Class A First-hand BFRO #980

Elk hunter spots reddish-brown sasquatch

September 1994 about 1 or 2 p.m. Tollgate, Umatilla County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

During elk bow season the witness was tracking a wounded elk in daylight when movement was seen across a clearing. A large hair-covered biped with long arms crossed the clearing, paused at the far edge to look directly at the witness, then continued away. The witness watched for about two minutes in bright sunlight before leaving without recovering the elk or checking for tracks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: large
Hair colour src: dark brownish
Arms src: unusually long seeming arms
Hands src: palms of the hand clearly to the rear
Gait src: walked at an unhurried pace
Posture src: biped
Other features src: covered head to foot in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1994 Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 1 or 2 p.m. Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Tollgate, Umatilla County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.84, -117.99 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 980 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	tracking a wounded elk Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large biped Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #980 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness called a professor, left a message, and received no reply.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #980 Primary

Published 2000-12-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 6681f49b26d5

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“videos of bigfoot at Hoodo spring”
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“alleged footprint casts at the general store at tollgate”
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