Witness Recounts 1950s Florida Bigfoot Encounter and Son's Possible Sighting

Posted Thursday, July 25, 2024

By Squatchable.com staff

A fascinating account of a possible Skunk Ape sighting has surfaced on the YouTube channel Cryptid Mysterious. The channel, which has gained popularity in recent months, shares stories of cryptids and other mysterious creatures. In the video, titled "Massive Skunk Ape Sighting! (Bonus Ending; My Son's Close Encounter!)," the witness, Doug, recounts his experience from when he was a young boy in Florida, around 1953. Doug and his father were on a hunting trip when they saw something unusual in a nearby field. According to Doug, a "man in a fur suit" emerged from the bushes and began walking across the field, ignoring the shouts of the hunters. Doug described the creature as having very long arms and moving in a strange manner. The man in charge of the hunting party pursued the creature, firing several shots into the bushes. Afterward, he told the group that he had seen a "big gorilla." Doug didn't realize the significance of his sighting until many years later when he read about Bigfoot creatures in magazines. He now believes that what he and his father saw that day was a Skunk Ape, a type of Bigfoot creature said to inhabit the swamps and forests of Florida. In the bonus ending of the video, Doug's son shares his own encounter with a mysterious creature while camping in Jennings Forest. The young boy described seeing a six to seven-foot-tall manlike creature covered in grayish-white hair, with a leathery, wrinkly skin. The video has sparked a lot of interest in the Bigfoot community, with many viewers sharing their own experiences and theories about the Skunk Ape. It's definitely worth a watch for anyone interested in cryptids and the unexplained. I find this account to be intriguing and yet another piece of evidence that supports the existence of these elusive creatures. I encourage our readers to check out the video and share their thoughts with us.