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Dogman reports in North Carolina

35 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

  1. Dogman · Caswell Gameland, North Carolina · 2021

    Caswell Gameland, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a massive black German Shepherd-like creature about six feet tall that killed a lady's goats in Tazewell County, Virginia.

  2. Dogman · North Carolina

    North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a black creature in kudzu vines and later spotting a small black animal on video that some identify as a dogman pup or panther kid.

  3. Dogman · North Carolina

    North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports a creature with a buffalo-like profile, long arms, red fox head, and cream-colored spotted neck fur followed him for years and showed itself in North Carolina.

  4. Dogman · Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina

    Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina1 independent source

    A former deputy and animal control officer claims to have caught photos of adolescent dog men on an island in the Great Dismal Swamp.

  5. Dogman · North Carolina

    North Carolina1 independent source

    The narrator recalls a woman being killed by creatures referred to as 'big dogs' in Bowfort, North Carolina.

  6. Dogman · Cleveland County, North Carolina · 1980s

    Cleveland County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness and cousin report seeing a man-sized wolf-man wearing clothes in a backyard in the early 1980s.

  7. Dogman · West Jefferson, North Carolina · 2008

    West Jefferson, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing vocalizations that sounded exactly like the Ohio recordings of a long howl on two evenings over a one week period.

  8. Dogman · Rowan County, North Carolina

    Rowan County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports finding a large footprint with claws near a creek and following tracks with long strides in Rowan County.

  9. Dogman · Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina · 2001

    Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina1 independent source

    The narrator reports encountering a large, tall, dog-like creature in the Great Dismal Swamp while hunting wild hogs.

  10. Dogman · Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Buncombe County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports running up a hill while feeling like an entity was right behind her, close enough to catch her.

  11. Dogman · Oxford, North Carolina

    Oxford, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports hitting a large, bipedal, hairy creature with an intelligent look while driving at night on Highway 96 near Oxford.

  12. Dogman · Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina

    Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports encountering a tall, standing creature in the swamp that smelled like a wet dog and caused him to flee in fear.

  13. Dogman · Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina · 2001

    Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina1 independent source

    The witness reports hunting wild hogs in the Great Dismal Swamp when he encountered a creature that smelled like a wet dog and emitted low growls.

  14. Dogman · Swain County, North Carolina · 2020

    Swain County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a crouched, black-furred creature with an elongated muzzle and flickering outline in a creek after a rock crashed nearby.

  15. Dogman · Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Buncombe County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness and her uncle saw a large, bipedal creature with long orangeish hair jumping over a tree while chopping wood.

  16. Dogman · Courthouse Bay, North Carolina

    Courthouse Bay, North Carolina1 independent source

    The speaker and his companion [name] report seeing a large dog man with yellow eyes at Camp Lejeune near Courthouse Bay.

  17. Dogman · Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina

    Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a large, dog-like animal on all fours while walking to a deer stand in the Uwharries, which vanished before he could shoot.

  18. Dogman · Orange County, North Carolina · 1982

    Orange County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a shapeshifting creature that morphed from a chimpanzee into a tall, dog-like humanoid with red eyes and drooling mouth before leaping away.

  19. Dogman · Durham, North Carolina

    Durham, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a large, black, dog-faced creature with enormous reflective eyes and long matted fur loping through deep snow.

  20. Dogman · Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Buncombe County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports feeling watched and running from an unseen entity while walking through wooded trails near her home.

  21. Dogman · Davidson County, North Carolina · 2007

    Davidson County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing a bone-chilling howl and seeing something huge walk around a fenceline near their property in North Carolina on the morning of April 24, 2007.

  22. Dogman · Spencer Mountain, North Carolina · 1970

    Spencer Mountain, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a huge, white and gray creature with red eyes that stood on all fours and then upright in his backyard in Gaston County.

  23. Dogman · Eastern Heights, North Carolina

    Eastern Heights, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a big giant half dog, half man critter in the swamp and later learning his friend's grandfather referred to them as 'big dogs' living in that area.

  24. Dogman · Cherokee County, North Carolina · 1980s

    Cherokee County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports waking up in the middle of the night to see a hunched creature peering into their window from outside.

  25. Dogman · Scotland County, North Carolina · 2024

    Scotland County, North Carolina1 independent source

    A security guard reports seeing an 8 and a half foot tall dark brown creature with gorilla-like features at a construction site in South Carolina.

  26. Dogman · North Carolina

    North Carolina1 independent source

    A police officer reports hitting a creature with his car that had a dog-like head, upright ears, boulder shoulders, and humanoid legs, which analyzed the situation before fleeing.

  27. Dogman · Lake Norman State Park, North Carolina

    Lake Norman State Park, North Carolina1 independent source

    A woman driving through a heavily wooded camping area at Lake Norman State Park saw a creature standing up behind a tree and fled.

  28. Dogman · Bryson City, North Carolina

    Bryson City, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports that he and [name] felt watched and heard growling in a wooded area near Bryson City, suspecting a family of Dogmen.

  29. Dogman · Little Tennessee River, North Carolina

    Little Tennessee River, North Carolina1 independent source

    The narrator recounts a story where a Dogman killed a Bigfoot over a juvenile, leaving the Bigfoot clawed up.

  30. Dogman · Hot Springs, North Carolina · 2012

    Hot Springs, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports several children and an adult heard a creature yelping and whistling that communicated back with them before sounding like it approached the edge of the woods near Wholly Shot Road.

  31. Dogman · Watauga County, North Carolina · 2025

    Watauga County, North Carolina1 independent source

    A state trooper reports being attacked by a wolflike creature on two feet while sitting in his patrol car on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

  32. Dogman · Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina

    Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina1 independent source

    The officer believes there is another adolescent dog man in a nook on the island in the Great Dismal Swamp.

  33. Dogman · Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina

    Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina1 independent source

    The officer identifies a photo from an island trip as showing another adolescent dog man in a nook.

  34. Dogman · Mon Island, North Carolina · 2024

    Mon Island, North Carolina1 independent source

    The narrator reports that a driver named [name] saw a large, wolf-like creature identified as a 'dog man' on a gravel road in North Carolina while making a delivery.

  35. Dogman · Jackson County, North Carolina

    Jackson County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a five-foot-tall black creature with a snout through binoculars before it ran past them.