GULF OF MEXICO OFF SHORE:- Fisherman said he played tug of war with a Skunk Ape over a net
full of mullet.
MARION COUNTY- Dunnellon,Fl./ For 5 years the witness an elderly gentleman claims to have seen a large,
hair covered creature./ It had green eyes./ Found 5 toed foot prints on several occasions./ His neighbors
said they saw it to and also shot at it with a 22 rifle.
ALACHUA County-Gainsville,Fl./ Mr. S. Vorch was driving down Wilson Road about 5 miles out side of
Gainsville./ Going over a hill he slammed on brakes, skidded into an 8 foot tall human looking creature
covered in hair./ The creature fell to the ground but got back up again./ Witness grabbed his 38 revolver
and said he shot it 5 times in the chest at point blank range./ The creature just turned and fled on two legs./
(This is same report mentioned earlier for this year with more details .)
CITRUS COUNTY-Homosassa Springs,Fl./ Mr. J. Sohl encountered three Skunk Apes of different sizes./ One
was 8 feet tall one about 6 feet tall and the other about 5 feet tall./ The witness went to his car to retrieve
his camera and got separated from others in his group./ He looked for the creatures and heard something
behind him, turning around he saw the largest of the Skunk Apes about 2 feet from him./ He snapped a
picture but the flash scared the creature and when it turned to run away it knocked witness about 15 feet./
The picture didn't turn out.
SUWANNEE COUNTY- Live Oak,Fl./ Mrs. Thompson saw a tall, up right creature a short distance away under
property lights./ She reported to Fish and Wild Life Commission.
MANATEE COUNTY-Different experiences with something strange on land bought by several people for
investment property./Years 1975-1979/ Several teens liked to use the property for target practice./ On this
night the first teen shoots a 12-gauge shotgun and starts the events./ Loud screaming, youths ran and then
thinking they might have hit one of the farmers live stock they returned but found nothing./ The next day
the witness called the farmer and checked but all live stock were accounted for./ Another time several
friends and their Spanish teacher go with the witness to the property and spot eyes as big as tennis balls./
Moving the truck they were in, found what they had been looking at was standing in a ditch 3 to 4 feet
deep.The creature had to be at least 8 or 9 feet tall.
BROWARD COUNTY-Coral Springs,Fl./ Jan.15th two brothers had encounters on two different nights./ The
first brother only heard it while out walking in the dark./ The other brother with a friend, in the same area,
turned a corner on the trail and came face to face with the creature. They Ran.
SARASOTA COUNTY-Venice,Fl./ Sheriffs Department received three calls about 2 boys chased by Skunk
Ape:This was mentioned earlier.
LEE COUNTY-Cape Coral,Fl./ Mr. R. Davis saw the Skunk Ape again, this time at 2 AM./ He heard noises out side./ His
dog was barking, they went out together but dog ran under car./ He said he shot at it again with his 22 pistol and it ran
away into the woods.
LEE COUNTY-North Ft. Myers,Fl./ Mr. J.Holly and Mr. B. Holly and a friend saw what was called an Everglades
Skunk Ape,6 feet tall./ It had long black hair and was standing in a clump of trees.
1975-DADE COUNTY Public Records- Ramona writes that Gordon Strasenburg turned up perhaps the best story of all
from files of Dade County Public Safety Department: Dade County Public Safety Dept. Miscellaneous Report#72168-1
Reported by: Ronald Bennett,46 w/m 2820 SW 106 Avenue .Phone226-3619 "Suspious Incident at Black Point-Goulds
Canal,12 AM. March 24,1975-Police dispatched: 2:26AM. Arrived: 2:30AM. In Service 4:22AM
Remarks:The report stated that at the above time, date and location the witness and his son Michael Bennett and a
friend Lawrence Groom W/M 54 yrs-223-0108, driving down dirt road towards Black Point near the water dyke they
observed what appeared to be a giant ape-like man, approximately 8 feet to 9 feet tall and very heavy set, black in color
with no clothes, standing next to a blue Chevy and rocking the car back and forth with great force.
The witness further stated they observed a man getting out of the vehicle in a hysterical manner and yelling for help.
When the lights of the vehicle that the witnesses were in lit up, the ape like man turned and went into the mangroves./
The witnesses stated they could hear the thing moving through the mangroves. / At this time the witness' vehicle was
turned around and leaving the area./ Upon departure they did not see where the man with the blue Chevy went.( Hibner)
(Already in sighting data base)
1975(This is already listed but this report has a little more detail) Broward County-Miramar,Florida.-/News article
published in issue of "New Detective" in 1976 by author Dean Bostick:a rookie policeman Kim Dunn reported seeing a
tall Skunk ape loping across the road at the edge of town. on Jan.23,1975./ During this investigation,Ramona Hibner
uncovered several other stories credited to Broward County files,in much earlier years(40's and 50's) all fitting the
description of an upright walking man figure,naked,haircovered and black with height ranges from 6 to 8 feet tall with
substanial bulk the upper body,human leg shaped man figures...Investigation follow up by Ramona Clark.
MONROE COUNTY-Everglades National Park,Fl.-1975-76/ This happened north of Key Largo. Witness was camping
with his parents, doing late night fishing./ They heard something in the thick underbrush and witness said he threw a
piece of coral at the bushes and shined a flashlight in the direction the sound was coming from. / What ever it was
started moving back and forth very agitated. His father said it was time to load up in the car and leave and they did so
as quickly as they possibly could.They were all very scared and knew this wasn't something they'd ever encountered
before.
1974-1975-St.Francisville Democrat in TUNIACA HILLS,LOUISIANA:published April 7,1977; there was a story of a 16
inch two-toed footprint found in 1974: Probably a gator track:/ Bryant Conway in "Successful Hints on Hunting and
Tracking White Tail Deer" said a Bigfoot roamed there in Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area and in Concordia
Parish, Fort Adams,F rancisville to Jackson Back to Baker area./ According to the article, a deer hunter shot at one
three times in 1975./ Allegedly,a boy and girl photographed one of these 6-7 feet high hairy monsters near Unham
Springs (Corrected to read Denham Springs) and another report, a crippled Bigfoot seen near Pride by two boys fishing,
that would be East Rouge Parish, Louisiana./Story investigated and filed by Ramona Clark and later summarized then
sent to John Green in 1977.
WEBSTER PARISH,LOUISIANA-Jan.1975-Swampy/ Witness and friends coon hunting in the Bisteneau Swamp got lost.
Found a dry knoll and made camp and built a fire to rest an wait to walk out at daybreak. Said that they all knew they
were being circled,they heard movement and splashing. There were several knocking sounds that were unfamiliar to
them. Now based on some of these sighting data bases he would classify it as wood knocking. It seemed to be
something large about 50 to 70 yards out into the swamp and the circling lasted about 45 minutes. Their coon dogs
were up set and acted frightened.There was a story about a supposed 'Wild Woman of Bistineau' who was seen
running around with a knife in her teeth. Witness said he always thought it was a feral woman who was mentally ill.
Never considered a Patty type female with stick in her mouth.