Class B First-hand BFRO #6951

Bear hunter has sighting while approaching bait site

20 April 2003 late morning Smoot, Lincoln County, Wyoming 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were resupplying a bear bait site on foot when they heard branches breaking upslope and saw a piece of tree fall. About 400 yards away on a ledge they saw a tall dark bipedal figure leaning against a broken tree. The witness watched it for 15-20 seconds before it stepped quickly into the treeline, and noticed a rancid odor near the bait site.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: 7-8ft tall
Build src: very broad at the shoulders
Hair colour src: dark, the color of a moose
Legs src: long and thin compared to rest of body
Gait src: three quick steps into trees
Posture src: standing on two legs
Other features src: no visible neck, head appeared bent looking down

Facts & provenance

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Date	20 April 2003 Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	late morning Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Smoot, Lincoln County, Wyoming Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	42.49, -111.00 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 6951 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	resupplying a bear bait site on foot Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something bipedal Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #6951 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #6951 Primary

Published 2003-09-24 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash e79fd68b79fc

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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