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Jan 1992
Hamilton, Hamilton Cty, Texas
Driving south on Hwy 281 toward Hamilton, approaching Leon River bridge, saw animal jump over guard rail. Stopped car to look at it, 7 to 8 feet, 400 to 500 pounds, body covered with hair, most of face bare, four…
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Aug 1995
Woodville, Texas
Phil Smith said he camps in Sam Houston Park, Davy Crokett National Forest and The Big Thicket, doesn't say in which the incident took place. He saw something 6'6" tall, hair covered, 300 lb., not a bear, sttanding upright and…
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1984 to 1985
Wolfe City, Hunt Cty, Texas
Informant and mother were watching TV in motor home when they noticed a huge shape standing right up against the glass screen door about 10 feet away. Only the shoulders, torso and legs could be seen. For about 20 seconds…
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1930's
Leon Cty, Texas
Lawyer Henry and another man, quail hunting in a swamp by the Trinity River, saw a huge animal burst from the very thick brush carrying a calf in its arms as it ran. Calf found later with entrails removed, estimated…
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Aug 1977
Lampasas, Lampasaas, Texas
Rick Dowdy and another youth in a boat on the Lampasas River, very shallow in places, were returning from checking fishing lines at night, dragging the boat over a gravel bar, when something rushed down the bank knocking over mesquite…
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Nov 1987
Clarksville, Red River Cty, Texas
Ronald Armstrong was deer hunting in the Boware Slash, a swanpy area between two wide, deep creeks. He heard something moving in a brush pile by a big blowdown, then saw a large, dark figure moving towards the creek at…
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May 1990
Mountain Springs, Cook Cty, Texas
Mike Golden, Kyle, Russ and Daryl camping on the north side of Lake Ray Roberts. Mike and Russ decided to go fishing, but turned back because they felt like they were being watched. The feelling increased as they headed back,…
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1996
Dodge, Walker Cty, Texas
Driving near lake, in sleet, on ice, slowly rounded curve and saw ball of hair lke a large deer beside the road. It stood up, took two big steps, went over onto its knuckles and lunged into the woods.
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1996
Quitman, Wood Cty, Texas
Marty and Vicki driving home on a Sunday evening, before dark, rounded a corner and saw a tall, dark biped cross the road and step over a barbed wire fence. Fence would be 3.5 to 4 feet high.
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Sep 1998
El Paso, El Paso Cty, Texas
Surveying in 640 acre section of raw desert land, came on footprints twice the length of his 9.5 shoe, and apparently three times his weight. Followed North for two miles. Puzzled that the tracks started from a certain point with…
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1988
Elbert, Throckmorton Cty, Texas
Bullfrog hunting at night after setting up camp in desert area with some ponds, saw something behind tree as they walked down dirt road. Whistled at it, it took a 4-foot sidestep into the road. 7 ft, very muscular, very…
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Apr 1982
Bagwell, Red River Cty, Texas
Looking for uncle in pasture, witness and cousin approached within 50 feet, realized was hairy creature about 6.5 feet tall. It turned to look at them, grunted and ran towards woods, stepped over fence and disappeared. Uncle heard them and…
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Dec 1982
Bagwell, Red River Cty, Texas
On logging road going to town, aunt screamed, others looked up and saw 6.5-foot creature colour of brown bear, crossing road right in front of car. Hair not very long, patches missing on arms and legs. Jumped across ditch and…
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Dec 1998
Porter, Montgomery Cty, Texas
Going to get book from vehicle, at house in rural area with woods on one side and behind, corner of Velma and Ferne streets. Saw dark figure moving fast down Velma and across Ferne, dog barked, it stopped, turned around…
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1964
Livingston, Polk Cty, Texas
Gene Gaston went with friend Doug Jones and Doug's mother to a rural cemetery in a pine forest in the East Texas Big Thicket country. Leaving flowers at gravesite, heard a crash at the edge of woods and saw a…
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1977 to 1978
Kilgore, Greg Cty, Texas
Fishing at a farm pond in a wooded area, between 2 and 3 a.m., friend noticed sleeping horses disturbed and running off, looked up and saw across the pond, by moonlight, a very broad, hairy creature at least 6'6" tall.…
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Sep 1977 to 1978
Kilgore, Greg Cty, Texas
Informant and brother and mother at father's friend's mobile home, about 1.30 a.m. Men off fishing. Something thudded on side of mobile home, then pounded continuously on the door for 10-20 seconds. Friend's wife looked out window and saw creature…
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May 1938
Red Oak, Ellis Cty, Texas
Four men on coon hunt waiting by fire for dogs to track, but dogs wouldn't leave them, acted scared. Then men saw a huge white-haired figure about 30 yards from the fire, standing watching them. They fled.
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1978
Texarkana, Bowie Cty, Texas
At Tom's house, a few days after Tom had seen something big and moving in on the wooded hill behind the house, large footprints were found in a muddy area by his sister's bedroom window at the back of the…
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1978
Texarkana, Bowie Cty, Texas
Tracy told Todd Pascarella that he and their friend Tony when bicycling in the woods had parked in an area dimly lit under the tall pines when they heard a noise 100 yards up the trail, looked and saw what…
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1979
Bosque Cty, Texas
Informant and friend squirrel hunting in dried up creek bed with banks 5 to 25 feet high that ran for miles to the Brazos River. Late afternoon friend's dog started acting strangely and eventually ran away back down the creek.…
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Apr 1979
Woodlawn, Marion Cty, Texas
Dawn-Marie, husband and two girls in private 460 acre tract of woods and pastures. Heard crunching in brush. Later husband target shooting in ravine with pistol, creature jumped into and then out of ravine, over 6 feet deep, landing 10…
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Feb 1999
Blackfoot Community, Anderson Cty, Texas
Andrew Royall and frined driving across farm between Blackfoot and Tennessee Colony after Hallowe'en spotlighting for rabbits. Light showed a large, animal covered with long greyish hair running across a field, headed for a wood line. Lost from light briefly,…
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1964
Bardwell, Ellis Cty, Texas
B.L.W.'s father, Kenneth W., and friend fishing at Chambers Creek, a hulking hairy creature8 to 10 feet tall appeared, roaring and "bearing its arms." They fled. For a while the "Chambers Creek Monster" was seen by various people.
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1974 to 2975
Huntsville, Walker Cty, Texas
In a boat on a lake in Huntsville State Park, approaching shore when suddenly crowd of birds flew up, then saw animal in the form of a man, covered with dark hair, running away through the pine trees, fast, with…