Bigfoot Sightings

OBSERVED: This incident occurred when I was about 13 years old. Although the incident happened so long ago (past 30 years) I still remember it clearly. My older brother's wife invited my immediate family to visit relatives in rural Spotsylvania county, VA. The relatives that we were visiting lived in a mobile home and were in the process of clearing away trees from the land that they purchased. I remember seeing large tree stumps scattered all over the property. Sometime around noon, my older brother, cousin and I decided to hike down a hill located behind the house to a small stream about 50 yards away. We had air rifles with us and wanted to get in some target practice. It was Fall at the time and the weather was clear and mild. After we arrived at the stream, we proceeded to shoot at random targets and just enjoyed our surroundings. After being in the area for about half an hour, I remember the distinct feeling of being watched and this worried me. Both my brother and cousin who were 10 years older than my felt the same feeling of being watched. The area became extremely still and there was no sound of any kind. We then heard 3 or 4 heavy foot steps coming up the north side of a hill about 25 - 30 yards away from of us. We scanned the area, but could not see what what was traveling up the hill. There were patches of underbrush scattered throughout the area. Out of no where, I remember this horrible overpowering stench that permeated the area. It was awful and made us almost gag! It smelled like a combination of wet dog, skunk and dead deer! We were alarmed and about to leave the area when a large creature growled and shook the underbrush and small trees about 25 yards away. I remember seeing glimpses of a huge, hairy, muscular, dark brown figure about 7-8 ft tall. I was so overcome with fear that I could not move. My mind could not process what I was seeing and my legs just would not allow me to run. My brother stated that he and my cousin had already begun to run away when he noticed that I was not with them. He had to come back and grab me. As we ran toward the house, my brother said that the creature ran parallel to the path we were traveling on. I saw it out of the corner of my eyes, but did not dare look in its direction. I only wanted to get the hell out of the woods. After we arrived at the house out of breath we told are relatives that something chased us out the woods. We did not make any reference to bigfoot. We just kept it among the three of us for several years. My brother said that who on earth would believe us anyway. I heard of bigfoot as a kid, but never expected to see one in VA! Only recently have my brother and I openly discussed this story with family and friends.

Additional Info: The growl was deep and guttural.

Activities of Witness: Shooting air rifles at random targets.

Description of Creature: Tall creature, about 7-8 feet. Huge hairy, muscular frame and dark brown in color. I could not get a good look at any facial features due to the scattered underbrush and small trees.

Other Notes: On our return home one night later, we were chatting on the CB radio and traveling with a convoy of trucks and cars when the lead trucker spotted what he thought was a bear standing by the side of the road in the tree line. Another trucker said that what he saw was not and I quote....."that ain't no dang bear." As we were about to pass the spot were this creature stood, I smelled the exact same foul odor that overpowered me near the stream in the woods a day before. We caught a glimpse of an upright creature retreating into the woods. It was dark and the headlights of the on coming cars and trucks illuminated the creature. My mom and sisters asked "what was that?" The drivers in the convoy chatted about what they thought they had just seen. However, my brother and I remained quite concerning the matter.

Other (Informational or Encounter History in the General Area) Notes: I have read about numerous sightings near Lake Anna, VA. My relatives do not talk openly about the subject.

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