Incident #992672
Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador
1890's
Account
William Decker, wintering in Pistolet Bay in the 1890's, went inland with his muzzle-loader, and as he reached a marsh about 300 yards across heard a loud and frightening roar, turned and saw a huge creature coming at him with giant leaps. Shot it three times before it lay still. Was 10 to 12 feet tall, arms spanned 14 feet. Footprints bigger than Decker's snowshoes. He apparently left it there.
When
- Year
- 1890's
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nearest Town
- Raleigh
- Latitude
- 5125
- Longitude
- 5550
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Dead person or Sasquatch
- S
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- swamp
- Snow Condition
- snow
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Manlike Monsters on Trial, Michael Taft quoting Michael Harrington broadcast Jun. 8, 1977 on CBC radio, quoting William Decker, Pistolet Bay, Newfoundland
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 12 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- got downýgot upýmade a noise
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- witness
- Sound
- scream
- Human Contact
- attack
- Reaction
- ran at
- Evidence Left
- footprintsýdead animal
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Estimated Animal Weight
- 1000
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shot