Incident #991078
Maquoketa, Jackson Cty, Iowa
about 1966
Account
Gary Koontz said that while hunting in dense woods and brush North of Maquoketa Caves State Park he saw a 4 to 5-foot creature and shot at it with a shot gun. It let out a high-pitched scream and disappeared in the brush.
When
- Year
- about 1966
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Maquoketa
- Latitude
- 4203
- Longitude
- 9240
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- Des Moines, IA, Register, Jan. 1970, quoting Gary Koontz, 21, Maquoketa, IA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Expression
- horrifying
- Nose
- no snout
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýfled
- Sound
- scream
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýshot