Class A First-hand BFRO #941

Sighting by a hunter on the edge of a road

September 1981 around lunchtime Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking back to his camper after hunting when he heard heavy footsteps and waited on the road. An upright bear-like figure appeared in an opening, faced him and froze for a few seconds before turning and leaving silently. He later searched for tracks but found none due to hard ground, then returned with his wife to estimate its size.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 feet tall
Build src: approximately 500 to 600 pounds
Posture src: standing upright

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1981 Stated BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around lunchtime Derived BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Place	Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington Stated BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	47.71, -122.92 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 941 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hunting band-tailed pigeons Stated BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what I thought at first to be a bear Stated BFRO report #941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #941 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #941 Primary

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