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Bigfoot sighting near Pistolet Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

1890 · Pistolet Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

A hunter near Pistolet Bay, Newfoundland, reported that a large long-haired creature charged at him in winter, roared, and stopped moving after he shot it three times.

Facts

Reported as
Winter 1890 - Pistolet Bay
Date
1890
Place
Pistolet Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Evidence
visual
Point
51.493, -55.813
Light
daylight
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Height
3.4 m (11 ft)
Described as
long length
Behaviour
approaching, vocalizing
Sounds
roar
In the account
approached, firearm present, fired weapon, footprints found, hunting season, injured, leaped, near water, physical symptoms, reported years later, snow on ground, swamp or marsh, very tall
Account
book
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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