Bowhunter witnesses woodknocking behavior outside the town of Burns
Account
The witness was bow-hunting elk and reported hearing knocks timed to his steps near a clearing in the afternoon. He then watched through binoculars as a large hair-covered figure struck a log against a dead tree. As he left, knocks continued and he heard a log thrown nearby, later noticing a rancid black puddle on the trail.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- grayish black
- Hair length src
- about 3 to 4 inches long
- Arms src
- arm, shoulder, elbow seen; arm swung in time with movement
- Hands src
- hand clutching a log
- Gait src
- very human like move while walking and turning
- Other features src
- totally covered with hair; appeared matted with mud
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
31 August 2009
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
4:30 pm
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| Place |
Burns, Eagle County, Colorado
Stated
BFRO report #27075
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.8739, -106.8856 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Burns', Eagle, matched from nearest town 'Burns'
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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 |
bow-hunting elk
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| Witness's word for it |
large grayish black hairy figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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partner took a picture of the first rectangular wallow
large puddle of pitch-black diarrhea-like liquid buzzing with flies, with no seeds hair or bone
two unusually regular wallows, one rectangular and one round, with scooped mud walls
Measurements: about 10 feet long and 4 feet wide and about a foot deep; second about 7-8 feet in diameter
log about 4 inches in diameter found resting against a bush next to the wallow
Measurements: about 4 inches in diameter and 4 feet long
A hunting partner returned the next week, found the wallow, and reported several dried black puddles and a log resting against a bush.
A hunting partner returned the next week, found the wallow, and reported several dried black puddles and a log resting against a bush.
An investigator held three phone interviews totaling over four hours and planned a summer site visit with the witness and others.
A hunting partner returned the next week, found the wallow, and reported several dried black puddles and a log resting against a bush.
An investigator held three phone interviews totaling over four hours and planned a summer site visit with the witness and others.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #27075 Primary
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