Bowhunter finds twisted trees, tracks, scat, & unusual sounds
Account
The witness was bow-hunting in coastal second-growth forest on the morning of 9/1/01. He heard whooping and scream-like vocalizations followed by a large tree falling, plus heavy footsteps, and later found large ground impressions, broken limbs and tops, and animal hair high on a tree. An investigator later reviewed photos of broken and twisted trees and received frozen scat and hair samples for examination.
What was reported
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| Date |
9 September 2001
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| Time of day |
morning
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| Place |
Grande Rhonde, Polk County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #3064
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.07, -123.67 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 3064 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
bow hunting
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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large impressions in forest floor found under broken limbs, measuring approximately 14 by 7
Measurements: approx. 14x7
attempted casts of two impressions yielding size only due to inexperience
photographs of trees snapped off in unusual manner
snapped-off tree limbs and tree tops found broken with impressions underneath
deer/elk hair found stuck to tree 11 feet off ground
Measurements: 11 feet off the ground
few reddish-brown hairs 4 to 5 inches long collected from tree and saved for analysis, thought to possibly be deer or elk
Measurements: 4" to 5" long
very fresh very large animal scat of compressed fur in disc-like sections with intensely foul odor; 6-inch piece collected, frozen and given for examination
Measurements: 6" piece
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of broken trees, and received frozen scat and hair samples for examination.
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of broken trees, and received frozen scat and hair samples for examination.
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of broken trees, and received frozen scat and hair samples for examination.
An investigator met the witness, reviewed photos of broken trees, and received frozen scat and hair samples for examination.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #3064 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference