Turkey hunter discovers possible grass bed west of Melbourne
Account
While turkey hunting the witness cut across a sawgrass field and found a large piled mound of pulled-up sawgrass interpreted as a bed or nest, larger than a pickup truck bed. He also noted nearby palmetto palms stripped of branches. An investigator later visited the remote site with the witness, measured and photographed the structure and examined its construction.
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| Date |
April 2015
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Morning
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| Place |
West Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #48746
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
28.1104, -80.6627 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Melbourne city (GEOID 1243975), matched from nearest town 'West Melbourne'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
turkey hunting
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- R. Monteith (BFRO)
large piled bed of pulled-up sawgrass tucked under lone palmetto tree, grasses broken or pulled in clumps
Measurements: 11 ft. long and 9 ft. wide; 1.4 ft high at highest point
photos of surrounding field taken while standing on bed and photos of stripped palms
nearby palmetto palms stripped entirely of branches, with frond strippings over 8 ft tall
Measurements: over 8 ft tall
short video showing difficulty of pulling up sawgrass
An investigator and a volunteer accompanied the witness by airboat to the site, measured and photographed the bed, and examined its construction.
An investigator and a volunteer accompanied the witness by airboat to the site, measured and photographed the bed, and examined its construction.
An investigator and a volunteer accompanied the witness by airboat to the site, measured and photographed the bed, and examined its construction.
An investigator and a volunteer accompanied the witness by airboat to the site, measured and photographed the bed, and examined its construction.
An investigator and a volunteer accompanied the witness by airboat to the site, measured and photographed the bed, and examined its construction.
Investigators had discovered another similar bed under a palmetto tree in Myakka River State Park in January 2015.
An investigator and a volunteer accompanied the witness by airboat to the site, measured and photographed the bed, and examined its construction.
Investigators had discovered another similar bed under a palmetto tree in Myakka River State Park in January 2015.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #48746 Primary
The report refers to
- Deer hunters are rattled with tree crashes and a howl west of MelbourneCited as “Report #38764” · 1 January 2013 · June Park, Brevard County, Florida
- “bed like discovery in Flagler County”Not in the Anomadex yet