Hunter has a close but brief encounter in a hazelnut bog near Middle River witnessed in Marshall County, Minnesota

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I was hunting for Whitetailed deer through the forests and swamps of Northwestern Minnesota. As I entered another peice of woods after crossing a swamp I jumped a deer. It ran off a few jumps and stopped. I raised my gun and fired. Misfire! Off the deer went into the woods along with the confidence I had in my weapon and ammunition. I proceded through the heavy underbrush until I came into a clearing. As I entered the clearing I glanced left then right. On my left I saw a "man" hunch his shoulders, duck his head and turn away from me. As I looked right I realized I had seen the figure of a man on my left. When I turned back I saw the back of a dark head and shoulders disappear into the hazelnut brush. I then realized that any man out in the woods on opening day of deer season would have been wearing an orange hat and coat, while this one was clad in dark brown/black. I was certain what I had seen was a bigfoot. I thought about looking for tracks, then remembered my gun had just let me ...