Class B First-hand BFRO #45958

Bow hunter recovering deer has possible experience near Grove City

October 2012 night Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two companions entered the woods after dark to recover a deer shot earlier from a tree stand. While preparing to photograph the deer, the group heard an extremely loud scream from very close range, followed by the sound of something large crashing away through the woods toward a swamp. They saw nothing when they shone lights into the woods and quickly left with the deer without field-dressing it.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
October 2012
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.07, -80.12 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
retrieving a shot deer after an archery hunt
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #45958 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jarrett Johnson (BFRO)
Follow-up

The investigator interviewed the witness, validated hunting background, recorded a distance estimate, and searched for the referenced vehicle report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2014-07-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d0b94f68ac44
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “a report probably around 2006 or so of a woman who claimed to have hit one with her car”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “'Bigfoot in the Backyard'”
    Not in the Anomadex yet