Deer hunter has daylight sighting on a logging road near Cabin Creek
Account
The witness was deer hunting along a road in the morning when he approached what he first took for a bear. At close range he described an upright, very large creature with a strong odor that noticed him, grunted, and quickly climbed a hillside and disappeared over a ridge. He reported shaking with fear and being unable to shoot despite carrying a rifle.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- around 7 1/2 ft tall
- Build src
- like a linebacker, huge
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Face src
- nose human-like but flatter
- Eyes src
- dark skin around eyes, wrinkles around eyes
- Arms src
- arm seen in scope raising itself onto road
- Gait src
- covered hillside in about 3 steps
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- dark skin around eyes and nose similar in color to a dog's nose
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
11 November 2009
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| Time of day |
early morning just after sunrise
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| Place |
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #31404
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.26, -81.46 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 31404 (4 decimals, no 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 deer along a road
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| Witness's word for it |
what I thought to be a bear
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Russ Jones (BFRO)
An investigator spoke at length with the witness about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #31404 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference