Class A First-hand BFRO #37203

Daylight sighting of a man-like ape while target shooting in the Big Cypress National Preserve

4 November 2012 daytime Everglades West Of Broward County, Collier County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness stopped in a swampy area to target shoot and was reloading when he heard noise behind him. He turned and saw an ape-like biped watching from behind a tree a short distance away, which made a deep vocal sound. He ran to his car, saw the creature moving away through the trees, and left quickly.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
6 1/2 ft tall
Hair colour src
dark brown
Face src
between a man and an ape
Arms src
longer than a man's
Gait src
running
Posture src
standing
Other features src
ape-like

Facts & provenance

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Date
4 November 2012
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
daytime
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Everglades West Of Broward County, Collier County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
25.76, -80.58 (± 1106 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 37203 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
target shooting
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bipedal ape-like thing
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #37203 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
David Bakara (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2012-11-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9398e975a31f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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