Early morning sighting by resident along Highway 7 near Bismarck witnessed in Hot Spring County, Arkansas

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On 12/4/05, at approximately 8:15 a.m. I was standing approximately 50 yards from the south-west corner boundary marker of my property when I heard the neighbors dogs start to bark and run southward on Arkansas Highway 7. They only ran a short distance before stopping. I immediately thought that they must be barking at a deer that was crossing the road. My first thought was to get my gun from my truck. Then, I remembered that I had parked outside the fence in front of my house. So, I decided to just stand there and see if it was a doe or buck and hope it would not feel pressured since the dogs had stopped barking. I also believed the deer would change directions if it saw me hurrying in its same general direction. Therefore, I just stood still and waited in hopes of getting a glimpse of it. Then, if the dogs would keep quiet, I could hunt it later. Only one got to see it for 2 to 3 seconds, but I saw it clearly. My first impression was that I was observing a very large man who ...