HERNANDO COUNTY- Brooksville,Fl. / A woman who wouldn't give her name reported that she was chased by a
creature covered in hair.(Fish and Wild Life Commission Files.)
FISH and WILDLIFE Conservation Commission started keeping a File on the Skunk Ape Reports around the state
LEE COUNTY-BULL KEY-Cayo Palau Area,Fl. / A fisherman said he saw families of Skunk Apes wading from island
to island.
Hernando County- Brooksville,Fl. / There was a beast called "The Abominable Palmetto Man". The woods were
crowded with would be hunters as they searched for the Palmetto Man. Two reporters were out tramping through the
woods and swamps,between the heat and the mosquitoes and worse the sporadic shooting it was much to
dangerous out in the woods. They decided to head back to Tampa stopping on the way at a local cafe to eat where
they found to their surprise the beast they were looking for. / Their waitress knew exactly where to find it, a Tampa
Bay woman was playing a joke on her brother-in-law and it got way out of hand.
/2010/ SEASON: Fall/ MONTH: November/ DATE: 11/04/1960/ STATE: Georgia/ COUNTY: Troup County
LOCATION DETAILS: Removed for confidentiality./ NEAREST TOWN: LaGrange/ NEAREST ROAD: Whitesville Road
(GA 219)
OBSERVED: My sighting occurred when I was about 10 years old on my Grand Father's farm located in Troup County,
Georgia. This was the most terrifying experience I have ever had in my entire life. I don't mention this event to my
friends because I am sure they would not believe me. When I was a young boy, I accompanied my Grand Father to his
98 acre farm every day from his home located in LaGrange. He had about 60 head of cattle, hogs, chickens and a
mule. He also grew corn and vegetables and had a 2 acre watermelon patch. After doing my chores on the farm, I
liked to roam all over the property, especially down to the creek and 10+ acre swamp which was created by beavers
damning up the creek. It was late one winter afternoon and I was walking in the woods far away from the old farm
house when I noticed some move in the woods behind me. I remember it was late in the day, almost the time of sunset,
when I was walking along the path leading back to the house when I saw "it" out of the corner of my eye. A huge, 7
foot tall, ape-looking creature that was covered in tangled hair. The creature was standing completely still with its long
arms hanging at its sides. The one thing that I saw that I will never forget was its 2 big yellow eyes that were staring
straight at me. I felt my heart skip and knew this creature, or whatever it was, was like nothing I had ever seen in my
life. It was about 80 yards away and I knew that if it started running, it could probably easily run me down as it had
extremely long, gangly legs. I was completely and utterly terrified. I knew the only way I could escape was to turn and
run as hard and as fast as I could, back to the house. I did just that - jumping over the one cross-fence located
between me and the house, which was about a quarter of a mile away. I knew that I tripped or snagged myself on the
fence, the creature would catch me and rip me to pieces. I was near exhaustion upon arriving back at the house;
completely out of breath. I immediately went to my Grand Father's side where I almost collapsed. I never told him
about my sighting or anyone else, until years later after I was married. I have since then told my wife and parents and
one close friend about my sighting. I will be more than happy to explain more about my Bigfoot sighting. I truly believe
with all my heart that what I saw that day was a real Bigfoot. After my sighting, I never one time went down to the
swamp by myself. Previous to my sighting, I would often find some of my Grand Father's young calves lying dead in
the woods, near the swamp. I wondered how and why this could occur, but after my sighting, I knew that the Bigfoot
had killed these young calves as well as some of a neighbor farmer's goats. I remember one calf that appeared to
have been ripped open i.e. mutilated. Later, after my Grand Father passed away, my Mother inherited the property
and allowed some of her friends to hunt deer on the old farm place. One hunter told us recently that he had heard a
howling like none other while hunting very early one morning on the farm. He said it sounded, not like a cry or howl,
but more like a scream. Said it even frightened him and he is a seasoned hunter of many years! My story may sound
make fake, but believe me, I know exactly what I saw that day and it was a living, breathing Bigfoot.
ALSO NOTICED: The area that I saw the Bigfoot creature was along a 4 to 5 foot wide dirt path leading from the main
pasture down to the swamp. This area was forested with a variety of oaks and hickory trees which produced an
abundant crop of acorns and hickory nuts. Wild muscadine grapes and persimmon trees were plentiful in this area as
well. And a year round supply of fresh water was available with Long Cane Creek flowing nearby.
OTHER WITNESSES: I was the only witness.
OTHER STORIES: A hunter friend mentioned strange noises in this very area where he had erected a deer stand and
hunted on several mornings.
TIME AND CONDITIONS: Early evening ... 7:00pm EST.
ENVIRONMENT: Mixed bermuda-fescue pasture (grass growing to 3 feet tall) and pine-oak woods. Long Cane Creek
forms the entire southern border of the farm property. Beavers damned the creek on the southernmost point creating
a 10+ acre swamp.