Dogman Encounter at Hotel California, near Kentucky Lake (Labor Day 2017)
📍 Location
Kentucky Lake, KY
Specific Location: Hotel California, near Kentucky Lake
Coordinates: 36.60000, -88.63000
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36.6000°, -88.6300°
📝 Description
Most recent sighting on Labor Day 2017: witness heard howling and saw a large, stocky dogman-like creature around 7 ft tall chase deer into the woods. The article notes prior reports in the 1980s of a family sighting while camping, hiking, or boating in the Kentucky Lake area; multiple witnesses reportedly seen the creature around Hotel California.
🔍 Circumstances
Witnesses were in outdoor recreational activities around Kentucky Lake during Labor Day weekend; heard howling and observed chase of deer by the creature.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmj1xfyff001plb042oc42ft7
- Primary Source
- visitkylake.com
- Added to Map
- December 11, 2025