Class B First-hand BFRO #36915

Possible daytime encounter by a father and son hunting in the Richloam Wildlife Management Area

11 October 2011 mid day to afternoon Masscotte Or Ridge Manor, Sumter County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

Two people bow hunting in swampy woods heard distant knocking and noticed trees shaking. While on a small hill they both saw a large reddish-brown animal crouched behind a large stump at too great a distance for details. They then left the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

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Described appearance

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Build src
big
Hair colour src
reddish brown
Posture src
crouched down behind the stump

Facts & provenance

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Date
11 October 2011
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
mid day to afternoon
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Masscotte Or Ridge Manor, Sumter County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
28.46, -82.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 36915 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
bow hunting
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
something behind a large tree stump
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #36915 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
David Bakara (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator hiked the sighting area the following weekend and noted dense woods, game trails, other hunters with dogs, and abundant deer and hogs.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2012-10-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d5642d686059
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “multiple others from hunters ... All in Richloam wildlife management area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “reports of unusual, hairy upright animals”
    Not in the Anomadex yet