First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #4053

Dogs react to creature's presence while man is hunting at night

January 1989 pre dawn dark hours Toledo, Lewis County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving slowly on a logging road late at night with hounds on the truck box looking for furbearer scent. The dogs reacted strongly and the witness heard loud crunching approaching from behind on the road. Believing a very large bipedal entity was closing to within about 50 feet, the witness accelerated away to the paved road and did not return alone.

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Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Build src: big
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: walking with huge strides

Facts & provenance

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Date	January 1989 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	pre dawn dark hours Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Toledo, Lewis County, Washington Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	46.4447, -122.8522 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Toledo city (GEOID 5371785), matched from nearest town 'Toledo'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	hunting for fur with hounds at night Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	Whatever it was Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	clear and cool Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4053 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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