Sighting by elk hunters near White River drainage
Account
While elk hunting on a snowy open hillside, the witness watched a hairy upright creature walking rapidly away from about 100 yards for a minute or more. The creature was short, about 5-foot-6, with a large barrel chest, long arms, dark brown hair, stooped posture and long bent-knee strides. The witness's adult son was traversing the hillside nearby but did not see the animal.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- appox. 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft. tall
- Build src
- Large barrel chest
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Arms src
- long arms
- Gait src
- walking rapidly with long strides, bent knee gait
- Posture src
- stooped-over posture
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 1997
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|---|---|
| Place |
Tygh Valley, Wasco County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #382
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.2418, -121.1693 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tygh Valley CDP (GEOID 4175500), matched from nearest town 'Tygh Valley'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
elk hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
unknown creature
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| First published by |
BFRO
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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