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Class B First-hand BFRO #562

Hunting party reports frightening vocalization

BFRO YEAR: 1990 appro afternoon, 2-4 PM Lincoln, Lewis And Clark County, Montana 6 witnesses

Account

Six hunters in pairs heard a distant high-pitched scream likened to a rusty gate while hunting elk south of Indian Meadows trailhead in the afternoon. Two hunters who were closer to the sound were badly disturbed and left the area on game trails. No one saw the source and no tracks were found.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Scream

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
afternoon, 2-4 PM
Stated BFRO report #562 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Lincoln, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
Stated BFRO report #562 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.08, -112.56 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 562 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #562 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
6
Stated BFRO report #562 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
hunting elk
Stated BFRO report #562 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #562 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator conducted a phone interview with the witness years after the incident to confirm details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #562 Primary
    Published 2000-11-01 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash ca069c9c8d89
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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