on the Goatman encounter stories I've heard n read, yeah all that you described and recalled here doesn't seem common or routine at all. definitely a unique case. the creature was confusing the man and turning/shaping into people that he already knew? even had a convo with it? wow, if all that is the raw truth that's quite a lot to happen at once there. not to mention the creature apparently protecting him when/while getting attacked by regular wildlife? I have a couple questions tho.. if the fella insists it was a Goatman as the cryptid of choice.. well how did he even know that at first if it came to him as a regular person that he already knew? did he ever describe its appearance in its cryptid state? thanks for the story, nevertheless.