First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #197
Near the King Mountain lookout - Two hunters got the terrifying feeling they were being watched and followed
November 1975
dusk
Burns, Harney County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
While elk hunting at dusk with a companion, the pair felt watched and then heard a prolonged loud scream from behind trees, along with banging on a tree and breaking branches. They hid behind boulders with rifles to wait for the source to emerge, but nothing appeared, so they returned to their truck about half a mile away.
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| Date |
November 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
Burns, Harney County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #197
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
43.5883, -119.0613 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Burns city (GEOID 4109800), matched from nearest town 'Burns'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
elk hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
the thing
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #197
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| First published by |
BFRO
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