Elk hunters find footprints on Stanley Butte
Account
The witness was elk hunting on horseback in the Idaho wilderness with a companion when their horses became unmanageable near a ridgetop. They discovered very large fresh human-like footprints in snow that did not look like bear tracks. After moving away, they learned that two hunters camped in the next valley had abandoned camp after reporting a screaming animal throwing logs and destroying their camp.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
14 September 1974
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| Time of day |
morning, about 9:00 a.m.
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| Place |
Syringa, Idaho County, Idaho
Stated
BFRO report #9954
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.24, -115.21 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 9954 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
hunting elk on horseback
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
very large fresh human-like footprints in new snow
Measurements: eighteen inches long and six inches wide; about four feet apart
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded footprint measurements.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded footprint measurements.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #9954 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “a sighting was made in June of that year about 80 miles west of there”Not in the Anomadex yet