First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #738
Woods-wise miner hears two unidentifiable growls
June 1975
night
Sawyers Bar, Siskiyou County, California
1 witness
Account
The witness spent a week hiking and camping in the Forks of Salmon Wilderness Area while looking for Bigfoot. One night while watching a hillside of blackberries, the witness heard two growls from about 100 yards away. The witness described being familiar with sounds of local wildlife from time as a gold miner and said nothing previously heard matched these growls.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Sawyers Bar, Siskiyou County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #738
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
41.2974, -123.1303 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Sawyers Bar', Siskiyou, matched from nearest town 'Sawyers Bar'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #738
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
hiking and camping, watching a blackberry hillside
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| Conditions |
warm, clear
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Source timeline
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