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2018 Tennessee #0e8839a9-96b6-434f-9407-c62611fc8921

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (2018)

The witness hiked with family members on a cold damp spring day to a creek and cave area. After noticing a large tree down across the trail, the group encountered a hair-covered primate-like creature that peered over the tree while rocks were thrown toward them. The witness froze during prolonged eye contact, felt detached and aware of the creature's curiosity, and was eventually pulled away.

Full-body sightingRock throwingTree break
16 July 2003 Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee Class A #6638

Night time sighting of a white creature near Kelso

Late at night at a wooded residence, a child went outside to tend a car, heard strange vocalizations and saw a white figure, then ran inside. A young man then shone a flashlight toward the woods, saw a large white furry bipedal creature, fired a shot, and the creature stumbled then fled on two legs while others watched from the porch and trees were heard breaking.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlMovement onlyTree break
August 2000 Coker Creek Tn., Monroe County, Tennessee Class A #3008

Gold dredgers have afternoon encounter in Cherokee National Forest

Two men had finished dredging for gold and were talking when they noticed a large dark creature about 100 feet away partly behind a dead tree and tailings pile. The creature reached up and snapped off a tree limb, looked at them for 10 to 20 seconds while a strong smell was present, then turned and walked into the woods. They stayed in the area for two more weeks with no further sightings but reported smelling it several times.

Partial sightingOdorTree break
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.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorScreamFootsteps +1
1987 Calhoun, Mcminn County, Tennessee Class A #6421

Teenage boy witnesses a large blond or tan bigfoot at his door and hears whistling vocalizations.

The witness was reading late at home while dogs barked outside in the rain. A large hairy figure passed the back door making whistling and other sounds, and the porch light went out. The witness opened the door to a strong odor and saw the figure standing about 30 feet away before it left toward the woods amid crashing sounds and a distant answering whistle.

Partial sightingWhistleVocalizationMovement onlyOdor +3
24 May 1986 Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee Class A #25592

Man recalls a vivid daytime encounter as a youth near Portland

In May/June 1986, the witness was helping a companion gather firewood on a farm when they found trees stripped of bark with snapped branches. Later, while sitting by a pond, the witness saw a very tall, muscular, reddish-brown upright creature about 100 feet away at an electric fence near tobacco trailers. The creature sniffed the air and grunted while a dog barked, then ran back into the woods. The companion's father arrived with a shotgun and found footprints larger than his boot where the creature had stood.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracksTree break
February 1981 Rogersnille, Hawkins County, Tennessee Class B #8022

Couple hears vocalizations on Short Mountain

A witness living on a remote farm reported prolonged screaming and growling from the ridges around the house late at night. The sounds appeared to circle the house for over an hour and were accompanied by tree cracking and rock-clicking noises. The witness went onto the porch briefly then remained inside frightened, without seeing any creature.

ScreamGrowlTree breakUnidentified sound
Spring 1981 Bakerville, Humphreys County, Tennessee Class B #6418

Turkey hunter is followed Northeast of Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, Duck River Unit.

The witness was turkey hunting with a companion in wooded river bottomland and walked back toward the parked truck after dark. An unseen source in the woods kept pace about 100 feet away for about ten minutes, including keeping up when the witness ran about 100 yards. The witness heard it snap a large fallen tree in two, suggesting great weight. The witness reached the road area, slept in the truck overnight, and heard no additional screams or strange noises.

FootstepsTree break
1970 Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Footsteps in Tennessee (1970)

The guest described leaving a brother's farm in the evening and taking a tractor road through dark woods to avoid being driven back. Something paced the guest at a distance, pushed down fences where the guest crossed gates, then followed very close with extremely heavy footsteps that stopped when the guest stopped. After reaching pasture and pavement the sounds continued from the treeline, a tree was heard falling, and chains were heard beating at an abandoned station before the guest ran to a store.

FootstepsTree breakMovement only
BFRO YEAR: '92-'93 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class B #11682

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.

Tree breakUnidentified soundScreamOdor
In 2016 Fayetteville / Coldwater, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #58593

Tree break near Fayetteville / Coldwater, Tennessee

In 2016 the witness's young hunting companion, alone at his deer blind, heard a loud wooo, a loud clap-like sound, and a tree being pushed down.

Tree breakUnidentified soundVocalization
not even nine days ago Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/31/sc-ep240-strange-laughter-in-the-woods

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The father took his sons and dogs to swim in park pools when they smelled raw sewage and a pine tree broke into three pieces about 100 yards away. The father saw a figure moving between trees and then a tall creature about 40 feet away walking away across the parking area. They heard repeated loud grunts and later whoop calls and left quickly.

Partial sightingOdorGrowlWhoopTree break +2
last February Tennessee #96fb3904-b2a5-46c7-9988-2dd618ecdfe2

Scream in Tennessee

While walking between woven tree structures, the witness heard a woman-like scream behind him and saw a large hairy form moving parallel then darting into woods breaking trees. He tried to intercept it and a frightened deer stopped close in front of him. He then heard screaming from two positions at once with nothing visible, which he interpreted as interrupting a hunt.

ScreamFull-body sightingTree break
Last summer Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/z0Eeje6JvJvDDeP-HxDjlRGDKYzn-xYslP585x3gsfM

Tree break in Tennessee

The witness and his wife drove from their lodge to a scenic overlook and noticed a foot trail beside the road. Beside the trail one tree was pushed over with its root ball exposed, a sapling was snapped at a right angle and twisted, and another was bent into an arc with its top stuck in the soil. He photographed the trees and a researcher told him it was a Sasquatch trail marker.

Tree breakTwistStructure or nest
Date unknown Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/02/sc-ep215-the-creature-was-looking-at-me-intently

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The witness left his tent during a multi-day backpacking trip and walked up a trail where he found a large hairy figure squatted in the trail. The figure watched him while something large crashed down the slope breaking young trees. After grunting at him, the figure stood and loped away while the witness sprinted back to camp and stayed silent about the event.

Full-body sightingVocalizationFootstepsTree break
about 2 in the morning Tennessee #0db56b06-fcae-44ae-903f-281cfda906f6

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

Around 2 a.m. while taking the dog out, the witness heard thundering footsteps approaching and saw a very tall, very broad hairy figure run to the fence line, slam a tree and give a deep grunt. The dog froze silently with hair up, and the witness had to drag the dog inside, then shook and locked up the house.

Full-body sightingFootstepsGrowlTree break
4th of July this past year, seven or eight months ago Tennessee #5b2e3e7d-8e0e-488e-b752-d0015b0fcc69

Tree break in Tennessee

A couple with a dog camped and fished for three days with no one else around and experienced small disappearances of glasses. While fishing near the car with no wind, a large live tree snapped and fell toward the car, landing in another tree above the spouse and dog. The next morning while packing, a bag left on a picnic table near the dog vanished despite no one else being around, and the dog seemed on edge.

Tree breakProperty disturbance