DATE:  Fall 1969

TIME:  Evening

LOCATION:    Cass County,  Missouri, South east of Pleasant Hill Missouri . South of a small town of Strasburg

TERRAIN:   Farmland with creek and streams running through it

OBSERVED:   I was fishing in the fall of the year on big creek. It ran behind the farmhouse. I had fished there many times since we had lived on the farm. the fields had been harvisited about 1 week before the sighting. I was fishing where big creek ran into the woods area. Their was a good spot there the creek was narrow and shallow and ran into a deep pool that was about 20 ft wide 8ft deep and probally 1/8 mile long. I had been fishing most of the day and the fish were biting great. I had 2 stringers full of fish some weighed as much as 5 lbs. It was starting to get dark. It wasnt dark yet the sun was still up but not more than 1 hands width from going
down. Before leaving I kept hearing something up the bank behind me. I thought it was probably just my dog. He would sometimes come down when I was fishing. To give you a idea of the lay of the land. their was a 40 plus acre field that I had to cross to get to the creek. the creek bank was about 15 ft down to the water so I had to !
go down to the water by going down a area where there was a small creek (slew) entering big creek their I could go down to the creek and walk around the bend to where I would fish.
Well I kept hearing sounds but didnt pay much attenting because the fishing was great. I thought I had better leave so I could get to the house before dark.As I was packing up my fishing poles and tackle box I smelled something that I thought was a skunk up on the bank above me. I had a large load so I thought I would carry my poles and tackle box up the bank first then come back and get my fish. So I walked up the creek to where I could get up the bank.  When I got up the bank I layed my poles and box down I thought I seen something out of the corner of my eye. Down the field above the spot where I was fishing.I looked again but didnt see anything. So I went back down the bank and started back to get my fish. When I rounded the bend their was something large holding my stringers of fish. At first I thought I was seeing things and closed my eyes and looked again . Their stood what looked like a giant ape or harry man.It looked like it was 10 ft tall. I was scared and froze. It turned and looked at me and then took off . It jumped the stream area of the creek.about 8 ft or more and ran up the bank with my fish. I turned around after what seemed like a eternity and ran for the area to where I could get up the bank.I kept looking back all the way. When I got to the top of the bank I grabed my poles and box and ran home across the field all the way. When I got home I waited inside the house for my Dad to get home. I told him what happened and he laughed and said I was probally seeing things. I finally talked him into going down there with me so I could show him the tracks in the mud. He said he would go in the morning.But it rained all
night and the creek was up bank full. I never did go down there fishing again. This was my favorite fishing hole with lots of good fish caught there.  But still    .    The next fall we moved.

Description of Creature:   The thing I say looked 10 ft tall. I dont know probally more like 8 to 9 ft. The arms
seemes long like they could reach its knees. The face was kind of like that of a gorilla but the mouth didnt seem protuding like that of a gorilla. it looked like its head set right on its sholders and when it turned to look at me it did so with its whole body . Not just turning its head like people. Is eyes looked strange. Not evil strange but like it wasnt going to hurt me strange.  it didnt seem to have much other facial expressions it did however kind of move its lips but I didnt hear any thing.  It sometimes seems like it was all a dream and other times like it just happened yesterday when I think about it. I didnt belive in bigfoot or anything like it I thought it was just all a bunch of hooy and someone was making it all up. Until that day  now I know they are out their  If just someone would capture one and prove to the world that they exist.But then again if that happened knowing the nature of man People would be out their trying to shoot one for themselves.Thus destroying the bigfoot  I guess its a catch 22. From what I can tell they dont really want to hurt anyone. But just be left alone....
 

Activities of Witness:   I was fishing

Other Notes:  something strange happened in south missouri on my hunting property a few years
ago. south of lake of the ozarks. forested area

Other Other Notes:  N/A