Class B First-hand BFRO #523

Possible vocalizations heard by hunter at Bear Lake summit

26 October 2000 10:15 A.M. Garden City, Rich County, Utah 1 witness

Account

The witness was hunting alone from a ridge when repeated very loud, short guttural shouts or growls approached from about 200 yards to about 75 yards, accompanied by rapidly approaching breaking brush. He never saw the source but readied a camera and rifle while waiting motionless. After a spooked cow moose ran through a distant saddle, he threw rocks and fired a shot with no response and then left.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
26 October 2000
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10:15 A.M.
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Garden City, Rich County, Utah
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.9371, -111.4122 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #523 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Garden City town (GEOID 4927930), matched from nearest town 'Garden City'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
hunting mule deer
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
unseen creature
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #523 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness later returned with a camera and bags to search for tracks or sign, finding a cleaned moose carcass with no tracks and an old broken aspen.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

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