Incident #991896
Vidor, Orange Cty, Texas
Jun 1978
Account
Bobby Bussinger and wife Beckie, in house on North Tram Road, had something howling and yelping at night and clawing at window screens. Bobby went out with a shotgun and approached the creature at the back of his cleared lot. It came towards him and he fired a shot, ran back in the house and called the sheriff. Deputy Jack Reeve attended at 11.30 and found four screens torn off and some frames broken. He went to the timber line and heard growling and howling, moving away. He then parked a block away and within 5 minutes the banging and scratching on the screens resumed. When he got to the driveway it had backed off, he saw a large form in the shadows 50 yards away moving into the woods. The Bussingers moved out. Three of their eight puppies had been killed earlier.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 19 1978
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Texas
- County
- Orange Cty
- Nearest Town
- Vidor
- Latitude
- 3008
- Longitude
- 9401
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
Source
- Source
- Orange, TX, Leader, Jun 20, 1978, quoting Bobby Bussinger, 20, of Vidor, TX, and Deputy Jack Reeves.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Later Movement
- approachedýwalked awayýentered woods
- Aggressive To
- houseýdogs
- Object Handled
- buildingýanimal
- Sound
- howlýother
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýoutside on foot
- Action on sighting
- approachedýshot