First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #3832

Hunter recalls hearing noises in woods, seeing hairy legs walking through brush

October 1987 early morning Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness sat alone in a cedar thicket before dawn while hunting. After a loud crash, the woods went quiet, then a pungent odor and heavy steps were noticed. Through low limbs the witness glimpsed very large bipedal movement showing only dark shaggy hair from the knees down, which rushed away loudly when the wind shifted, prompting the witness to call out and then leave.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Footsteps Unidentified sound

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Hair colour src: dark
Legs src: only from the would be knees down
Gait src: bipedal movement
Posture src: bipedal
Age / size src: very large
Other features src: hair shagged

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1987 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	early morning Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	37.9459, -91.7612 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Rolla city (GEOID 2962912), matched from nearest town 'Rolla'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	hunting solo Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	the object Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Conditions	Cool/damp Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #3832 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions