Class A First-hand BFRO #36761

Memory told of a close encounter while deer hunting east of Salem

17 November 1971 just after sunrise, about 6:30AM Salem, Dent County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

While hunting from a tree stand shortly after sunrise, the witness saw a frightened deer run by followed by two upright hairy figures. One figure came within about 15-20 feet, stared face-to-face at eye level for 10-15 seconds and emitted a deep growl before leaving. The witness fled toward a nearby farmhouse, fired a rifle shot overhead and shouted, while movement and noise paralleled him in the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

Growl

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: minimum of 10 ft, possibly more like 11 ft
Build src: very well built, slender and powerful, not bulky
Hair colour src: black
Face src: tan or brown skin, large triangular nose
Eyes src: large black eyes, no whites
Gait src: running fast, walking
Posture src: standing upright at eye level
Clothing src: naked, no clothing
Other features src: crest with raised hair on top, oddly shaped head, small for body size, very hairy with thinner spots

Facts & provenance

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Date	17 November 1971 Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	just after sunrise, about 6:30AM Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Salem, Dent County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.39, -91.30 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 36761 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	2 Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Witness was	hunting deer from a tree stand Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	tall black man Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #36761 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Carter Buschardt (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #36761 Primary

Published 2012-10-22 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9070b91f91d1

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“in 2005 a guy had heard one only a couple of miles from where I had my encounter”
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