Anomadex
Class A First-hand BFRO #3227

Creature sighted twice by three men while camping in northern Minn

Summer 1976 early in the morning Lake Of The Woods County, Minnesota 3 witnesses

Account

Three men were on a fishing and camping trip near Lake of the Woods when they saw a tall hairy figure watching them from behind a tree. The figure ran away bipedally, and a rotten stench was noticed in the area. As the men walked along railroad tracks bordered by swamp, a football-sized rock flew past them from the side with no one visible, and they later saw the figure run across the tracks ahead of them. They returned to camp and told local residents, some of whom said they had also seen a hairy person.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Interaction

Rock throwing

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
6.5 6.6 ft
Face src
flat face
Legs src
two legs like a man
Gait src
ran on two legs always
Posture src
standing by a tree
Clothing src
had no clothing on
Other features src
covered in fur

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
Summer 1976
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
early in the morning
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Lake Of The Woods County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point
48.7681, -94.9046 (± 38 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #3227 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lake of the Woods County (GEOID 27077); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
fishing and camping, walking along railroad tracks
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
hairy figure
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3227 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Hair

Hairs found clinging to tree the creature had been behind; not collected.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

Tracks seen at base of the tree; not cast.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with one of the three men and later attempted further contact without response.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. BFRO report #3227 Primary
    Published 2001-10-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d8e0fa479f68
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization