Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #53

hunter charged by 7 1/2' BF after shooting a buck near Colton

1995 Colton, Clackamas County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

A hunter reportedly shot a buck and was then charged by a 7.5-foot creature. The deer was later found mutilated and broken with the carcass covered with sticks. Broken trees and tracks were also reported at the site, which was later visited.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
7 1/2'

Facts & provenance

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Date
1995
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Colton, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town
Map point
45.1721, -122.4379 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · gnis:1119161 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Colton', Clackamas, matched from nearest town 'Colton'
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 55% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
hunting deer and shooting a buck
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
7 1/2' BF
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
The Track Record #84
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #53 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

tracks found at site

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Tree damage

broken trees found at site

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Structure

deer carcass covered with sticks

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Other

mutilated and broken deer

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Tracks

A visitor was taken to the encounter site and noted broken trees, tracks, and a mutilated deer carcass covered with sticks.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Tree damage

A visitor was taken to the encounter site and noted broken trees, tracks, and a mutilated deer carcass covered with sticks.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Structure

A visitor was taken to the encounter site and noted broken trees, tracks, and a mutilated deer carcass covered with sticks.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Follow-up

A visitor was taken to the encounter site and noted broken trees, tracks, and a mutilated deer carcass covered with sticks.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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