Marion County, Florida

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Marion County Florida (Class A) BFRO

November 2012

I was out trail riding in a remote part of the Ocala National Forest when I became stuck in a mud hole. I was out there for several hours waiting for someone to come pull me out. What got my attention first was the sound of someone hitting something against a tree which striked me as odd considering where I was at and I didn't hear any other vehicles prior to the knock so I proceeded to approach the sounds after walking about 300 yards away from my vehicle I saw what I thought was a huge man in a ghillie suit striking a pine tree with a large stick as I got closer I realized it was not a man but a huge creature that I will never forget as long as I live. It had a huge chest probably 60in. across and though it was in a slumped standing position it had to be 8 feet tall with long muscular arms and long chest and mid section like its legs were shorter than chest area. As I was trying slowly to back away to get back to my truck I stepped on a stick and it immediately turned to look at me u...

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Marion County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime sighting by a man walking his dog in a subdivision next to the Ocala National Forest

I was walking my dog on October 18th, at around 9:00 to 9:10....We had just got back from dinner. We live in a subdivision that backs to the Ocala National Forest. As I was walking towards the end ...

October 2013

Marion County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by a retired Wildlife Officer outside Ocala

On February 21, 2012 at aprox 2:55pm while traveling on a back county heavily wooded road in Ocala Florida, I observed an animal coming out of the woods on the South side of the road heading North. Fr...

February 2012

Marion County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Bowhunter hears a massive crash and possible screams in the Ocala National Forest

It was last bow season around the middle of sept in Ocala Na.forest, I was in the tree 1/2 hour before daylight, i had an encounter with a black bear 2 or 3 days before in the same area, it came out o...

September 2011

Marion County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting from a vehicle in the Ocala National Forest near Ft. McCoy

I was leaving a hunting camp and just drove on to the main dirt road and picking up speed and I just came over a small hill and I was looking ahead of me and as always looking for deer or a bear cross...

January 2008

San Bernardino County California (Class A) BFRO

Sighting along Lytle Creek

Heard whistling and wood-chomping noises and looked towards sounds and saw hairy man-like creature (very muscular). It saw me and stayed there for approx. 2 min. Then walked into the treeline by the e...

July 1950

Trumbull County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Prints found following sighting near Mosquito Lake

At about 5:45pm I was walking out back and saw a large black creature out by the road. I yelled at it and it ran down the street. I think it went into the woods. When I walked up by the road I didn't ...

February 2000

Beltrami County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Beltrami County, Minnesota; sighting and tracks found by logging crew.

saw a mnlike creature on an island in a bog. Tracks seen by District Forester quoted because of the deep snow conditions and temperatures no human cpuld go that way and survive. ...

November 1978

Ontario Canada (Class A) BFRO

Two fishermen spot a 7 foot tall brown creature from their boat.

My brother and I were riding in a small boat when I noticed something on the shore. It was about 40 metres away, but we saw a 7 foot tall humanoid that looked completely brown scooping up water into i...

January 1994

Josephine County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Huge creature almost hit by a truck

My aunt and uncle, who lived on the edge of town, heard a burgler going thru stuff on the back porch late at night. Looked out an seen a huge bigfoot lookin thru stuff. My aunt screamed and bigfoot ru...

January 1968

Ontario Canada (Class A) BFRO

Creature observed crossing the road.

Driving on Hwy11 at night when the creature crossed the road and went into the bush. It was a dark brown or black in colour and I think about 7ft tall. I didn't stop to look for it, since it was dark....

September 1997

Jackson County Kansas (Class A) BFRO

Motorist's sighting results in a collision

In 1960 on the Pottawatomie Indian Reserve NW. of Topeka, KS, a man saw a very hairy man that scared him so bad he drove through a yard and hit a clothesline. ...

January 1960

New Brunswick Canada (Class A) BFRO

Ape-Like figure seen running through the woods

A large ape like figure running though the woods. Seemed very scared. I, nor did other witnesses ever see anything like it. When we checked for footprints, nothing was found....

April 1997