YEAR: 2024

SEASON: Fall

MONTH: November

DATE: 11/02/2024

STATE: South Carolina

COUNTY: Newberry County

LOCATION DETAILS: I could take you straight to it. It's my families hunting property.

[The GPS coordinates for specific location are contained in the internal report for BFRO investigators to reference, but the witness asked us to not pinpoint the location on the map publicly.]

NEAREST TOWN: Pomaria, South Carolina

NEAREST ROAD: Mayer Rd

OBSERVED: I was deer hunting in Newberry [County]. While sitting in a ground blind I heard a loud deep toned grunt and a stomp at the same time. Turned around to look and seen a approx. 7 to 7.5 foot tall brown human like shape through all the brush. Had long brown hair, ape like face, and long arms.

We watched each other for probably 30 seconds but felt like forever before it turned and walked off. I'm a police officer and had no clue what to make of it. At this point as much as I didn't want to admit it I am convinced it was a bigfoot.

ALSO NOTICED: Nothing, didnt investigate much further.

OTHER WITNESSES: just me

OTHER STORIES: I havent personally but i looked up online and noticed reports close by.

TIME AND CONDITIONS: 0630 am day break

ENVIRONMENT: Normal Hardwood forest, large deer population with powerline cut out through center of property that runs parallel with a creek.

Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

I spoke with the witness at length. He is indeed a police officer for a jurisdiction on the west side of South Carolina. He is very credible.

He was hunting on his family's hunting lease closer to the center of the state, 25 miles northwest of Columbia. He has hunted on the same property since he was a child. This was the first time he had an encounter like this.

As he mentions in his report, he heard a huff-stomp combo behind him as he was concealed in a ground blind on the edge of a power line route. This was around sunrise. He turned to watch this tall figure roughly 20 yards away in the brush looking at him. He said the fur was amber coloured.

The area is full of deer and the specific location in woods along a power line route is only 1/2 mile from a decommissioned railroad bed, now Palmetto Trail hike & bike route.

One of the images below shows the power line route. The last image shows Palmetto Trail.

About BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

Matthew Moneymaker is originally from the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles, California.

- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

- Juris Doctorate (Law degree) from University of Akron School of Law

- Founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization,1995.

- Writer and co-producer of the Discovery Channel documentary "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", 2001.

- Co-producer of the TV Series "Mysterious Encounters" for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN Channel), 2002.

- Producer of the "2003 International Bigfoot Symposium" (Willow Creek Symposium) DVD set, 2004.

- Co-host of "Finding Bigfoot" on Animal Planet Channel, 2010 - 2017.

- Current Director of the BFRO

- Available for private bigfoot expeditions and conferences. To inquire please email [email protected]