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Class A First-hand BFRO #10608

Deer hunter watches large upright walking animal on Butler Knob

BFRO YEAR: 71' or 72' Early morning Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting alone on a remote mountain ridge in the early morning around 1972-73. From about 400 yards away on another ridge, the witness watched a very large, very dark upright figure for several minutes. The figure was first mistaken for a bear but kept walking upright too long to be a bear, paused to manipulate a tree limb, then walked over the ridge and was not seen again.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
over seven feet tall
Build src
very large
Hair colour src
very dark color
Gait src
nothing unusual about the manner in which it walked
Posture src
walking upright

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
Early morning
Stated BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.63, -81.59 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10608 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
deer hunting
Stated BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something that at first glance he thought was a bear
Stated BFRO report #10608 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10608 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about distance, duration, size and appearance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #10608 Primary
    Published 2005-02-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ab4c52f5f444
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “sightings in the same area as my Father's after his; others that made local news; article about this area”
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