First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #1219

Fisherman sees creature in Wildcat Creek

16 May 2005 mid morning Prineville, Crook County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was fishing and wading in a creek to get past a thicket when sensing unease and spotting a large dark shape in the water first thought to be a bear until its face was seen. A loud scream-like grunt and the sound of breaking limbs came from the side, after which the creature stood up and walked away upright while grunting and howling as a rotten foul smell hung in the air.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Vocalization Howl Scream

Physical traces

Tree break

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: about 6ft 5 to 7ft tall
Hair colour src: blackish-brown
Arms src: huge and longer than normal
Gait src: walked away
Posture src: walked upright
Age / size src: large

Facts & provenance

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Date	16 May 2005 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	mid morning Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Time
Place	Prineville, Crook County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
Map point	44.2985, -120.8607 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Prineville city (GEOID 4159850), matched from nearest town 'prineville'
Account type	First-hand Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	fishing and wading in a creek Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	large, blackish-brown thing Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	over cast raining softly Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

Source timeline

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Published 2005-08-03 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 62677a8f2d41

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