First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #862

Creature heard and observed lifting dead-fall tree

1 June 2000 late afternoon Indianola, Kitsap County, Washington 1 witness

Account

A forester inspecting a plantation in the afternoon heard voices and a branch snap, then saw a very tall, broad, hair-covered human-like creature walking the treeline. The witness watched it lift a large fallen tree with one hand to pass under, notice the witness, then move behind a large tree. When the witness approached closer, the creature screamed, chattered and pounded on the tree while nearby bears also vocalized, prompting the witness to retreat to his truck.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Vocalization Scream Chatter Wood knock Unidentified sound

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: approximately 9 ft to 10 ft tall
Build src: 4 ft across from shoulder to shoulder
Hair length src: approximately 2 to 3 inches long
Face src: beard, just like a human
Hands src: left hand used to pick up tree
Gait src: walked along tree line; took several large steps
Apparent sex src: male (referred to as he/his)
Other features src: skin black with a hint of red

Facts & provenance

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Date	1 June 2000 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	late afternoon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Indianola, Kitsap County, Washington Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	47.7553, -122.5115 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Indianola CDP (GEOID 5333280), matched from nearest town 'Indianola'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	inspecting trees in a tree plantation Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	this creature that looked like it was half man and half ape Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	Sunny, w/clouds Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #862 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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