Incident #991783
Winnfield, Winn Cty, Louisiana
Oct 1977
Account
Unconfirmed story circulated that a local squirrel hunter shot a 6-foot, two legged hairy creature which escaped into the woods in the Beech Creek area west of Sikes.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 31 1977
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Louisiana
- County
- Winn Cty
- Nearest Town
- Winnfield
- Latitude
- 3206
- Longitude
- 9228
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Source
- Source
- Monroe, LA, News-Star, Nov. 1, 1977, quoting unnamed squirrel hunter.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- fledýentered woods
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Action on sighting
- shot