Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #156

5 Miles north of LaPine - Man and son see BF standing in the middle of the road

4 September 1998 early morning La Pine, Deschutes County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Early in the morning on the opening day of hunting season, the witness was on a road when he saw a tall hair-covered figure standing in the road about 100 feet away. The figure stared at him and shook its fists overhead, then disappeared quickly when he glanced away, with tall grass and a berm noted as possible cover. The sun was behind the figure so only a silhouette was seen, and a horrible smell was associated with the encounter.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette

Other senses

Odor

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 foot tall
Build src: great big chest
Hair length src: 6 or 7 inch hair
Face src: no facial features seen (silhouette)
Arms src: long arms
Hands src: fists held overhead and shaken
Posture src: standing
Other features src: 5 inch long neck, roundish head

Facts & provenance

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Date	4 September 1998 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	early morning Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	La Pine, Deschutes County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	43.6868, -121.4853 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of La Pine city (GEOID 4141050), matched from nearest town 'La Pine'
Account type	Investigator summary Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	hunting on opening day Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	the creature Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by	The Track Record #73 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #156 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator was notified for follow-up, spoke with the witness, and located the reported roadside clearing.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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Oregon Bigfoot report #156 Secondary

Published 2002-07-09 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 66523dba03e6

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The report refers to

“6 PM news, Wednesday, Nov. 12th, (also at 11 PM on channel 49, FOX KPDX)”
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