North American Wood Ape Conservancy

Hunter is chased back to his truck.

Report#: 02080016
Occurred October 30, 2002: (Submitted December 24, 2002)

Witness Observation

I had been out hunting and started back to the pickup since it was getting dark. I was following the railroad tracks when I heard something walking behind me. Thinking it was a bear, I stopped and looked back to the west and noticed it was walking on 2 legs, moving back into the woods. After a minute or so, I started walking to the east again, a little faster now. I had gone about 50 yards when it started throwing rocks at me. By now I was getting spooked and broke into a run. It was keeping up with me moving through thick vines and briars and I was on the tracks. When I made it back to the truck, I got in and sat there a few minutes. I didn't see it any more so I drove on home.

The thing looked like a very large human, but had fur like a bear. It was about 7 feet tall with a long torso and long arms. It was a dark color but hard to tell for sure looking back into the sunset.

Physical Evidence

I didn't go back and look for footprints, the ground is swampy and full of vines and briars.

Sounds

It just made a grunting sound, like a hog but much deeper and louder. There are some big cats around, wolves and bear, so I always figured the sounds came from those animals, but now I'm not so sure.

Additional Observations

There was a smell like a dead cow. Very strong but it didn't last very long, sort of drifted by me.

There was an old man that lived by the lake. He had shot one of them and they kept coming back and throwing rocks and sticks at his house. They found the old man dead one day, from a heart attack. Some of the loggers up here tell some pretty strange stories about creatures in the woods around here.

Time and Conditions

7:00 am - Getting dark.

Investigator's Comments

NAWAC Investigator

This investigation was conducted as a result of a reported incident that allegedly occurred in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, 30 October 2002.

The sighting took place near the Kiamichi River. The witness said that he was an experienced hunter and tracker.

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Class 1a: A sasquatch/bigfoot specimen has been collected (alive or dead).
Class 1b: A report investigation results in a sasquatch observation or the documentation of clear tracks or other forms of physical evidence by an investigator.
Class 1c: An investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot by a very reliable observer is a distinct possibility, tangible corroborating evidence is documented, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 1d: A visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility involving two or more reliable observers, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 2: Investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility, the observer is exceptionally trustworthy, professionally trained, and experienced in the outdoors and/or is accustomed to looking for and recording details (e.g., biologist, anthropologist/archaeologist, ranger, trapper/tracker/seasoned hunter, bird watcher, game warden, naturalist, law enforcement), and other explanations can be reasonably excluded.
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