Class A First-hand BFRO #62558

Hunter's sighting near gravel pits outside Floodwood

November 1997 about 4:45 pm, getting close to dark Floodwood, St. Louis County, Minnesota 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting from an elevated stand in late afternoon when branches began breaking as something approached. A tall, thick, long-haired biped stopped about 30 yards away for several seconds, gave a very loud howl, then rapidly retreated through thick swamp while breaking vegetation and howled again while moving away to the southwest. The frightened witness ran to the car and later said the experience ended his hunting in that area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Howl Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: approximately 7 1/2 feet tall
Build src: very muscular "like a gorilla" with shoulders approximately 30-36 inches across
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: long and slightly matted
Face src: flat face
Arms src: longer than a human's
Posture src: on two legs
Other features src: no neck observed

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 1997 Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 4:45 pm, getting close to dark Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Floodwood, St. Louis County, Minnesota Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.92, -92.84 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 62558 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	deer hunting from an elevated stand Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	like a gorilla on two legs Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #62558 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Jim & Carol Telenko (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #62558 Primary

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