BFRO #21254: 78 year-old life-long woodsman finds tracks along the Apalachicola River
📍 Location
NW edge of Apalachicola National Forest, near River Styx, Liberty County, FL, 20 MILES SOUTH OF BRISTOL FLA.NEAREST ROAD: HI WAY 12 SOUTHOBSERVED: I DID NOT SEE THE ANIMAL BUT I SAW THE TRACK. IT WAS ABOUT 16 OR 18 IN. LONG AND ABOUT 8 IN, WIDE.THE HEEL WAS NOT LIKE A HUMAN BUT..., FL
Specific Location: Near Highway 12 South, just south of Bristol, FL; northwest Apalachicola NF near River Styx
Coordinates: 30.00000, -84.90000
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30.0000°, -84.9000°
📝 Description
I DID NOT SEE THE ANIMAL BUT I SAW THE TRACK. IT WAS ABOUT 16 OR 18 IN. LONG AND ABOUT 8 IN, WIDE.THE HEEL WAS NOT LIKE A HUMAN BUT MORE SHARPE LIKE A BEAR. I KNOW IT WAS NOT A BEAR. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THEM SENSE IN OTHER PLACES CLOSE TO THISA SPOT.THIS MORNING I HAD STARTED HUNTING AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND IT WAS FREEZING. THE FOOTPRINTS WENT THRU A PUDDLE OF WATWER THAT WAS FROZEN ,OR HAD ICE ON IT . THE TOES ON THIS FOOTPRINT WERE EXTRA LONG FOR A HUMAN AND IT HAD NO SHOES ON IT. IT MADE NO EFFORT TO AVOID THE WATER. THIS TRACK WAS SEEN THIS TIME IN THE NORTH WEST EDGE OF THE APPLACRACOLA FOREST. JUST SOUTH OF WHAT IS KNOW AS RIVER STIX.
🔍 Circumstances
WHEN I SAW IT I LEFT AND WENT AND BROUGHT ONE OF MY FRIENDS TO LOOK AT IT, AND HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT,
🌤️ Weather Conditions
EARLY IN THE MORNING ABOUT 7;00
ℹ️ Additional Details
EARLY IN THE MORNING ABOUT 7;00
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiyd4bhe00w48fys5sd9wfja
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025