First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #430
Squirrel hunters hear heavy, thudding footsteps, rocks moving
March 2002
early afternoon
Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a [name withheld] went squirrel shooting in a clearcut in the afternoon. From about 75 to 100 yards away across a creek they heard rock-clacking, wrestling noises, and heavy thudding footsteps for about 3 minutes. They left quickly, feeling they were being watched, without ever seeing the source.
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What was reported
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Sounds
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large and heavy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
March 2002
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| Time of day |
early afternoon
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| Place |
Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #430
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
43.3862, -123.3227 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sutherlin city (GEOID 4171650), matched from nearest town 'Sutherlin'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
shooting squirrels
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| Witness's word for it |
something large and heavy
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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