First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 530

Sasquatch sighting near McCall, Idaho (1974)

2 August 1974 afternoon around 2pm McCall, Idaho 2 witnesses

Account

While riding bikes home on a hot afternoon after hearing elk-like whistles, the guest and a younger cousin stopped to look for elk. The guest saw a tall bulky black figure with a conical head and long arms standing at the tree line watching them. It then turned, pushed pine boughs aside, and walked into the trees while movement was heard behind it. The cousin rode home while the guest watched briefly.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Whistle

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Build src: very bulky
Hair colour src: black, very black
Arms src: long arms
Gait src: walked slightly leaning forward
Posture src: slightly leaning forward
Other features src: conical shaped head

Facts & provenance

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Date	2 August 1974 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:01:00:28-01:01:12 · read with 70% confidence
Place	McCall, Idaho Stated Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:01:01:12-01:03:12 · read with 70% confidence
Map point	44.9084, -116.1125 (± 15 km) Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 530 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of McCall city (GEOID 1648790), matched from nearest town 'McCall'
Account type	First-hand Stated Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:01:03:12-01:05:12
Witnesses	2 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:00:58:25-01:00:28
Figures reported	2 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:01:03:12-01:05:12 · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	riding bikes back from town Stated Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:01:00:28-01:01:12 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	tall, very bulky figure Stated Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:01:01:12-01:03:12 · read with 85% confidence
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 530 · transcript:00:58:25-01:07:15 · read with 85% confidence

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Bigfoot Society EP 530 Podcast Interview

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