Class A First-hand BFRO #29125

Turkey hunter has tense early morning sighting near Shimek State Forest

15 April 2007 dawn Argyle, Lee County, Iowa 1 witness

Account

The witness was turkey hunting at dawn on a wet, still morning when he heard a rhythmic sound like footsteps approaching up a valley. A tall upright creature came into view about 50 yards away, stopped, stared at him, and crouched after he clicked off his shotgun safety before continuing on and disappearing. He did not shoot, then ran back to his truck. He later described a foul smell lingering after the encounter.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: well over six feet tall
Build src: extremely broad shouldered, but not deep chested
Hair colour src: dark gray
Arms src: way too long, larger than they should have been
Gait src: walked upright on two feet
Posture src: almost crouching position
Other features src: filthy; became nearly invisible when still

Facts & provenance

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Date	15 April 2007 Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	dawn Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Argyle, Lee County, Iowa Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.5358, -91.5677 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #29125 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Argyle CDP (GEOID 1902710), matched from nearest town 'Argyle'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	turkey hunting Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	creature Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #29125 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Steve Moon (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator telephoned the witness and recorded additional details about the creature's appearance and behavior.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #29125 Primary

Published 2011-04-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 583a3e36cda4

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“numerous bigfoot sightings reported along the tributary rivers of the Mississippi in the eastern half of Iowa”
Not in the Anomadex yet