Missing Cattle and large footprints found
Account
Two brothers operating a cattle ranch reported losing 300-400 lb calves without trace each May through early July over three to four years, and noted cattle panicking at their approach from a distance. In the third year they found a freshly killed calf with its neck broken, no teeth or claw marks, and a deep parallel-sided bruise, which a vet and others examined. Three sets of large footprints and unknown feces containing smashed bone were also reported.
What was reported
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Interaction
Facts & provenance
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evening
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| Place |
Concrete, Skagit County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #60
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.64, -121.81 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 60 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
operating a cattle ranch and rounding up cattle for evening feeding
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Three sets of footprints measuring 17 in, 15 in and 10 in found near killed calf.
Measurements: 17 in., 15 in., 10 in.
Feces found and sent to a Montana university determined to be from unknown source.
Skinned 300-400 lb calf with broken neck and deep 6-8 in wide diagonal bruise examined by vet and others.
Measurements: calf 300-400 lb; bruise 6-8 in. apart
Quarter-inch thick smashed heavy bone fragments found in still-warm droppings.
Measurements: 1/4 in. thick
The investigator studied and followed up sightings and reports for almost 30 years.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #60 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference