First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 909
Dogman sighting near Van Buren County (1989)
1989
night
Van Buren County, Iowa
1 witness
Account
At night the dogs were making noise and the guest went onto the porch. A bush shook, something heavy jumped out beside a car, then revealed ears, a long snout and gray hair. It stood about seven feet tall, watched him, then dropped to all fours and ran off.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about seven foot
- Hair colour src
- gray hairs
- Face src
- long snout, wolf mouth full of teeth
- Hands src
- hands, not paws, with long claws
- Gait src
- went onto all fours and ran like a dog
- Posture src
- standing on two legs then on all fours
- Other features src
- no tail, hair all over body
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1989
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Van Buren County, Iowa
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| Map point |
40.7541, -91.9529 (± 20 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Van Buren County (GEOID 19177); the report gives only the county
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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 |
going outside to tend barking dogs
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| Witness's word for it |
a dog man
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| Creature |
Dogman
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 909 Podcast Interview