he's walking upright like a man. >> reporter: in his backyard, messing with his dogs. >> okay. what did it look like? >> it looked like a giant ape with a man's face. >> reporter: now we've heard a lot of weird 911 calls from complaints about fast food. >> i asked for four different times to make me a western barbecue burger. >> we're not going to go down there and enforce your western bacon cheeseburger. >> reporter: to a lady looking for a husband. >> i need to get a husband. >> you need to get a husband? >> yes. >> you're calling 911. >> reporter: maybe tim peeler has someone for her, someone tall, dark and awesome. >> this thing was ten-foot tall. he had beautiful hair. >> reporter: this being rural north carolina, mr. peeler had a gun, but peta would be proud -- >> i did not shoot. >> okay. >> the thing. >> reporter: tim peeler called