Third-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #347
Hunter hears branches breaking, squealing sound, Ranger district says recent BF activity
September 1974
clear and warm, and there had been no snow
Valsetz, Polk County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
A teenage hunter who had separated from his companions heard something moving in brush on a bank above the trail and keeping pace with him. A small log came down the hill toward him while he heard a high-pitched squeal-like snorting sound from the unseen source. He shouted threats he did not act on and then ran until the sounds stopped, never seeing what made them. He later returned with companions and found nothing in the thick brush.
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| Date |
September 1974
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
clear and warm, and there had been no snow
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| Place |
Valsetz, Polk County, Oregon
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| Map point |
44.9004, -123.3986 (± 25 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Polk County (GEOID 41053); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Third-hand
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #347
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #347
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
hunting
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| First published by |
The Track Record #11
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #347 Secondary
The report refers to
- “Bigfeet recently sighted in the area”Not in the Anomadex yet