Bow hunter recovering deer has possible experience near Grove City
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.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
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| Map point |
41.07, -80.12 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 45958 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
retrieving a shot deer after an archery hunt
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| Witness's word for it |
a Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Jarrett Johnson (BFRO)
The investigator interviewed the witness, validated hunting background, recorded a distance estimate, and searched for the referenced vehicle report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #45958 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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