Fishing Guide has sighting while trolling Deer Lake
Account
In early July 1986 in the evening, a fishing guide motoring clients by boat toward a narrow rocky passage on Deer Lake saw a tall black-furred biped run and leap across the narrows into forest. The clients did not see it but heard branches breaking as it moved away, and the guide shut off the engine to listen until the sound faded. The guide later reasoned the size, bipedal run, swinging arms and lack of snout did not match a local black bear. A next-morning search found no footprints on the rocky shore.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- over 7 feet tall
- Build src
- stocky and muscular, 700-1000 pounds, thick chest and torso
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- did not face witness, no snout
- Arms src
- long arms that swung like a human
- Legs src
- two legs with lack of flexion at knees
- Gait src
- ran and jumped quickly, not gracefully
- Posture src
- slightly stooped while bipedal
- Other features src
- fur similar to black bear in color and texture, no waistline
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1986
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| Time of day |
7:30 pm, daylight
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| Place |
Deer Lake Indian Reserve - 300 Air Miles North Of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Stated
BFRO report #23134
· BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
52.68, -94.52 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23134 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
guiding fishing clients by boat
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| Witness's word for it |
a large black animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Todd Prescott (BFRO)
The witness returned the next morning to look for footprints but found none on the rocky ground.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone in 2008 and documented additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23134 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference