Incident #1000179
Enderby, Hunters Range, British Columbia
Jul 1973
Account
Pete Nabe told Tom Steenburg that he and Brent Shoulty and Jeff Brocton, then in their early teens, were hunting with .22 rifles in the Hunters Range Northeast of Enderby. As they walked through a meadow they saw what they thought was a bear leaninng against a tree at the meadow's edge. Realized it wasn't a bear because it was standing erect and had a flat face. They all shot at it without effect, so decided to leave. Looked back and saw it turn and walk quickly into the bush. It had a wide nose, deepset eyes, a big mouth, large long arms. Was completely covered with black hair. Estimated height 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 feet. It never made any noise.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Hunters Range
- Nearest Town
- Enderby
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 25
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 20
- Latitude
- 5043--
- Longitude
- 11845--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Effect of Shot
- none
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- meadow
- Slope
- easy
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- spotty
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Pete Nabe, Calgary, intv. by Tom Steenburg
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- DEC 87
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- spacing
- deep set
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Mouth Size
- large
- Arms
- long
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, entered woods
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Reaction
- ignored
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Presumably hit by several .22 shells but showed no reaction.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Child
- Interviewer
- Tom Steenburg
- Interview date
- 1987
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- shot
- No of witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 10 to 15