Hunters find possible footprints and possible tree breaks near Winthrop
Account
Three people hunting near Falls Creek walked a game trail down to the creek to check the area where they had heard sounds the previous year. Along the trail they report many freshly snapped trees and two trees with twisted tops near a creek crossing. At the crossing they report four large, deep footprints with distinct wide toes coming up the bank from the water.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 2006
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| Time of day |
about 2:00 in the afternoon
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| Place |
Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #16631
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.46, -120.16 (± 3 km)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
hunting and walking a game trail to a creek
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Four prints coming up bank from creek on incline, deep, wide front with visible toes and inside big toe, heel visible.
Measurements: about 13-14 inches long, stride 4 to 5 feet apart, 4 prints total
Fresh trees snapped along trail every 10-30 yards, 6-15 inches diameter, broken at 5-8 feet high.
Measurements: every 10-30 yards, 6 - 15 inches in diameter, break at about 5 to 8 feet
Two trees on either side of trail at creek crossing twisted over at their tops.
Measurements: 2 trees at about 5 feet apart
Source timeline
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BFRO report #16631 Primary
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