Class B First-hand BFRO #40474

Hunter finds a possible footprint near Olive Branch

2 August 2011 6:30 a.m. Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness arrived at a hunting area well before dawn and waited in the car, noticing a chill and a faint skunky musky odor. After sunrise he walked to a pond and then east along a fire access road, where he found a single very fresh footprint with visible toes in the dust of a turkey scratch. He photographed the track beside his boot, but wind erased the dust detail by the next day.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
2 August 2011
Stated BFRO report #40474 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #40474 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #40474 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
37.18, -89.37 (± 1239 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 40474 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #40474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #40474 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
waiting in parked car for sunrise before hunting
Stated BFRO report #40474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #40474 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

single fresh footprint with visible toes in turkey scratch dust on hard-packed gravel pad

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photo of possible footprint in light dust beside hunting boot for scale

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

investigator approximated footprint dimensions from boot size

Measurements: 18" long, 8" wide at ball of the foot

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and approximated footprint dimensions from boot size.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and approximated footprint dimensions from boot size.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and approximated footprint dimensions from boot size.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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