We've got them here in the Land Between the Lakes as well. 170,000 + acres for them to hide, along with Sasquatch.
The Shawnee Indians warned the French fur trappers about them in the early 1700s. They have always been here. Pretty sure the Gubmint has experimented with them. It is said there are two types of them. The ones around 6' to 7' feet tall are the ones that have always been here, the bigger ones with Sasquatch sized bodies with dogs heads are the ones the Gubmint has supposedly fucked with.
Got no desire to meet one.