Incident #991213
La Crescent, Houston Cty, Minnesota
1968
Account
J.L. was in a duck blind, heard heavy stomping, thought it was his partner returning and put his head out to tell him to be quiet. Saw huge hairy creature stooped as if looking for roots. It stood up and he was staring at its middle (he is 6'3"). His gun went off, it screamed and ran for the trees.
When
- Year
- 1968
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Minnesota
- County
- Houston Cty
- Nearest Town
- La Crescent
- Latitude
- 4350
- Longitude
- 9168
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- occupied building
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- "The Abominable Snowman" by Eric Norman, quoted in The Sasquatch in Minnesota, 1996, quoting J.L.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Torso Front
- very wide
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýfledýentered woods
- Sound
- scream
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shot