Daytime sightings by hunters near Headwaters Ridge in Elliot State Forest
Account
On the fourth day of an elk hunt, the witness stopped on a ridgeline trail and watched a large upright brown figure across a ravine. The figure walked on two legs, then sat on a downed alder with its back to the witness, swinging its legs and appearing to pick foliage for about 30 minutes while the witness watched through binoculars and a rifle scope and whistled to get its attention. The witness then left up the ridge without approaching and rejoined the hunting party at the vehicles.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- eight feet
- Hair colour src
- brown with a lighter brownish tone across the shoulders and down the back
- Face src
- head shaped like a man's only larger, no snout visible
- Arms src
- two arms
- Hands src
- big hands
- Legs src
- long
- Gait src
- walking upright on two feet
- Posture src
- sat on alder like sitting on a fence rail, legs swinging
- Other features src
- no distinct ears, no pointy ears
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
14 November 1995
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| Time of day |
Approximately 2:00 pm
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| Place |
Ash, Coos County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #3297
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.54, -123.88 (± 6 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 3297 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting elk on a ridgeline trail
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| Witness's word for it |
The Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #3297 Primary
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