Incident #991547
Fouke, Miller Cty, Arkansas
1965
Account
Lynn Crabtree was squirrel hunting at the end of the mile long lake at Jonesville (not on map) near his home. He heard horses run through the woods into the lake, then heard a hollering noise that changed to a deep groan or growl. Going over to an opening he saw 30 paces away a hairy animal standing "in the form of a man or gorilla" at the edge of the water, apparently annoyed at the horses. It turned to walk away, then saw Lynn and approached him, acting curious, sniffing the air. When it did not stop Lynn shot it in the face with a .20 guage shotgun. It didn't even flinch and kept coming. He shot it twice more and ended up running back to the house.
When
- Year
- 1965
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Miller Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fouke
- Latitude
- 3316
- Longitude
- 9353
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Smokey and the Fouke Monster, Smokey Crabtree quoting his son James Lynn Crabtree, 14.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Expression
- curious
- Nose
- no snout
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turnedýwatched observerýapproached
- Aggressive To
- horses
- Sound
- grunt
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýshot