Bowhunter finds twisted trees, tracks, scat, & unusual sounds
Account
The witness was bow hunting in coastal second-growth forest on the morning of September 1, 2001. After spooking a doe that abruptly reversed direction, the witness heard whooping and screaming sounds followed by a large tree falling, plus heavy bipedal footsteps. The witness found large ground impressions, snapped limbs and treetops, hair high on a tree, and very large foul-smelling scat, and documented damaged trees with photos and attempted casts.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 September 2001
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
morning
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| Place |
Grande Rhonde, Polk County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #344
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.0601, -123.6093 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Grand Ronde', Polk, matched from nearest town 'Grande Rhonde' read as 'grand ronde' (spelling match)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #344
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
bow hunting
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| First published by |
BFRO
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Evidence & investigation
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Indistinct ground impressions found in several areas, approximately 14 by 7
Measurements: approx. 14x7
Two attempted casts of impressions that captured only size detail
Photographs of trees snapped off in unusual manner and broken twisted alders
Snapped-off tree limbs and treetops and broken twisted alder trees
Deer/elk hair found stuck to a tree about 11 feet off the ground
Measurements: 11 feet off the ground
Few reddish-brown hairs 4 to 5 inches long collected from a tree for analysis
Measurements: 4" to 5" long
Very fresh very large scat found in middle of logging road, 6-inch piece collected and frozen, foul-smelling and consisting principally of compressed fur
Measurements: 6" piece
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of damaged trees, and collected scat and hair samples for examination with further analysis and baiting planned.
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of damaged trees, and collected scat and hair samples for examination with further analysis and baiting planned.
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of damaged trees, and collected scat and hair samples for examination with further analysis and baiting planned.
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of damaged trees, and collected scat and hair samples for examination with further analysis and baiting planned.
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