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Bigfoot sighting in Gypsumville, Manitoba

16 Nov 1941 · Gypsumville, Manitoba, Canada

In 1941 near Basket Lake, Manitoba, a moose hunter shot a creature he had mistaken for a moose, then found it dead in the willows.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
November 16, 1941 - Gypsumville, Manitoba
Date
16 Nov 1941
Place
Gypsumville, Manitoba, Canada
Evidence
visual
Point
51.771, -98.642
Light
daylight
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
41 m (135 ft)
Behaviour
standing
Traces
hair
In the account
alone, broad shoulders, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, hunting season, near water, reported years later, snow on ground
Account
investigator interviewed
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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