Tracks found south of the Warm Springs Reservation (REPORT UPDATED)
Account
A couple out fishing and scouting for elk followed animal tracks and noticed a strong bad odor, white coarse hair covering a stump, and very large deep footprints around a wallow leading toward a creek. They estimated the prints were about a day old and also noted scarred trees and broken branches in the area. Frightened by the size and strangeness of the signs, they left and reported the experience right away.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 June 2005
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| Time of day |
about 5 pm to 7:30 pm
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| Place |
Sisters, Deschutes County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #11886
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.57, -121.64 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 11886 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
fishing and scouting elk
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Large footprints at least 18 inches long found in and around a wallow heading toward a creek, described as deep with muddy splash around each print.
Measurements: at least 18 inches long
White very coarse hair found all over a large stump and on the ground, with a sample brought home.
Lots of scarred trees and broken branches noticed in the area.
An investigator visited the site, viewed a videotape taken the day after the discovery, and found and measured additional large impressions for comparison with fresh bear tracks.
An investigator visited the site, viewed a videotape taken the day after the discovery, and found and measured additional large impressions for comparison with fresh bear tracks.
An investigator visited the site, viewed a videotape taken the day after the discovery, and found and measured additional large impressions for comparison with fresh bear tracks.
The investigator viewed a plaster cast of a track and collected two hair samples from saplings that were sent to an expert and identified as bear hair.
The investigator viewed a plaster cast of a track and collected two hair samples from saplings that were sent to an expert and identified as bear hair.
An investigator visited the site, viewed a videotape taken the day after the discovery, and found and measured additional large impressions for comparison with fresh bear tracks.
The investigator viewed a plaster cast of a track and collected two hair samples from saplings that were sent to an expert and identified as bear hair.
The investigator stayed until midnight with the witnesses, walked roads with them, and separately interviewed additional witnesses whose accounts matched.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #11886 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference