Class B First-hand BFRO #25056

Fish & Game employee recalls following possible tracks while hiking near Little Payette Lake

November 1979 09:00 or 10:00am McCall, Valley County, Idaho 1 witness

Account

In November 1979 the witness walked on a low lake's exposed mud flat following the inlet stream and found very large human-like tracks. He followed them about 100 meters and noted they crossed deep water twice and ascended a steep bank without changing stride or showing shaking off. Drawing on lifelong woods experience and wildlife work, he said he could not identify the track maker and ruled out known local animals.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Build src: must be 2 or 3 times my weight
Feet src: narrower at the heel and broader at the toe
Gait src: Generally they seemed bipedal

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 1979 Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	09:00 or 10:00am Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	McCall, Valley County, Idaho Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.92, -116.49 (± 38 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 25056 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was	walking on mud flat following stream Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this animal Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #25056 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Todd Strong (BFRO)

Tracks

Very large human-like tracks in soft sandy mud along stream on mud flat, followed about 100 meters, crossed deep water twice and climbed steep bank with consistent stride and deeper than witness tracks

Measurements: an inch or two wider and 6 inches or more longer than size #10 boots; followed for 100 meters or so; water hip deep to hip or waist deep

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #25056 Primary

Published 2008-11-16 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 3a8e9506a84f

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