Loud scream heard by three witnesses.
Account
Three bow hunters met in a field after dark while walking out. From a small woodlot about 70 yards away they twice heard a loud scream turning into a guttural growl with heavy breathing. One hunter briefly ran then returned, and the group left quickly after shining a weak light toward the sound without seeing anything.
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Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
dark
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|---|---|
| Place |
McKean County, Pennsylvania
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| Map point |
41.8146, -78.5725 (± 28 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of McKean County (GEOID 42083); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
leaving the woods after bow hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
animal of some sort
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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trees scraped up as though buck rubs seen in small woodlot next morning
large fresh ground scrape about size of small car
Measurements: about the size of a small car
The witness returned alone before daylight the next day, set up a tree stand in the small woodlot, and saw scraped trees and a large fresh ground scrape.
The witness returned alone before daylight the next day, set up a tree stand in the small woodlot, and saw scraped trees and a large fresh ground scrape.
The witness returned alone before daylight the next day, set up a tree stand in the small woodlot, and saw scraped trees and a large fresh ground scrape.
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BFRO report #3570 Primary