Bigfoot sighting near Zephyrhills, Florida
1 Nov 2008 · Zephyrhills, Florida, United States
A hunter watched a creature about 75 yards away pick persimmons, stand, and walk on two legs into thick growth in a Florida swamp in the evening; he first thought it was a bear.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Hunter watches creature picking persimmons in the Green Swamp
- Date
- 1 Nov 2008
- Place
- Zephyrhills, Florida, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 28.127, -82.258
- Located within
- 8.0 km
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 69 m (225 ft)
- Duration
- 20 min
- Height
- 1.7 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- standing, walking
- In the account
- food source nearby, hunting season, repeat location, swamp or marsh, thought bear first, took food, vanished, walked upright
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (4 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible daylight sighting by motorist on Highway 301 near Dead River Road
- Young man has a close daylight encounter while riding his bike along the Hillsborough River
- Hitch-hiker tells of his possible nighttime encounter along I-75
- Cyclist Has Early Morning Encounter and Finds Tracks and Other Curious Potential Evidence of Wood Ape Activity
- Daytime sighting by a wildlife biologist on a trail in the Cypress Creek Preserve
- Early evening sighting by residents on the Hillsborough River
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