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Class A First-hand BFRO #4713

Moose hunter has morning encounter in hills of northern Ontario

November 1999 7am, early morning Northern Ontario, Canada, Ontario 1 witness

Account

While moose hunting alone, the witness slipped and fell in moss. On looking up he saw a black, large, upright creature about 10 yards away staring at him. When he raised his rifle it screamed, ran away upright at high speed in a manlike manner, and disappeared.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Scream

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
taller than 6'2" witness, dwarfed him
Build src
large
Hair colour src
black
Hair length src
short
Gait src
ran upright very fast, manlike
Posture src
standing and running upright
Other features src
extremely manlike in movements and manner

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
November 1999
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
7am, early morning
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Northern Ontario, Canada, Ontario
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town
Map point
45.4507, -75.2927 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4713 · cgndb:FAOJL · read with 30% confidence
Canadian Geographical Names Database dispersed rural community 'Canaan', Russell, matched from nearest town 'Northern Ontario, Canada' read as 'canaan' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
moose hunting on foot
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
thing
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4713 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

Witness reports finding one large track on a later visit and covering it up.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Structure

Witness reports finding a place felt to be an unusual shelter on a later visit.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator gathered additional details from numerous communications with the witness and offered an opinion on the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #4713 Primary
    Published 2002-07-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 6909f7a01569
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “some reports near this area but east of here”
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