Jefferson County, Missouri

Near Festus

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Jefferson County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

April 1999

I was driving east on hillsboro hematite rd. to go mushroom hunting. Coming into a curve to my left I noticed what I first thought was a person, as I got closer I saw that it was not a person but a large hump shoulderd black animal shuffleing across the road to north side. It was taller than first thought 6 foot est. and it started running into a cedar tree thicket. It swung arms back and forth as it walked like a ape, I stopped the car where it crossed and rolled down my window and turned off my engine and tryed to hear it going away but heard no sounds. Went to mushroom hunting spot and did not stop at site on the way home as I felt it would be taking a chance.

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Jefferson County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

Early A.M. sighting returning home from family event

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November 2009

Jefferson County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

ATV'ers have daylight sighting near Hematite

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January 1980

Jefferson County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

Hunter has many, possible encounters over several years on private property south of St. Louis

Where I work, they let us hunt and fish on the grounds. The last few years I have been hunting the west side of the property and every early Fall they or it is there. A few years ago, I had one violen...

October 2014

Jefferson County Missouri (Class B) BFRO

Dark figure crosses the road at night in front of motorist near High Ridge

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February 2015