Class A First-hand BFRO #26299

Deer Hunter has sighting of large creature while checking his corn pile near Rose Hill

7 July 2009 10:00AM ROSE HILL,NC 7 MILES AWAY, Duplin County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was checking a corn pile behind his home when he came upon a tall hairy creature eating corn. The creature was first seen sitting with its back to him, then stood and faced him from about 25 yards away. After regarding him briefly it walked away into deeper woods. The sighting lasted about a minute in clear morning light.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Other senses

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Described appearance

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Height src: 7 to 8 foot tall
Hair colour src: reddish-brown
Face src: ape-like face with a flat nose
Gait src: walked away
Posture src: sitting then stood upright
Apparent sex src: male
Other features src: stinking; big lips; blunt teeth like a hog or human

Facts & provenance

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Date	7 July 2009 Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	10:00AM Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	ROSE HILL,NC 7 MILES AWAY, Duplin County, North Carolina Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.8260, -78.0259 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #26299 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Rose Hill town (GEOID 3757860), matched from nearest town 'ROSE HILL,NC 7 MILES AWAY'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	checking deer bait pile behind home Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	STINKING HAIRY CREATURE Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #26299 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Tim Staudt (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26299 Primary

Published 2009-07-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 780d2d0e4003

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