Taney County, Missouri

Near Forsyth

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Taney County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

July 1998

Location: Taney County ' 3 miles north of Forsyth ' under-developed area comprising multiple 10-acre lots, heavily forested, served by a dirt/gravel road. Date: Late summer (July/August) 1998 Time: 8:30-ish pm My wife and I were living in a small "park" trailer (8'x30') on our 10-acre lot just north of Forsyth, Missouri. The area is isolated, almost entirely undeveloped, and composed of heavily forested 10-acre lots. Access to the area was at that time a rather narrow dirt/gravel road which was barely able to handle two-way traffic. The area supports a variety of wildlife including possum, raccoons, bobcats, foxes, coyotes, and a large deer population. Black bears, small and scraggly, are relatively rare, but are reportedly making a comeback in the area and appear to be moving from Arkansas to the south. Both my wife and I had been to work very early in the day, and were quite tired. We were lying in our bedroom at the western end of the trailer with the windows open, readi...

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Taney County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

Family has recurring encounters at home near Forsyth

My husband and I were woke around 12:30 am with some strange sounds coning through the baby moniter. The bed room the kids are in is right next to ours but we didnt hear anything from our room, it was...

August 2011

Taney County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

Possible late night sighting across the road from a house near Kirbyville

I let my dog out about 11 pm oct 3rd or 4th. It was pretty cool that night so he didnt go too far.across from my home in rural taney county there is thousands of acres bordering taneycomo and bull sho...

October 2008

Taney County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

Possible mid-day sighting by motorist on Hwy 465 outside Branson

This sighting happend Friday march 17 2006 . I was driving down hwy 465(Ozark Mountain High Road) going west bound about 1.5 miles from hwy 65 in taney county missouri at approxiamtely 1:30 pm When I ...

March 2006

Taney County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of a nighttime close encounter in the Henning Conservation Area near Branson

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Newspaper deliveryman sees large gray colored creature that was walking on two legs and carrying dead animal. (Newspaper account, follow-up by the BFRO and Sheriff's documents included.)

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March 2000

Magoffin County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls early morning sighting while squirrel hunting near Salyersville

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Kanawha County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

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