Class B First-hand BFRO #26947

Hunter and daughter hear chatter and find possible tracks near Escambia River

November 2009 early morning to mid morning Century, Escambia County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative hiked into river swamp woods to hunt squirrel and heard bipedal footsteps described as like a man walking. Later in a meadow they found a single large bare footprint with toes in soft soil around an ant bed, larger than the witness's boot. The witness photographed the track with a shell for scale and measured its length and width.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Footsteps

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Feet src: bare footprint with toe prints, about an inch longer than 16-inch boot, 5 inches wide at heel, 7 to 8 inches broad before toes
Gait src: bipedal steps sounding like a man walking

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 2009 Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	early morning to mid morning Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Century, Escambia County, Florida Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	30.97, -87.27 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 26947 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	squirrel hunting Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #26947 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Smykal (BFRO)

Tracks

Large bare footprint with toe prints in soft mound around ant bed

Measurements: Approximately 17 inches long (about an inch longer than 16-inch boot), about 5 inches wide at heel, 7 to 8 inches broad before toes

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Photograph

Cell phone photo of footprint with shotgun shell placed crossways for scale

Measurements: 3-inch shotgun shell used for scale

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator followed up with the witness, who estimated the vocalizing source was about 60 yards away and agreed to report future incidents.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26947 Primary

Published 2009-11-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash bc1560646512

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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