North Georgia Teen's Chilling 1974 Bigfoot Encounter Revealed
Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2025
By Squatchable.com staff
A fascinating account of a possible Bigfoot encounter from 1974 has recently surfaced on the YouTube channel, Bigfoot Society. The witness, a former Army Aviator, law enforcement officer, and security specialist, shares his chilling experience of coming across something unusual in the north Georgia foothills.
The witness, who was 15 years old at the time, had grown up hearing stories about "boogers" or "HS" from his family, who were Depression era farmers. These stories often involved something following them at night, stopping when they stopped. On a cold early March day in 1974, the witness and three other teenage boys were out on the back roads near the Amicola River, spotlighting deer.
As they approached an old intersection, they saw three sets of glowing eyes in the headlights - a buck and two does. The boys got out of the car to take a closer look, but as they were standing there, the witness heard a crashing sound and then saw something big take three steps across the road. He looked over at the other boy, who was just as shocked as he was.
The two boys in front of the car, who were closer to the deer, didn't see anything, but the witness and the other boy were convinced that they had just seen something large and unusual. The deer, which had been frozen in place, bolted as soon as the creature got within 80 to 100 feet of them.
The witness described the fear he felt as "palpable" and different from any other fear he had experienced, including being shot at as a law enforcement officer. The two boys in front of the car finally saw the creature when it walked up onto a bank and they shone their flashlight on it.
The witness described the creature as having the shape of a big man, but with an odd-looking limb growing out at an angle. He couldn't make out any features, but he could see the outline of its head and torso.
This encounter is a fascinating addition to the many stories of possible Bigfoot sightings. While it's impossible to say for certain what the witness and his friends saw that day, their account is a compelling one that is sure to interest Bigfoot enthusiasts.
If you'd like to hear more about this encounter, be sure to check out the video on the Bigfoot Society YouTube channel. And if you have your own Bigfoot encounter to report, the channel encourages you to reach out directly to them.