Incident #991477
Idabel, McCurtain Cty, Oklahoma
1989
Account
Joe Atwood says that he has twice seen a creature with a shrill scream that scares his coon dogs out of the woods, once in 1989 and once five years earlier. Coon hunting at night, he had a light on it from 50 to 75 yards, as it ran away from him. He estimated its height at 7 or 8 feet, weight 300 pounds or better, and was puzzled that its eyes did not reflect the light. He was never able to find tracks.
When
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oklahoma
- County
- McCurtain Cty
- Nearest Town
- Idabel
- Latitude
- 3354
- Longitude
- 9450
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Tulsa, OK, Tribune, Oct. 9, 1989, quoting Joe Atwood, Bokhoma, OK.
Creature description
- Reflection
- lighted but did not reflect
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- running
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards