Fourteen inch by six inch tracks found
Account
The witness was day-hiking alone in a remote wilderness area when they noticed a strong sickly-sweet, garlic-like odor they could not source. In the same area they heard a screeching vocalization they did not recognize as bear, mountain lion, or raptor. They also found large footprints near where they had eaten lunch, measuring about 14 by 6 inches, which they felt were not bear tracks but could not positively identify due to hard rocky ground.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 June 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early afternoon
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| Place |
Plumas County, California
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| Map point |
40.3063, -121.2319 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Chester'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Chester', Plumas)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
day hiking while trying to remain quiet
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Large footprints found near lunch area on hard rocky ground, believed not to be bear tracks but not positively identified.
Measurements: approximately 14 inches by 6 inches
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BFRO report #2211 Primary