First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #1341

Hairy, upright walking creature spotted by a hunter in a meadow

September 1980 early afternoon Eatonville, Graham County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness claims while walking a back-woods trail they smelled a foul odor and then saw a large upright hairy creature about 100 feet away in a grassy meadow. The creature reportedly looked at the witness, then turned and walked across the meadow, pausing to look back before disappearing into the woods as the witness watched through a rifle scope. The frightened witness then left the woods to wait in a truck until a relative returned.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Other senses

Odor

Context & caveats

Possible misidentification

Described appearance

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Height src: probably 7 feet tall
Build src: about 300 plus
Hair colour src: dark with redish cast to tips
Hair length src: shorter on head and longer on body
Face src: not too much hair on its face
Eyes src: dark eyes
Gait src: walked away, did not run; appeared to move slowly, yet swiftly
Posture src: standing upright
Other features src: large hairy manlike

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1980 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	early afternoon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Time
Place	Eatonville, Graham County, Washington Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
Map point	46.8682, -122.2696 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Eatonville town (GEOID 5320260), matched from nearest town 'Eatonville'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	walking up a trail in the back woods Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	large hairy manlike creature Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	overcast and damp Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1341 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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