Incident #992686
Wilmot, Ashley Cty, Arkansas
Jan 1980
Account
John Simms enroute to Overflow Swamp bottoms to do some trapping when truck broke down on North Mile Road (dirt and gravel) in woods half a mile from the swamp. Waiting for another man who had gone for parts, Simms and a third man saw a red-brown, 7-foot creature cross the road ahead. Simms returned next day with his father and found one crack which they cast. Another man hunting about the same place and time also reported to have seen the creature and made some casts.
When
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Ashley Cty
- Nearest Town
- Wilmot
- Latitude
- 3305
- Longitude
- 9140
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Tracks
- found later
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 2
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Scott McNabb <[email protected]> report submitted by John Simms.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- glossy
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýentered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- did not see
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Number of Tracks
- 1
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trappingýin truck
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied