Class B First-hand BFRO #39835

Man running his coon dogs at night sees a large figure near Grain Valley

12 February 2013 around 11pm Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness drove into a bottom field at night to look for raccoons and swept the treeline with truck headlights. At about 75 yards he saw a large dark figure walk through the field toward the creek, pause to stare at him, then stride quickly into the woods. The sighting lasted seconds and his hound whined during it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
at least 7ft tall
Build src
very muscular
Hair colour src
blackish brown
Gait src
large lengthy steps
Other features src
estimated at least 300lbs

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 February 2013
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 11pm
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.03, -94.11 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 39835 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
coon hunting and shining field from truck
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #39835 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Tracks

Large wet footprints crossing road north to south, five in a line

Measurements: 5 prints

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Cell-phone photos of those prints, dark and hard to make out and later deemed unusable

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and met him at the site the next day, finding the reported prints gone and noting the terrain.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2013-02-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash b09cd49f2bc5
    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

  • “an ongoing habituation (visitation)”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “another report”
    Not in the Anomadex yet