Second-hand Oregon Bigfoot #985

Hunters frightened by loud vocalizations

November 1972 dusk Raquette Lake, Hamilton County, New York 3 witnesses

Account

In November 1972 a relative of the writer and two companions were playing cards in a camper near Brown's Tract Pond during a hunting trip. Late in the evening they heard an extremely loud and unusual scream lasting about 10-15 seconds. They searched behind the camper with flashlights that night and looked for tracks the next morning but found nothing.

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Date
November 1972
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day
dusk
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place
Raquette Lake, Hamilton County, New York
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point
43.8131, -74.6574 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · gnis:962197 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Raquette Lake', Hamilton, matched from nearest town 'Raquette Lake'
Account type
Second-hand
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses
3
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
playing cards in camper while on hunting trip
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions
clear weather
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #985 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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