2026-10-20
Reported event
Gabe Coder reports repeated knocks, an intense odor resembling decay and a short deep vocal sound while hunting alone in Idaho. No animal was seen or independently identified.
Witness · firsthand source review · November 5, 2026
Gabe Coder — Idaho
Gabe Coder reports repeated knocks, an intense odor resembling decay and a short deep vocal sound while hunting alone in Idaho. No animal was seen or independently identified.
Developing Witness Record
Research record
At a glance
- Reported encounter
- 2026-10-20 · about 5 p.m.
- General location
- Forest southeast of St. Maries, Benewah County, Idaho
- Source
- BFRO Report 83680, original published witness account
- Source submission
- 2026-10-20 (not necessarily publication date)
- Observation modality
- Auditory and olfactory: knocks, strong odor and a deep voice-like sound
- Independent corroboration
- Not established
Firsthand observation
What the witness says
In his first-person BFRO report, Coder describes hearing repeated sharp knocks in the direction of a creek bed while walking during an evening deer hunt. He also reports an intense odor resembling a carcass and a brief deep vocal noise he could not understand. He says he looked for a carcass and did not find one.
Attribution is not authentication
This record preserves what a traceable firsthand witness reports. It does not establish a Sasquatch species or validate the cause of the report.
Research boundaries
Interpretations and alternatives
Reported interpretation: The witness considered a Sasquatch explanation. The source establishes his account of sound and smell, not the identity of an unseen animal or person.
Conventional alternatives and missing evidence: An unfound carcass, wildlife, human activity or environmental sound transmission remain possible. No recording, track, identified odor source or independently recovered physical evidence is presented.
Co-witness assessment: Only the reporting hunter was present; no independent account.
Event and source dates
Chronology
2026-10-20
BFRO submission
Witness-reported material was submitted to the BFRO; the source submission is not an established independent publication or observation date.
Original source provenance
Read and verify the original account
Read BFRO Report 83680 at its original publisher ↗
- OBSERVED: creek-bed knocks and odor
- ALSO NOTICED: intensity of odor and search for a carcass
- OTHER WITNESSES: sole witness
Research checked November 5, 2026. Only an attributed, copyright-safe summary is hosted here. Original text, recordings and precise coordinates are not rehosted.
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