First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #1017

Man shoots at creature attacking cattle

14 January 2005 dusk Stanfield, Umatilla County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was inspecting a field with a relative when they noticed something hunched over attacking cattle. The witness shouted and the creature stood up to about eight feet tall. The witness retrieved a shotgun from a truck, fired once and hit the creature, which fell, got up, screamed and sprinted away like a human. The witness followed a blood trail to a river where it was lost.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 8 feet tall
Gait src
sprinted like a human
Posture src
hunched over then stood up

Facts & provenance

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Date
14 January 2005
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day
dusk
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Place
Stanfield, Umatilla County, Oregon
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Map point
45.7823, -119.2161 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Stanfield city (GEOID 4169900), matched from nearest town 'Stanfield'
Account type
First-hand
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses
2
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
examining field with a relative
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1017 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions
Cold
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Evidence & investigation

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Blood / tissue

blood trail from shot creature followed to a river where it was lost

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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