Memory told of a possible dusk sighting at a hunting camp near Greenville witnessed in Madison County, Florida

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My hunting buddy dropped me off at the hunting camp entrance. I was not going to go into the hunting camp, rather decided to hunt along the railroad track bordering the camp along dirt road. We were probably 3 miles deep in a wooded area off main road. I positioned myself on edge of railroad, with the tracks and very, very thick forrest and swamp bottoms directly in front of me. I had been watching for deer for maybe 30 minutes, when directly in front of me in the thicket maybe 100 feet, sound began to develop. It was louder than anything I'd ever heard in the wild. It sounded like a very deep growl/exhale that lasted what seemed like 20 seconds. It happened a second time about a minute later. This time it sounded closer, but I couldn't see anything in the thicket. I remember thinking I probably wasn't armed with enough firepower, although I was holding a 30-30 highpower rifle in my hand. I felt as though whatever was making the noise was big and strong based on the powerful noise I wa...