Class A First-hand BFRO #1573

Deer hunters find footprints in mud

26 October 1996 Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

While hunting deer with a companion in October 1996, the witness found two well-defined human-like footprint sets in mud of very different sizes. About five minutes later a very loud pounding was heard from dense woods downhill no more than about 50 feet away, prompting them to move away. About 300 yards away they found a third footprint set intermediate in size between the first two.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Described appearance

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Feet src
human in shape with five toes, proportionally wider than human; 18 in long ~7 in wide and 10 in by 4 in; skin texture and hair imprints visible

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 October 1996
Stated BFRO report #1573 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1573 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
48.65, -117.33 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1573 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1573 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1573 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hunting whitetail deer
Stated BFRO report #1573 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
sasquatch tracks
Stated BFRO report #1573 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1573 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Two clearly defined human-shaped five-toed prints in mud, wider than human, with skin texture and hair imprints visible

Measurements: One print was about 18" in lenth (about 7" wide), the other was about 10" by 4"

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

Third set of prints found 300 yards away sized between the first two sets

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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