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Ongoing activity on a family farm near Paisley
Late at night on July 4 the witness's family was setting off fireworks in the yard when a companion noticed movement and a dark shape nearby. All present then heard a very low deep growl unlike anything they had heard before. The source then moved away crashing into the woods, and a search with flashlights found nothing.
Up close encounter experienced by a father and son fishing south of St. Augustine
The witness and a relative were night fishing while parked in their car when they heard loud howling and grunting that grew closer. After waiting, they drove away and their headlights illuminated a very tall, hairy biped crossing the road in long strides before going under a bridge toward the water.
Fishing guide with clients approached by a Florida Skunk-Ape in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (includes witness sketch)
The witness was guiding a fishing charter by boat in a remote refuge in the morning when a reddish-brown hairy biped was seen searching a sand bank. The creature approached to close range, stood erect and faced the boat for several seconds, vocalized, then left quietly into mangroves. The sighting lasted about two minutes and was watched by the guide and two clients.
Sasquatch sighting in Florida (2011)
The witness and a bandmate visited a woman's property after seeing her on television and camped overnight. They saw a tall black figure at the driveway and later at the firelight edge, had hickory nuts thrown uphill at them, heard limb breaking, and at about 5 a.m. something pressed down on their tent breaking a pole before running off. Similar activity recurred the next night.
Growl in Florida (2011)
The witness walked a narrow tractor trail at night to check a hog trap while a companion waited in the car. He heard footsteps, a deep rumbling growl, and smelled an intensely foul odor, then sensed something following and stopping behind him. The companion turned on headlights and saw a very tall, black-haired biped standing close behind him making threatening fist and foot displays. The creature crashed away through brush when lights flashed, and the witness abandoned his equipment and never returned.
Possible nighttime sighting while standing with friends outside a rural home near Wesley Chapel
Late at night the witness and two companions were talking outside a rural home when the witness noticed movement between houses. Under a street light they watched a tall dark hairy biped run across the cul-de-sac without looking toward them. The group reacted with great fear, with one person running inside and the others driving away, later agreeing they had seen a bigfoot.
Motorist has daytime sighting near I-10 Exit east of Pensacola
The witness was driving eastbound on the interstate in late morning when a large dark figure stepped out from trees beside the highway, looked toward traffic, then returned to the woods. The witness passed within about 30 feet but had only a brief view at highway speed and noted long arms, straight shaggy hair, and a slight hunch, with the face obscured by an arm. A companion in the car did not see the figure.
Driver spots a tall biped crossing the road just west of Miami
Late at night the witness was driving south on Krome Highway in western Miami after leaving a casino. In the outer reach of the headlights a tall dark bipedal figure crossed the road left to right in about three strides while hunched forward in a jogging motion. The witness estimated it at 8 to 9 feet tall with a build proportional to its height and said it never looked toward the car.
Possible footprint found and vocalizations heard in the Flying Eagle Wildlife Management Area
The witness and a companion were hunting and scouting in a swampy wildlife management area. After hearing something large run off unseen, they found a single fresh human-like barefoot print in mud beside a puddle. They photographed the print and marked the spot, and also noted distant squirrel alarm calls that moved closer then fell silent.
Weekend camping trip in the Green Swamp is interrupted by a hairy, bipedal intruder
The witness and three companions were camping and sitting around a fire at night when the woods went quiet and they heard a tree being pushed over. They found a pine half pushed over, then heard a scream and loud growl. The witness shone a spotlight, first seeing the legs and then the full height of a tall hair-covered bipedal creature about 20-30 yards away. After watching it for several seconds as it walked away, the group left the campsite.
Man describes several compelling incidents while hunting in the Withlacoochee State Forest
The witness was driving past a hunting area in the dark with bright headlights on. A large black hairy biped ran across the road from one woodline to the other in three leaps with a bent-kneed stride. It turned its head toward the vehicle but facial details could not be made out except deep-set eyes.
Daytime sighting by a motorist on FL-19 in the Ocala National Forest
The witness was driving on Highway 19 through the Ocala National Forest in the morning when she noticed a tall hair-covered biped in a partially cleared area beside the road. The creature was described as about seven feet tall with broad shoulders and dark hair, watching her from at or partly behind a tree. After several seconds of eye contact it stepped behind the tree out of view.
Frightening encounter experienced on family property outside Naples
Three people spending the night in a trailer heard distant howling that grew closer and seemed to come from more than one direction, and they called back. Small stones were thrown toward them, and they heard stomping, grunting, knocking, movement in brush close by, and trees breaking. They retreated into a bedroom where screaming, walking, and contact with the outside of the trailer continued for about an hour while one of them looked through window blinds and was left frightened.
Bow hunter hears possible vocalizations in the Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area
After a morning of archery hunting, the witness was walking toward his truck when he heard very loud guttural vocalizations lasting about two minutes. He described repeated growls, grunts and howls that he had never heard in 40 years of hunting and that unsettled him. There was no visual sighting of the source.
Hunter watches running bipedal creature, finds possible scat in the Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area
While hunting small game in the morning, the witness saw a bipedal dark-haired figure run between him and a companion and stop about 50-60 yards away to look at him for roughly half a minute before leaving. He estimated it at about 7 feet tall by comparison to a nearby tree and found no tracks due to standing water, only flattened grass. After rejoining his companion about a half-mile away, they found and examined an unusually large scat pile containing berries and grass.
Hunter and daughter hear chatter and find possible tracks near Escambia River
The witness and a relative hiked into river swamp woods to hunt squirrel and heard bipedal footsteps described as like a man walking. Later in a meadow they found a single large bare footprint with toes in soft soil around an ant bed, larger than the witness's boot. The witness photographed the track with a shell for scale and measured its length and width.
Nighttime sighting of two upright creatures by a motorist outside Middleburg
The witness was driving home from work at night and turned onto a road in Middleburg. Her headlights illuminated two large gray-haired creatures just off the road near a speed-limit sign. One appeared crouched making rapid arm movements over its lap while the other stood watching, and both looked toward her car with red eyeshine before she drove away frightened.
Daylight sighting by hunter and son in Richloam Wildlife Management Area
The witness and a relative were driving to a store after hunting when they saw a large hairy biped partly behind a scrub oak beside a curved road. The witness slowed and watched it for about 10-15 seconds from about 20-25 feet away before passing and turning around, by which time it was gone. After returning to the spot they noticed a strong foul odor and large ground impressions with flattened plants.
Father and son have very close daylight sighting in the Green Swamp
The witness and a relative were driving on a road through a hunting area late in the morning when they saw a large hair-covered biped beside the road at very close range. The vehicle passed within a few feet of the creature, then they turned around to look again. The creature had left the roadside and left a trail of disturbed vegetation and indistinct footprints. They described its size, build, hair, and facial features in detail.
Fisherman comes face to face with tall ape-like creature in Ft. Myers
Late at night the witness was fishing from a pier in his backyard when he heard noises from a nearby canal. He approached and came face to face at about 15 feet with a large hairy ape-like figure standing behind a palm tree. The figure moved agitatedly and made grunting noises, then retreated toward nearby railroad tracks as the witness went inside.