Wildlife officials probe bizarre photos of person dressed in GOAT suit trying to get close to animals on Utah mountainside

A series of photos of what appear to be a man near a herd of goats while donning an elaborate goat suit are baffling wildlife officials who wish to speak with the mystery man - or woman.

The photos, first posted to the image-sharing website Imgur.com, show what looks like a person in the white suit, crawling on all fours near Ben Lomond Peak in Weber County, Utah.

The state Department of Wildlife Resources says it is yet to determine who the person is and what exactly what they are up to.

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Goatman: The figure in the goat suit can be seen on the mountainside near Ben Lomond Peak as he or she slowly descends to join mountain goats situated below

Mystery: No one knows who the person is or what they're up to on the side of the mountain, near Ben Lomond Peak

Phil Douglas, a DWR official, told Fox 13 : 'I've been trying to figure out… It could be that they were trying to get photographs. Could be that they were scouting out for a hunt to see what the complexity of the herd is.'

Douglas said that hikers have come forward to say that they've spotted the person too, and he is concerned that the person could be endangering his or her life by being so close to the real goats.'

He told Fox 13: 'There have been reports of people who have been killed or injured by goats.



There’s a hunt that’s coming up in September. Certainly don’t want anyone out in a goat suit at that time.'



All clear: Utah wildlife official Phil Douglas said he has spoken to the hunter, who said he was preparing for an upcoming archery season in Canada

Baaaad news: Creighton said that after about 20 minutes of taking his picture, the goat man realised he was being watched and began creepily watching him

Coty Creighton claims he’s the hiker who took the photos near the Ben Lomond Peak, which is home to a variety of animals, including moose, deer and mountain goats.

In emails to local news outlets, he said he came upon the strange site on Sunday morning.

He told the Utah Standard-Examiner that he knew something was odd about the 'goat' from the get-go.



Creighton told the paper in an email: 'I thought it was a deformed goat. It was clumsy, not nimble… He was on his hands and knees, crawling along the mountainside.'

Mountain: The goat man was spotted near Ben Lomond Peak in Weber County, Utah

In a separate email to Salt Lake City's CityWeekly.net , Creighton said: 'I was racking my brain trying to figure out what other type of animal it could be. An albino bear? Honky Sasquatch?'

But when he took out a pair of binoculars, he realised that the creature wasn’t a goat at all, but a man wearing what appeared to be a custom-made goat suit, complete with horns.

He said that after about 20 minutes of taking his picture, the goat man realised he was being watched and began creepily watching Creighton.

He said: 'He stayed on his hands and knees and stared back.'

He thought it best not to approach the goat man, telling the Standard-Examiner: 'Something was definitely off with that guy.'