and once bit a penned hog. The witness reports seeing three individuals of varying heights, hearing frequent chattering, noticing odor, tracks and hair, and attempting to hunt them without driving them away. After about a year the visits stopped, believed to have ended when habitat regrew.

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a couple of weeks later Hudson, Pasco County, Florida Related account #7627

Door or window contact near Hudson, Florida

A couple of weeks later the witness and a relative heard a loud bang that shook the residence and later found a fist-like dent and large bare prints at the rear door.

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In 1988 or '89 Pasco County, Florida Related account #737

Footsteps near Pasco County

In the late 1980s the same group heard something walking through tall grass toward an abandoned house, heard something hit the house, fled, and the next day found a path through the grass and a damaged wall under a window.

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the following hunting season Indiantown, Martin County, Florida Related account #26271

Tracks near Indiantown, Florida

The following hunting season the witness found a large human-looking bare footprint with five toes near the same area while dragging out a tree stand.

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The next morning Cassia, Lake County, Florida Related account #32249

Tracks near Cassia, Florida

The next morning the men returned and found smeared human-like footprints.

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Date unknown Pittman, Lake County, Florida Related account #5510

Sasquatch sighting near Pittman, Florida

A road-grader operator reported seeing a large bipedal creature step onto the road, abandoning the grader and later reporting it, after which footprints and handprints were found on the vehicle.

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Over an 11 year period Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida Related account #723

Tracks near Brooksville, Florida

The witness found footprints in the field repeatedly over an 11-year period.

Tracks
Date unknown New Smyrna Beach, Brevard County, Florida Related account #29529

Tracks near New Smyrna Beach, Florida

The witness had previously seen large footprints in the same area and questioned why someone would fish from shore there.

Tracks
Date unknown Florida #1f8ff750-46df-47ab-9d7d-fec2c6137c69

Tracks in Florida

The guest walked off trail with a group to an area thought to hold a family and found Bigfoot-like prints including small ones that ended abruptly. The prints did not match black bear tracks. Casts were made but a controlled burn was done before they could be retrieved.

Tracks
a few weeks ago, a couple weeks back Florida #66d4b123-a8fb-4529-ad7b-4771355a8316

Tracks in Florida

While riding midday on the fence line the witness found a fresh set of three-toed tracks with no other people or tire signs around. He first thought gator then bear then person but judged them too long and narrow for bear, unlike wide gator tracks with no tail drag, and too large and deep for a bird. He did not photograph them.

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this last year, 10 years later Florida #25033f82-bed5-4d80-a556-1a71c225554f

Tracks in Florida

The witness later returned to the same trail system for day hikes with companions. Miles in, the group found very large human-like tracks where none had been before. The witness reported taking pictures of the tracks.

Tracks
10 years ago, I think it was June, maybe, in the summer Florida #25033f82-bed5-4d80-a556-1a71c225554f

Whoop in Florida

The witness set out alone on a multi-day hike through swamp trail and camped overnight in a hammock. During the night the camp was surrounded by unseen figures making vocalizations, knocks and walking sounds, and a food bag was knocked down. The next day the witness found large tracks, then encountered large dark hairy figures on and near the trail, one of which followed closely. The witness fled in panic to a highway rest stop and required medical care, reporting lasting distress and nightmares.

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in November when in high school Florida #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/tlRGHMrE5m2HIKPOHxBWxhPt_WvpEE_Gpp438UyZmYY

Vocalization in Florida

During a large group campout the witness and friends heard a powerful roar from an oak hammock after the campfire flared up. Three went to investigate and found a large round hay bale thrown from a flatbed truck with a bounce indentation and mud. Next morning large human-like tracks were found circling the entire campsite.

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