Third-hand Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/01/24/sc-ep187-mountain-giants

Sasquatch sighting (1890)

1890–1899 Place not stated 1 witness

Account

A lone hunter in Newfoundland was charged by a giant hair-covered man-like creature in a marsh. He fired three shots and killed it. He measured the body at 12 feet with a 14-foot arm span and left it where it fell because he was alone.

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Height src
12 feet
Other features src
hair-covered body, weight about 1,000 pounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
1890–1899
Place
Place not stated
Account type
Third-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
hunting in a marsh
Witness's word for it
giant man-like creature
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2016-01-24 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:47:07 (account ends about 0:49:08) Hash 3bd8f4289c0e
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)