ATV Florida Forum

I never new we had our very own version of Bigfoot right here in Florida. I found some of this after reading a post on EXriders. I've always found this stuff very interesting. After looking at some of these sites it seems a lot of these sightings dating back to the 70's seem to be near a lot of the places we ride at. Three Lakes WMA, Ocala N.F., Big Cypress, Myakka State Forest and Ochopee area. I have to say that I see it very possible for something like this to be hiding out there in some of the more remote wooded areas, I know I have seen and heard some strange almost unexplainable things when hunting deep back in some of these woods even had the feeling of being watched at times but always shrugged it off as nothing but who really knows. What's yalls thoughts on the matter?


http://www.floridaskunkape.com/

http://www.bfro.net/

Take a look at these pics. Really makes you wonder, especially when no one can seem to prove them as fakes?  :o

http://www.lorencoleman.com/myakka.html

Thats pretty cool lets start a Ape hunt and find this critter,i heard it taste like chicken  ;D

That is so weird.What you said about feeling like your being watched and just know something is there.Tommy was out at Lake Cypress a few years back.Which is down the rd from 3-LK.Came home from hunting,let me say I dont think I have ever heard or seen this man so freaked out.He was actually out in the marsh on the airboat was sitting there he said.No wind very still.Anyhow he said that the pea patches just started layin down,could here it.Said the noise was all around him. Then all of a sudden it just stoped.No other airboaters where out there he saw no pack of animals.No human could be that far out in the marsh by foot.He said thats the 1st time he was ever scared in the woods.And he was raised around this area.Been in these woods his whole life.And if he ever finds out I told this story,oh man I'm in deep doo-doo ;D

Those pictures give me the creeps. All I know is thank God.. and Scooter... that my 4wheeler is faster now. Cause let me tell you, if I run into that thing riding.. my butt is HAULIN AZZ the other way, lol.

thats pretty cool. makes me wanna go out and find out if the legend is true :o

I can remember when everyone was talking that stuff. Everyone spotted him but noone ever had anyone with them at the time. Don't know if its true or just a legend. Someone may have just put on a suit or just let a gorilla loose in the woods. Its kinda like the lottery. YOU NEVER KNOW

HEY... WAIT ONE minute. I live in old myakka. Been here for most of my life. I've heard some pretty wierd tales but never met the guy. Wonder if he likes Bud lite. Seriously tho I live about 1/4 mile from the river and about 1 mile from the park. My friend from nearby had his dogs go crazy one nite. Then he smelled "something really dead" so he closed up his barn and hauled azz. The next day he went back and found black hairs on a "rub" but it was to tall for anything. He sent the hairs to some researchers but they said it was "unrecognizable". I've heard some pretty strange noises on the river, but never seen "big stinky". I would think w/ all the development out here somebody would have seen it.Since I am unaware of any new sightings, it must have moved . Must not like city folk either. :o

i wonder if he shaves we he disides to move to hide from everyone,and if you was a hairy ape thingy what kind of car would you have  ;)

ATV Florida Skunk Ape Hunting Party

Let the hunt begin! lol


I never could make my mind up about the pictures. Some look extremly real but the full body shot looked strange. I guess anything you'd never seen before could look strange though.

Hay , I think I used to date that chick . :-/

Makes you wonder why some of these CRAZY hunters have never shot one?  Are they for real?  [smiley=Wacko.gif]

There were 4 friends of ours that saw one close to my house back in the early 70's, along the Intracoastal in Juno.  It was all woods back then.

Okeechobee Co. is supose to have them, what can we use for bait? It is hunting season!

I'll grab one of the cows in the back pasture ;DKawgirl you said yesterday you where practicing w/your bow,,,,,,,,,,bring it!Lets go get us some of that Southern Swamp SaSquash :P
I'll lie low in the tent,,,,,,,,,,be your back-up ;D

Cool ! I'm READY! ;D

Actually, I'm in one of those pics.  Had to shave when the wife couldn't tell where the neck hair stopped and butt hair started.  [smiley=ThumbsUp.gif]

WAY tmi :-X :-X

hey scooter isnt that your old girlfriend ;D
           (AKA PORKRINE)

Looks like that big hairy monkey is laughing his azz off.

About 14 years ago or so, a buddy and I were hunting in Green Swamp.  We were a few hundred yards apart, sitting in stands.  I heard the strangest sound, noise, yelp, whatever you want to call it.  I didn't want to tell him about it so he wouldn't think I was nuts.  As we were walking back to the truck he said "Did you hear...........", I cut him off and said hell yes I did.  Unless there is a Canadian Moose loose in that swamp, there is something I've never heard before or since, and I've hunted all over Florida.

OKAY Enough w/ the scary stories or else I'm changing my name to "spooky"

I was headed to the barn this evening, of course its cloudy, so theres no moon. ALL OF A SUDDEN. There was a loud noise of something in the trees about 15 yards away. I was scared for a second then I figured it was a coon or something (must have scared it too). THEN it started coming toward me REALLY fast. I thought oh crap I'm all done, I'm gonna be bigfoot's btch for sure.  :o AS THE HUGE HIDEOUS BEAST aproached in the dark, I heard four feet instead of two(must be a group thing) :-[. Then I remembered I let the g-dam cat out about a hour ago and he wanted back in. HOLY CRAP I almost pissed my pants. Literally- almost. Anyway the only way I'll go out to the barn now is w/ my A.K. Hope the cats still in. ;D :D ;)

You'd be surprised the noises a bull can make. Especially a brahma bull. We were penning cows one day when a of a sudden this big brahma just lets out this loud scream. It started out real deep and loud and then went into a really high pitched scream. It gave me goosebumps in the middle of the day.

I've heard plenty of bulls, I've never heard anything like that.  Not to mention, it was deep in the swamp.

funny story, stretch.
my cousin claimed to have seen a monkey while fishing on the ocklawaha river about 15 yrs ago. he thinks it got away from silver springs park.

jeff

Actually Jeff there are a lot of Monkeys in that area and they did get loose from Silver Springs. If you ever ride on the west side of the forest your liable to see some. I ahve seen quite a few back when I used to dog hunt in that area down near the swamp.  ;)

I was talking to my mom about this the other day. She mentioned that an old friend of ours had seen "skunk ape" before. She said that the first thing he noticed was the horrible smell, as he followed it, he saw the ape. This was all on his property out in Chuluota.

I think its interresting though that there are so many reports and stories about skunk ape. And honestly, I wouldnt doubt it if there is something... or somethings out there in the woods that no one has officially discovered. I mean, they find new species every day. Not to mention, oceanographers are still trying to find a LIVING giant squid. These things are over 50 feet long and they cant find them until they wash up on the shore! Imagine what else there is out there thats left to be discovered.

One time in band camp!!!! Heh seriously tho.Years ago down south when most of Homestead Fla city was mostly swampland my father and I had a strange encounter just like the rest of you.We were fishing and where prolly 100yds apart and when it happened to me I got so spooked that I ran to the truck.Few minutes later my dad ran to the truck threw his tackle down and fired  up the engine.When we passed the spot I saw him look in the woods.He didnt say nothing most of the trip home till I brought up if he had any wierd experience.He asked me why and I told him that I felt I was being watched and smelled a very foul odor.He then told me he had the same thing happen to him.Realy wierd to bad we never seen what it was.

I dated a girl once who's father was an officer with the WFC. He told me that he was sitting in the forest one night watching for poachers and around 2 am he heard something moving through the trees. He said a two legged "thing" ran across the tram road in front of his truck and into a swamp on the other side. The moon was right and he could see it well enough to know it was hairy and not human. He said he tracked it as far as he could but lost it in the swamp. He said he remembers the smell it gave off was very strong and musky.

5 years ago I was doing invasive plant control in the water catchment area of west palm " swamp "  it is a protected area most people are not allowed .I was on one of the larger islands " thousands " and I heard a very strange low pitch growl " not a gator or a hog " I have always swore it must have been a bear .With machete in hand i went lookin, not the first track . I hve thousands of hours leading working crews in the swamps of south fl , and I only heard it once . This is not a lie .

Thats it, I'm not letting my feet hang off the bed at night anymore. I will also get a running start, flip the light switch and dive from the doorway into bed. :D

If you think that strange listen to this, one day me and a couple my friends (jack and Johnny) we when hunting in big Cypress Swamp, after a few hour walking in the swamp it started to get dark. We found a place to make camp (about 6 miles in from loop road) in a nice wood part of the swamp. There was no moon very dark. I make a fire and started to cook. Then it started! I heard the strangest sound, noise like someone walking. I had this feeling that some one was watching me. The fire started to spin around. I started to go to the tent to get Johnny, but I fell down next to the tent. Went I woke up the morning I lost one of my friends Jack. My head was hurting bad, I looked down and next to the tent and I found Jack empty. But I still had Johnny Walker in the tent. ;D ;D

it kinda looks loke this guy Dave I know who lives in lake county???

well one night i was sitting in my house in new york before i moved here. the fire was burning, snowing outside and then i heard the strangest noise on my roof! then it sounded like it was coming in the house i started freakin out!!!! and then there he was, big white hairy face, red suit, holy .... its santa clause!!!! i gave him my milk and cookies.

Yeah. A big fat guy tried to break into my house last year too.
 Got him w/ the A.K. ;D

Looks like most of the guys that live in Lake County! :o

NYRAPTOR, thats a good one.  ;D

Well i def. think ive seen the skunk ape...

One night my friend and I drove out to the haunted house off miller *when it was there* and as we were leaving.. at the same time we both looked at one another and asked if we had seen what we thought we had just seen... what we saw running in the ditch right next to my truck was a huge black and brown hairy animal... it was all slouched down and kinda running like a gorrilla would.. now if that aint the Skunk Ape then i dont know what in the world it could be...

mike tyson? he is a large bulking scary man

Hey big Daddy you know where the Ochoppe post office is just past turner river road?I seen a speial a while back about skunkape sightings in that area.I thought I found a skunk ape until a black bear  came crashing through a head one time.

I know the ochopee skunkape personally , he's a smart critter who knows when not to show himself  for fear of being shot ie:hunting season.
He , I mean it made a mad dash across turner river road back in July 1997 in front of a van loaded with foreign  tourists and scared the crap out of them. That generated all kinds of attention with the local media.

He , I mean it ran across Burns Rd during that same period and slowed down enough for a pic to be taken.
 
Heck ,here is his website - http://www.skunkape.info/

The skunkape wears high top converse sneakers for runnin'
My $.02