Class A First-hand BFRO #13383

Hunting guide recalls an encouter with a Bigfoot crouching behind a root ball in Bowls Creek

11 September 1991 just before sunset Hamilton Or Darby, Ravalli County, Montana 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding horseback on a game trail while scouting for an elk hunt when the horse became nervous and looked left. About 25 to 30 feet away, the witness saw a hair-covered entity crouching behind the root ball of a downed pine tree and made eye contact with it. The witness avoided sudden moves, continued riding past, and left the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: large, built like an NFL player
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: 6 to 8 inches long
Face src: more like a man than ape, thin facial hair not covering entire face, brownish skin, mouth closed, hair parted in middle draped over eyes
Eyes src: brownish green
Posture src: crouching behind root ball
Apparent sex src: male
Age / size src: adult, estimated 20-30 years old in human terms
Other features src: shoulders about 35 to 40 inches wide

Facts & provenance

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Date	11 September 1991 Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	just before sunset Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Hamilton Or Darby, Ravalli County, Montana Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	46.03, -113.12 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 13383 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	riding horseback scouting for elk hunt Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #13383 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: John Salmond (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator held a phone conversation with the witness to gather more detail about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #13383 Primary

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