Class A First-hand BFRO #8039

Deer hunter encounters tall, upright, hairy creature near Wright Patman Lake

November 1986 Around 5:15 pm Maud, Bowie County, Texas 1 witness

Account

Late one afternoon the witness walked through a creek bottom toward a relative's deer stand. He smelled a foul odor and heard something large moving in a swampy thicket. The animal crossed an opening 50 to 75 yards away, and he watched it for about 30 seconds as it covered about 30 feet in a few long steps. He described it as a 6 to 7 foot tall, broad, stooped biped covered in dark brown hair.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

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Other senses

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Described appearance

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Height src: 6 to 7 feet tall
Build src: around 350 to 400 lbs, very broad and muscular
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: approximately 3 inches in length
Legs src: walking on 2 legs
Gait src: took long steps, crossed opening in 5 or 6 steps, moved very quickly
Posture src: walking with a slight stoop
Other features src: covered with hair over entire body, rounded head slightly pointed

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 1986 Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Around 5:15 pm Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Maud, Bowie County, Texas Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point	33.28, -94.36 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8039 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking to retrieve a relative from a deer stand while deer hunting Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this thing Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8039 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8039 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“film recreation of an alleged attack”
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