Sumter County, Florida

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Sumter County Florida (Class A) BFRO

September 2010

hi my name is eric and i felt i needed to write this.me and 3 friends were camping in richlom wild life management area on labor day weekend we were just sitting around the fire when all of the sudden i noticed it got very quiet and all the bugs disappered then we haerd what sounded like a tree being up rooted so we grabbed the spotlight and started searching what it was we found a good sized pine tree half pushed over then we sat back down and as soon as we did we haerd a very very odd growl then we stood back up and started panning the spotlight when we saw a very hairy 11ft object we stood motionless as we looked at it then it darted off and then thats when i left camp site and went home my number is *** *** **** if you have any questions thank you.

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Sumter County Florida (Class B) BFRO

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January 2013

Sumter County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Possible daytime encounter by a father and son hunting in the Richloam Wildlife Management Area

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Sumter County Florida (Class B) BFRO

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January 2012

Sumter County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by hunter and son in Richloam Wildlife Management Area

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October 2009

Koochiching County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

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Henderson County North Carolina (Class A) BFRO

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Washington County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

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Benton County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

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October 1981

Routt County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

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Logan County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

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Tazewell County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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El Paso County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

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