Hunter has daytime sighting near Shocco Creek
Account
The witness was hunting alone in a forested creek bottom when a bedded deer flushed into tall reeds. From higher ground above the reeds he saw a tall dark mottled figure moving upright across the creek about 50 yards away. The figure turned to look at him, showing a hump on its back, then pushed swiftly through dense vegetation without dodging. The witness left the area and later confirmed no other hunters or vehicles were nearby.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- eight feet tall
- Build src
- 600 to 800 lbs
- Hair colour src
- brownish with patches of drab olive green
- Face src
- flat
- Gait src
- moving quickly, not running
- Posture src
- standing upright
- Other features src
- hump on back/neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 1983
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
approximately 9:00 AM
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| Place |
Louisburg/Warrenton/Centerville, Warren County, North Carolina
Stated
BFRO report #7246
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
36.21, -78.09 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 7246 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
figure moving away from me
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator interviewed the witness and asked whether the subject could have been a bear.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #7246 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference