Class 2 Encounter Report in Waskom, TX, Case #01080027

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Class 1a
Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.
1a A sasquatch/bigfoot specimen has been collected (alive or dead).
Class 1b
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1b A report investigation results in a sasquatch observation or the documentation of clear tracks or other forms of physical evidence by an investigator.
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Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.
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
Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.
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
Class 2, Competency: Reports involving sightings by professionally trained or highly skilled observers.
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.
Class 3a
Class 3, Credibility: Sightings or possible wood ape evidence reported by credible witnesses.
3a Investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility, the observer is credible, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 3b
Class 3, Credibility: Sightings or possible wood ape evidence reported by credible witnesses.
3b Unidentifiable vocalizations were reported and there is accompanying tangible evidence to possibly indicate the presence of a sasquatch/bigfoot, the observer is very reliable, and other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 3c
Class 3, Credibility: Sightings or possible wood ape evidence reported by credible witnesses.
3c No visual encounter occurred, but physical evidence was found to indicate the presence of a sasquatch/bigfoot (tracks, hair, scat, etc.), the observer is very reliable, and other sources can be reasonably ruled out.


Case: 01080027

Class 2

Son and father have morning encounter while hunting not far from Louisiana state line north of Waskom.

Report Details

Occurrence date: Fall/1988
Location: Harrison County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Waskom
Time / Conditions: Dawn. Still shadowy. There was still not much sunshine yet. It was cool.
# of Witnesses: 2

Witness Account:
My father and I were walking along the line fence on our way to two deer hunting stands. (I am a long time outdoorsman, used to the woods and familiar with the creatures that live there). I climbed up into the first deer stand to be on the watch for a buck. My father continued on along the 5-strand barbed-wire fence, up and over a little hill and down into the lowland canebrake. It had not rained for a long time so the ground was dry, even though it was low and should have been at least damp if not wet. He, too, climbed up into his deer stand to watch for a buck.

Instead of a buck I saw a large creature, taller than a tall man, the top of its head a yard above the top strand of barbed wire. The creature was walking upright on its hind legs, taking long deliberate strides, walking along the line fence. It was hairy, hair covering its head, face, and neck. It did not have a long nose like a bear does. It was still early in the morning with deep shadows, no bright sunshine to light up the path. The creature strode purposefully on, up and over the hill and out of my sight. But not before the horses in the pasture sensed the creature's presence, whinnied loudly, then bolted, running away across the field. My father then heard the dry crackling of the canebrake, something large was breaking the spindly stalks as it made its way along, then stopped for a bit with some more thrashing crackling noises then continued on beyond where it could be heard. But not before my father got a good strong whiff of a terribly unpleasant smell. I had expected to hear a rifle shot but no such sound came.

I climbed down from my deer stand and walked up and over the hill to join my father. I learned that my father had not seen the creature, only heard it and smelled it.

We searched in the canebrake for tracks but because the ground was dry and hard came up with nothing but a discovery of what had been a wild bee honeycomb apparently eaten by the creature.

Physical evidence:
Honeycomb eaten by the creature.

Hand/foot prints:
It was too dry for tracks.

Sounds:
Just the noise of the creature in the canebrake.

Additional observations:
My father got a good whiff of that terribly unpleasant smell.

Investigator's Observations

Investigator(s): John Morley

This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred near Waskom, in Harrison County, Texas in the late 1980s.

This report was originally submitted to Dr. Jeff Meldrum, who in turn forwarded it to the NAWAC. I made contact with the witnesses, the son and his father, and was able to interview both of them at length. During the interviews, the men, both very experienced outdoorsmen, remained faithful to the original report. The following is my synopsis of those interviews:

The primary witness, the son, told me that he had gone deer hunting with his father on a piece of land just north of Waskom, Texas in the fall, late 1980s (probably 1988). The two men had walked a fence row for about 300 yards to their stands. The witness recalled that he stopped at his stand while his father proceeded over a small hill and down into a bottom area cane break where his stand was located.

The witness said that after getting into his stand, he saw a peculiar hair-covered figure walking on two legs parallel to the fence line and on his side of the fence. The witness believed that he had seen the subject for about 30 steps before it was out of sight. The witness?s first impression was that it was another hunter, but very quickly realized that it was not a human at all.

The witness stated that the subject had no neck to speak of and that the hair from what was apparently the top of the head flowed down and onto the shoulders. He was able to see the subject from about the waist up, which he estimated to have been about three feet above the top strand of the five-strand barbed wire fence. Such a fence is usually about four feet tall which meant that the subject was likely around seven feet in height. The subject was of a brownish color. The witness could provide no facial detail other than face was flat with no snout (unlike bears).

The witness recalled that on the other side of the fence was a pasture containing some horses. He said that as the subject passed, the horses became very nervous and began to blow and whinny. He remembered how they suddenly bolted and ran to the far side of the pasture away from the subject.

During my separate interview with the witness?s father, the father indicated that he had heard something in the cane break but he had not seen anything. He also remembered smelling a terrible, rotten odor coming from the cane break at the time that he had heard the noise.

The witnesses were cordial and cooperative; my impression was that they willingly, truthfully and accurately described the incident to me. This account is 20 or more years old, but it has historical significance as present day incident reports still originate from this area of East Texas.

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