BFRO #9305: While riding ATV, police officer has sighting in Sam Houston National Forest
📍 Location
Sam Houston National Forest, near Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas, Shepherd, TX
Specific Location: ShepherdOBSERVED: One evening a friend and I were riding my ATV through the Sam Houston National Forest. While riding down a straight and rather wide trail approximately 20 yards wide, I turned around to say something to my friend who was riding as passenger. Whenever I turned back around there was a large humanoid creature, approximately 6 � 6.5 foot tall, broad shouldered and thick in appearance...
Coordinates: 30.70000, -95.18000
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30.7000°, -95.1800°
📝 Description
One evening a friend and I were riding my ATV through the Sam Houston National Forest. While riding down a straight and rather wide trail approximately 20 yards wide, I turned around to say something to my friend who was riding as passenger. Whenever I turned back around there was a large humanoid creature, approximately 6 � 6.5 foot tall, broad shouldered and thick in appearance, with either dark brown or black hair covering its entire body. It spooked me and I yelled at my passenger to look. When I yelled the creature turned and ran into the woods, (the creature made a quick turn upright and ran upright � this marks out the possibility of being a bear). My friend did not see it and asked what I was yelling about. I could not speak from awe. The creature was only approximately 40 � 50 yards in front of us in the wide open. I sped up the ATV to the location where the creature ran into the woodline. The limbs and brush were shaking back and forth but I did not see him again due to the thick underbrush East Texas is known for. It scared me at first and I downshifted the ATV as fast as possible and sped away, stopping several hundred yards down the trail to explain to my friend what I had just seen. It was an experience I will never forget, and who knows maybe it was meant just for me to see. I have told many people this story, most laugh. But I know what I saw.
🔍 Circumstances
No
🌤️ Weather Conditions
It was mid day to early evening. The weather was very clear and the visibility was very good due to midday hours.
ℹ️ Additional Details
It was mid day to early evening. The weather was very clear and the visibility was very good due to midday hours.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmizmddcm031p8fysqzty14mo
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 10, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025