Class B First-hand BFRO #10034

Hunter hears wood-on-wood knocking

November 1989 approx 11:00 am Prineville, Crook County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was hunting alone on foot in the morning when he heard repeated groups of rapid wood-on-wood impacts ahead of him. He followed the sounds as they stayed ahead until they were close but still hidden by a rise across a creek, then became uneasy and retreated to the road and camp. He stayed in the camper the rest of the day. Years later after reading a newspaper account of tree-whacking, he concluded the sounds were Bigfoot communication.

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1989
Stated BFRO report #10034 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
approx 11:00 am
Stated BFRO report #10034 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Prineville, Crook County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #10034 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.06, -120.28 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10034 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10034 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #10034 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
hunting elk on foot
Derived BFRO report #10034 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #10034 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Source timeline

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The report refers to

  • “interest feature on Bigfoot in the Oregonian newspaper”
    Not in the Anomadex yet