Sighting at an elk ranch
Account
Two people were walking around an elk ranch when the elk became frantic and stared back toward where they had come from. The witness then saw a tall, muscular, hairy human-like figure walking fast on two legs. The witness fired a shotgun into the air, the creature threw a large rock toward them from about 100 yards away, then fled into brush after another shot and was not seen again. The witness also reported a strong foul garbage-like odor.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 to 8'6 foot tall
- Build src
- very muscular
- Gait src
- walking in a fast pace
- Posture src
- walked on hind legs
- Other features src
- hairy ape, man looking thing
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
9 May 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #523
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.1874, -123.8151 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Astoria city (GEOID 4103150), matched from nearest town 'astoria'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #523
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness was |
walking around an elk ranch
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| Witness's word for it |
BIGFOOT
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| Conditions |
partly sunny
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Source timeline
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