Linn County, Oregon

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Linn County Oregon (Class B) BFRO

July 1994

While fishing at a large beaver pond about 5 miles east of Gates, Oregon in the summer of 1994, I found a set of strange tracks in the mud along the pond's bank. The tracks came down off a slope behind me, and continued about 15-20 feet out into the water, where it appeared that the animal stopped. The tracks then made a banana loop back toward shore. Because of thick brush, I was not able to continue to follow them. Being a skeptic, I went home without thinking much more about it. I then told my brother-in-law about the tracks the next day, and he asked me to take him to them. Bringing along some plaster, we headed back to the pond. The tracks were still visible, and had even begun to dry in the sun. The tracks measured about 18 inches long and had only four toes. The animal had to be very heavy because the inprint was very deep. We took a cast of the track, and started to head home, when we found a dead, half eaten beaver in the brush. The only thing strange about this was that this ...

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Linn County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

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June 2013

Linn County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

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August 2012

Linn County Oregon (Class B) BFRO

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August 2004

Linn County Oregon (Class B) BFRO

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July 2001

Midland County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

witness describes an "ape-like" creature along a road.

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November 1997

Dixie County Florida (Class A) BFRO

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February 1998

Monroe County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Two boys, out "hunting" with BB guns, witness a seven foot tall creature on two legs.

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October 1983

Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

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January 1998

York County Maine (Class A) BFRO

Creature seen by witness

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San Bernardino County California (Class A) BFRO

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February 2000

Beltrami County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

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