First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #1916

Boyscout leader has encounter while on a hike.

12 June 2001 Morning Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas

Account

The witness was leading scouts on a morning hike and was ahead of the group when loud crashing and whoop-like howls were heard. Rounding a trail curve, the witness saw a large hair-covered figure about 50 yards away and observed it for a minute or two before it walked away into the woods. The witness noted a foul skunk-like odor and then told the approaching scouts they had just missed an elk.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Howl Whoop Footsteps

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: right at 8" tall
Build src: really wide in shoulders, muscular, about 500 to 700 pounds
Hair colour src: reddish brown, darker black underneath
Hair length src: really long on arms legs and body, shorter on chest
Face src: very human in appearance
Arms src: muscular with long hair
Legs src: muscular with long hair
Gait src: walked away
Apparent sex src: male
Clothing src: none, covered head to toe in hair
Other features src: very large head, cone-shaped slope to back like adult male gorilla

Facts & provenance

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Date	12 June 2001 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	Morning Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	36.0121, -93.1875 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Jasper city (GEOID 0534900), matched from nearest town 'Jasper'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	taking scouts on a hike Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	he Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	Sunny and cool Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1916 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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