Collier County, Florida

Near ochopee

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Collier County Florida (Class B) BFRO

October 1997

We( me and a friend ) went night fishing for catfish , actually getting to a muddy run-off right off st rd 41 around 10pm during the summer of 1997 near turner road. As we off loaded our equipment and cleared the overpass rails we headed down the side of the overpass; we were shining flashlights around the pond to make sure we didn't step on any snakes or gators, something screamed at us (now mind you that there was only about 2 to 3 feet of space between the pond and dense woods i can't imagine how something can even get in there) with such intensity that i felt my chest rattle my heart almost stopped; it felt like whatever this was was right in front of us and it did not want us there!! we are not amateurs we both were carrying high powered hand guns and could not locate what this creature was or where it was yet it felt like it was right in front of us. we scanned the area over and over but to our surpised could not locate where or what this sound came from all we knew was that ...

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Collier County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting of a man-like ape while target shooting in the Big Cypress National Preserve

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November 2012

Collier County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Possible incidents at Bear Island Campground in Big Cypress National Preserve

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March 2012

Collier County Florida (Class B) BFRO

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April 2010

Collier County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Man describes possible encounters off Route 41 near Ochopee

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August 2009

Kanawha County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Man remembers seeing a large hairy creature in a cemetary near Marmet

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Sangamon County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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September 2017

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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April 2009

Bond County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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October 2006

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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Jack County Texas (Class A) BFRO

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St. Clair County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

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July 2007

Ontario Canada (Class A) BFRO

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September 1997