Class B First-hand BFRO #686

Witnesses report bigfoot tracks in mud along a pond; tracks led to the carcass of a beaver that appeared to have some of its entrails removed

July 1994 between 3:00pm-4:00pm Gates, Linn County, Oregon 4 witnesses

Account

While fishing at a beaver pond east of Gates, the witness found large four-toed tracks in mud that led into the water and looped back toward shore but could not be followed through brush. The next day the witness returned with a relative and plaster, confirmed the tracks were about 18 inches long and very deep, made a cast, and found a partially eaten beaver in the brush in the direction the tracks had headed. No creature was seen.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Feet src
about 18 inches long with only four toes

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1994
Stated BFRO report #686 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 3:00pm-4:00pm
Stated BFRO report #686 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Gates, Linn County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #686 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
44.7560, -122.4201 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #686 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gates city (GEOID 4128200), matched from nearest town 'Gates'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #686 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #686 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
fishing at a beaver pond
Stated BFRO report #686 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #686 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

set of strange four-toed tracks in mud that went into the water and looped back

Measurements: about 18 inches long

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Cast

plaster cast made of a track

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1996-05-20 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 4202101c7dbd
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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