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last year when it was cool enough to sit around a fire Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Related account #12732

Growl near Mulberry, Florida

The witness, her spouse, and neighbors heard an unfamiliar growl or deep groan from the woods while sitting by a fire.

Growl
BFRO YEAR: 1979 or 80 East Of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Class B #1608

Noise, like wood being banged against tree. Tracks found

The witness was on a trail on a sunny hot afternoon when a loud impact like a large stick hitting a large tree trunk was heard 20 to 30 yards off the trail. Tracks were later found in the area several weeks afterward. Two other witnesses were said to have been involved but would not come forward.

Wood knock
Last fall Turkey hunt Zephyrhills, Polk County, Florida Related account #25129

Howl near Zephyrhills, Florida

During a previous turkey hunt the witness and a companion heard an unfamiliar loud vocalization described as between a howl and a guttural growl.

HowlGrowl
a few months ago Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida Related account #41892

Movement only near Clearwater, Florida

A few months earlier the witness felt and heard something run past and tear through brush on the same fence line without seeing it.

Movement only
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.

Partial sightingTracksOdorUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1947/48 Palatka, Putnam County, Florida Class A #4795

While riding horse, young teen has day time sighting not far from Palatka

Around 1947-48 on a hot summer day, the witness was riding a horse through pine woods to visit a neighbor when a large dark hairy figure was seen at a distance by a pine tree. The figure appeared to make repeated up-and-down movements with its arms raised and paid no attention to the witness. The horse stopped, pointed its ears forward, and refused to approach, so the witness watched briefly from a safe distance.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1971-72? Putnam Hall, Putnam County, Florida Class A #1021

Large Creature standing in road

The witness and a companion were driving at night when an entity was standing in their lane and they had to swerve to avoid hitting it. They reported getting a good look as they passed, describing a tall, hairy, man-like figure. The driver was frightened and would not stop or turn around.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Another time Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Sasquatch sighting near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

A young child playing near the steps screamed about a monster and ran inside, and has since feared going alone near the fence line.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Sasquatch sighting near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

A relative walking a dog behind a camper trailer reported seeing a figure, after which the dog pulled hard to return inside.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
it wasnt even 5 minutes he was gone Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Footsteps near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

Shortly after the main incident, the witness and a child heard shuffling in gravel, strange breathing, and breaking branches from inside the home.

FootstepsUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: About 1995 Bartow, Polk County, Florida Class B #15310

Possible daylight sighting by fisherman near Bartow

The witness was fishing from a hilltop near a park in Bartow while companions checked lines. She noticed a dark, hairy form protruding chest-high from the water among reeds, seemingly staring at her. She stared back, testing the sighting by closing and averting her eyes, but when companions returned and she tried to point it out, it was gone.

Partial sighting
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.

Full-body sightingChatterOdorTracksHair +1
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.

Door or window contactTracksProperty disturbance
Date unknown Holiday, Pasco County, Florida Related account #25582

Sasquatch sighting near Holiday, Florida

The witness had heard of another sighting in the same area but knew no details.

any other time when I used to take walks back in those woods Holiday, Pasco County, Florida Related account #25582

Sasquatch sighting near Holiday, Florida

The witness reports feeling watched during previous walks in the same woods.

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.

FootstepsObject throwingTracksProperty disturbance
40 to 50 years ago Lake Park,, Palm Beach County, Florida Related account #30929

Historical account near Lake Park,, Florida

The witness recalls skunk ape reportedly seen in the general area 40 to 50 years earlier before development.

Historical account
BFRO YEAR: 2002-2003? Lake Park,, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #30929

Daylight observation of a hair-covered bipedal figure in the Grassy Waters Preserve

The witness and a companion were walking a preserve boardwalk in the early morning after being denied a guided canoe trip. From the boardwalk they watched a tall dark figure at the base of a distant cypress tree repeatedly squat, dig in the mud, stand, and bring a hand to its mouth for several minutes. Two park rangers were also present, but requested binoculars fogged and were unusable. The witness described the figure as human-like in posture and movement and did not consider it a bear.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
at night Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Footsteps near Kissimmee, Florida

When taking garbage out at night, the witness hears the entity walking parallel about 20 feet away in woods.

Footsteps
the past two nights Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Related account #33612

Vocalization near Kissimmee, Florida

The witness heard a deep moaning sound on the past two nights.

Vocalization