Class B First-hand BFRO #28427

Hunter experiences eerie silence, foul odor and possible wood knocking in the Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area

24 October 2010 4:30-5:00 pm Cresco, Winneshiek County, Iowa 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand when a strong foul odor drifted from upwind and appeared to move past him, from the river bottom behind him toward the ridge top, without any source being seen. Roughly an hour later he heard paired thudding sounds like logs or a log hitting a tree, which repeated again after about another hour from the same location. The woods around his stand were unusually quiet, while his companion farther upstream reported normal wildlife activity.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Wood knock

Other senses

Odor

Facts & provenance

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Date	24 October 2010 Stated BFRO report #28427 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	4:30-5:00 pm Stated BFRO report #28427 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Cresco, Winneshiek County, Iowa Stated BFRO report #28427 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	43.33, -92.06 (± 1483 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28427 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #28427 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #28427 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was	deer hunting from a tree stand Stated BFRO report #28427 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #28427 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Steve Moon (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #28427 Primary

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