This file from August 2011 brings us to the remote wilderness of Yakima County, Washington, where a seasoned hunter's early morning scouting trip transformed into an encounter that would challenge everything he thought he knew about North America's apex predators.
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Daybreak in the High Country | Cryptid Archives
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This short story was based on an encounter originally documented by Oregon Bigfoot. Links to the original encounter, along with our other cryptid content can be found below.
What do you make of the witness's decision not to photograph or otherwise document the encounter? While many would criticize this choice, could his hunting experience and professional observation skills actually lend more credibility to his account? The detail about the deer's behavior later is particularly interesting - how do you interpret their reaction to whatever lingering presence they detected?
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Full URL: http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/report_detail.php?id=30
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