mContinued from Page 1.in thetent “smelled of food.”“It could have been an injured animal, a hungry animal, I don’t know,'’ Schutte said. “Of course the big story right away is the Big Muddy Monster did it.” Bill Wilson, chief deputy of the Franklin County sheriff’s department, said the rumors of “Big Muddy Monster” have been around forever.n“I’d say at least since the late 1950s, ever since I’ve been around,” said Wilson, 42, a native of the area.Wilson said he believed the woman’s dogs probably did the damage.Wilson said the “Big Muddy Monster,’’ which does not have a confirmed sighting to its name, is rumored to live in the bottom area of the Big Muddy River — the river that feeds the lake.