Class A First-hand BFRO #1561

Teen watches as sitting bigfoot eats blueberries

September 1986 about 4:30 to 5:00pm Kirkland Lake, Ontario 1 witness

Account

In late afternoon in September 1986 the witness was rabbit hunting and walking home on a regular trail when a strong foul odor was noticed. From about 12 yards away the witness watched for about 10 minutes as a large hair-covered creature sat cross-legged in a blueberry patch eating berries with its hands. As darkness approached the witness revealed himself, and the creature stood without using its hands and calmly walked away into the brush.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Other senses

Odor

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: about seven feet tall
Build src: massive body with very broad shoulders and muscular build
Hair colour src: brownish black hair, thinner on chest
Face src: gorilla-like texture and colour with early human-like features, short wide nose, wide mouth with full lips
Eyes src: ash gray whites with large black pupils
Hands src: hands used to graze berries, holding blueberries
Gait src: calmly walked away upright
Posture src: sitting cross-legged on ground, stood without using hands
Other features src: leathery dark gray to black skin, bare leathery area around breasts

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1986 Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 4:30 to 5:00pm Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Kirkland Lake, Ontario Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	48.1500, -80.0331 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #1561 · cgndb:FBUYW · read with 45% confidence Canadian Geographical Names Database town 'Kirkland Lake', Timiskaming, matched from nearest town 'Kirkland Lake'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	rabbit hunting while walking home on a trail Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1561 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Withers (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #1561 Primary

Published 2001-01-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash e7c74a1ed3ea

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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