Class A First-hand BFRO #3292

Mountain goat hunters have encounter with 8'-9' tall biped

24 August 1973 9-10PM, dark McCall, Valley County, Idaho 2 witnesses

Account

In late August 1973, two companions setting up a hunting camp at night heard loud screams, whistles, and brush thrashing around them and retreated into their truck cab. The witness then shone a spotlight toward the sounds and saw an erect, dark brown-to-black biped move rapidly up a steep rock slide on two legs. The witness later felt the animal had no intent to harm them.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

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Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark brown to black
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
boulder hopping on two legs at incredible speed and agility
Posture src
standing erect, slight forward slump
Age / size src
large
Other features src
not like a waddling bear standing on its rear feet

Facts & provenance

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Date
24 August 1973
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
9-10PM, dark
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
McCall, Valley County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.08, -115.75 (± 11 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3292 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
setting up camp for mountain goat hunt
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3292 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Roland Wolfe (BFRO)
Follow-up

A researcher is investigating more recent area sighting reports as part of an ongoing warm-weather study project.

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

The witness revisited the site the past summer, found it quiet, and had little time to investigate.

BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-11-02 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash d1c0152479e8
    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

  • “many confirmed Bigfoot sighting reports from this area of Valley County Idaho”
    Not in the Anomadex yet