Forest Ranger finds broken trees, "nest", pile of dead rabbits
Account
In mid-summer 1970 the witness was looking for a target-shooting spot in a meadow east of the Sandy River. He found birch saplings snapped off and arranged into a large nest-like structure near a pile of gutted rabbits, with a strong odor of death, unnatural silence, and a feeling of being watched. He left to find a ranger station, and one ranger returned with him, took photos, and also noted the silence and feeling of being watched.
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| Date |
July 1970
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early afternoon
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| Place |
Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1434
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.3981, -122.2688 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sandy city (GEOID 4165250), matched from nearest town 'Sandy'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
searching for a place to target shoot
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| Conditions |
Beautiful
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Evidence & investigation
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Birch saplings snapped off at about 6-foot level
Measurements: 14 inches in circumference, snapped at about 6 foot level
Sapling tops neatly arranged into family-size nest for large mammals
Pile of dead rabbits neatly gutted with only guts eaten
Photos taken by ranger for other rangers to see
A ranger returned to the meadow with the witness, took photos for other rangers, and also noted the silence and feeling of being watched.
A ranger returned to the meadow with the witness, took photos for other rangers, and also noted the silence and feeling of being watched.
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