Class B First-hand BFRO #17175

Possible bluff charge toward a hunter in a blind near Copemish

1990–1999 completely dark (5:40 pm) Copemish, Manistee County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting alone from a ground blind in a remote swamp after dark. While packing up noisily, the witness heard a heavy animal running through the woods, passing about 20 yards away. The footfalls sounded rhythmic like a person running, unlike a deer. The witness never saw anything because of darkness and dense woods.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
1990–1999
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
completely dark (5:40 pm)
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Copemish, Manistee County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.49, -85.94 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 17175 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
deer hunting from a ground blind
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
massive animal
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #17175 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Lester (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length about the hunting incident.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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