YEAR: 2026

SEASON: Spring

MONTH: May

DATE: 15 or 16

STATE: North Carolina

COUNTY: Duplin County

LOCATION DETAILS: (34.9787490, -77.8657169)

NEAREST TOWN: Kenansville

OBSERVED: Was walking in the woods in Goshen Swamp scouting for places to put a deer stand when I heard a big splash of water in the distance i paused for a 1 to 3 minutes and walked to a opening as walking I heard trees limbs on the ground snapping thought deer when I seen a massive what I can only say ape like animal running away from me it had to be least 8 or 10 foot tall and it was grunting while running and disappeared in the swamp I left trying to figure out what I seen

ALSO NOTICED: Well besides grunting as it ran off had a strong musk smell to it

OTHER WITNESSES: 0 just me Alone

OTHER STORIES: This is the 2nd time I have observed something like that in Angola Bay Game land. First time was in November i cant remember the year

TIME AND CONDITIONS: 2:00 or 3:00 pm

ENVIRONMENT: Swamp pine forest