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What would you like to report? Please check any that apply:
Sighting
Photo
Sound
Video
Tracks
Audio recording
Smell
Evidence was collected (plaster cast,
broken trees, hair, feces, etc.,
please explain in your description below)
Thrown object
Feeling
 

Was this an ongoing OR one-time event? ongoing one-time
Did you notice any other strange phenomena as well? (If yes,
please include in your description anything you feel may be significant)

Now we'll ask a few questions about WHEN and WHERE this occured.
Please be as specific as possible, consult a calendar or map if necessary.
County (or country, if not US):
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Month: Day: Year:
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Weather:
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Approximate Elevation?
Please describe the
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Take a moment to think carefully about the area, then check any boxes which describe the area or nearby landmarks:
River or creek
Gravel pit or rock quarry
Lake or pond
Forest Camp/Work Center
Mining Area
Known caves (please describe location above)
Rural residential
Deep wilderness (no residences)
Clear cut
Logging/road building operation

Please use this field to describe what happened in your own words.
Try to include as much detail as possible, take as much space as you need
(the box will scroll). If your encounter is lengthy, you may wish to write it
all down in a text editor, then copy and paste it into this box.

If your report includes a sighting, please answer the following
questions to the best of your ability.
Your answers will help us analyze the data more thoroughly.
If your encounter did not include a sighting,
please skip to the next section.
How long did the sighting last?
How far away were you from the subject at the beginning and end of the encounter?
How many creatures did you observe?
What color(s) of creature(s) did you observe?
What were the apparent ages of the creatures (i.e. 2 adults, 1 juvenile, etc.)?
If you noticed the sex of the individuals, please indicate it here:
Please indicate creature(s) approximate height(s):
Please indicate creature(s) approximate weight(s):
Please describe any eye color or eyeshine noticed:
Was the head rounded or pointed or?
Please note any other physical characteristics you noticed:

Whether you're reporting a sighting, sound, track or other evidence or event, please indicate the creature's behavior and your own activities at the time by marking the appropriate box(es) below:
The creature(s) vocalized
swayed side-to-side
raised arms/gestured
was observed eating
stomped
broke trees/branches
threw an object
was carrying something
hit house/tent/camper
hit or shook automobile
looked in a window
disturbed camp
followed the witness
If you observed other behavior, please describe it briefly here:
   

How would you describe the creature's behavior/general demeanor
(even if you only "heard" the creature)? You may check more than one.
Passive (did not move, just looked,
stood still, walked by casually)
Interactive (left objects, returned vocalizations)
Aggressive (screamed, shook trees,
charged, threw objects)
Avoiding (ran away)
       

Please indicate your activities at the time of the event.
What was your purpose for being in the area?
Please check all that apply, or type your answer in "other"
Hunting
Hiking
Fishing
At or near home
Camping
Horseback, bicycle or ATV riding
Driving
Swimming
Boating
 
If you were engaged in some other activity not listed here, please indicate it:
Please list how many witnesses
were present, and their ages:

If you noticed any strange sounds, or a LACK of noise, please describe it here.
Otherwise, leave blank:
 
Please describe what you heard. Was it a vocalization, a thumping, rocks clacking together? Was it loud or soft, short or loud? If you can, try to spell it phonetically (for instance, RRRAAAAHHHHHHHH):
 
For how long did the sound continue/how many times did it repeat?
 
How far away was the sound? Did it come closer or retreat?
 

If you noticed an odor, please complete the following.
Otherwise, leave blank:
Please describe any odors you noticed. Include descriptive terms, and please note whether the smell was contant or intermittent, and whether it lingered.

Did you find or collect any
physical evidence of the encounter?
Please check any the apply:
Broken trees or limb formations
Rock stacks
Animal carcass
Hair
Tracks
Feces
Describe, briefly, the above evidence or anything else you may have found:

If you found tracks, please complete the following.
Otherwise, skip to the next section:
How many tracks were found?
How many different individuals' tracks were found?
Approximate length of track(s):
Approximate width of track(s):
Approximate depth of track(s):
Approximate stride:
Length of trackway:
If photos of the tracks have been uploaded to the internet, please include the URL here, or a note about any photos that you have. You can also email digital or scanned photos to us, or send them via regular mail (our address is at the bottom of this screen):

Contact information:
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In some instances, if you are outside of our area, your report may be transferred to a qualified researcher near you who can help you or provide more information about Bigfoot in your area. It is our pledge to you that you can report your encounter with complete confidence that your privacy and wishes will be respected.
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Updates

January
2012

Bill and Gary return to "The Campground". This is part 37 in the ongoing encounters there. Photos and audio

November
2011

Two new pages of track photographs uploaded - tracks found in mud and snow

October
2011

In this update to the media archives, I share an audio interview with a long-term witness from Oklahoma, detailing her sightings and encounters over a period of several years. The interview is over 45 minutes in length. Photos included.

 

September
2011

Mom and I returned to Valley of the Skookum. Read about Mom's reunion with Youdi and Emily after 30 years... and what we found when we went to the Valley.

August
2011

Bill's latest report from "The Campground" has been uploaded. Sightings and weird events abound! There are now 36 parts to this ongoing investigation.

July
2011

In our historical archives section, I've added comprehensive research of "hairy men and women". The Oregon Bigfoot blog has been updated with a complete timeline of the events surrounding the 2011 Melba Ketchum Bigfoot DNA Project.

May
2011

Check out the new plant school section in the Oregon Bigfoot Research Tools.. Learn about Pacific Northwest plant species and their uses, as well as their relation to bigfoot reports.

May
2011

We follow up on a vocalization report hours after it happened and interview the witness on location. Photos and video.

March
2011

The follow-up report to Nancy's return to the campsite (below) from OB member Bill O'Neill, who visited the site shortly after Nancy left. Fascinating interactions and a couple of sightings... as well as some things that are truly unexplainable!

December
2010

OB Member Nancy's return to the campsite. Nancy has, once again, outdone herself with an amazingly detailed report of the events that took place while she camped alone at a site in Northern California where she's had encounters in the past. 8 pages of detailed field reporting, photos and audio recordings.

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