Case file · Cryptid

The Collings Mountain Bigfoot trap

In 1974 the North American Wildlife Research Team built a heavy wooden box trap baited with meat on Collings Mountain in southern Oregon's Siskiyou country to catch a Bigfoot.

1974 CE · 42.06, -123.10 · status: official

The account

It was manned for several years and caught only bears. The Forest Service still maintains it as a curiosity on a hiking trail.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Bigfoot
  2. Atlas Obscura: Bigfoot Trap
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