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5 August 2017 Coolin, Bonner County, Idaho Class B #58026

Hikers find footprints, possible nest and hear wood knocks mid-day near Coolin

A group of six hikers on the second day of a trek along Lion Creek found large footprints at a pressed-down nest site with a strong musty odor. After leaving the site they heard three tree knocks from shifting locations and sticks breaking. Follow-up documented nest size, track spacing and depth, and track photos.

TracksOdorWood knockStructure or nestUnidentified sound
26 December 2015 Priest River, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #56861

Visitor to a ranch has evening sighting near Priest River

The witness was outside a ranch house at night while taking a dog out. He noticed a large figure standing just beyond the tree line about 100 feet away and watched it for one to two minutes. The figure then moved quickly along the tree line and disappeared into the forest. The witness went back inside, and the next day found wind-distorted imprints in the snow in the area.

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2 November 2013 Priest Lake, Bonner County, Idaho Class B #42647

Hunter finds possible footprints and knuckle prints near Priest Lake

While hunting deer in the late morning, the witness found two sizes of barefoot-like impressions in frozen dirt along the same trail. Some impressions showed five toes with no claw marks. The larger prints were bigger than the witness's boot and spaced wider than the witness could step, while the smaller prints were roughly boot-sized.

Tracks
10 February 2006 Clark Fork, Bonner County, Idaho Class B #13828

Possible tracks found outside Clark Fork, near Spring Creek Road

The witness was walking in hills several miles from the house when they came across large prints in snow. The prints were described as 15-17 inches long, wide, with toes, and the witness stepped on one before noticing them. The witness took photos and later described three good bipedal prints that dwarfed a size 13 boot, noting melt-freeze conditions may have enlarged them.

Tracks
Winter 2000 Clark Fork, Bonner County, Idaho Class B #20221

Winter hikers find trail of footprints near Clark Fork

Two companions hiked through deep snow toward a waterfall in winter and found a trail of very large human-like footprints with a long stride. No other human tracks were present, and the trail crossed a ravine from one wild area to another. They concluded the prints were made by a large bipedal creature. No creature itself was seen.

Tracks
30 May 1997 Bonner County, Idaho Class A #2059

Two witnesses discover and document a large three-toed track

While hunting bears in timber country, the witness and a relative entered a clear-cut and noticed a large footprint in mud on a slope above a logging road. The impression was described as human-like with three toes and measuring about 14 by 7 inches. The witness later returned to create a plaster cast that was videotaped and photographed.

Tracks
Date unknown Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho Related account #24693

Tree break near Sandpoint, Idaho

The witness found a large pine with bark stripped from the ground upward, showing small chisel-like marks and no claw or tooth marks.

Tree break
A couple weeks later Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho Related account #24693

Tracks near Sandpoint, Idaho

The same witness later found two very large deep footprints pointing toward the timber where the rock sounds originated.

Tracks
November 15, 2016 Priest Lake, Bonner County, Idaho Related account #42647

Tracks near Priest Lake, Idaho

On a later date the same witness found a five-toed track and partial knuckle prints in mud in the same area.

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in 2017 Priest River, Bonner County, Idaho Related account #64180

Tracks near Priest River, Idaho

The witness with his wife and son found large tracks in deep snow crossing the pasture to a deer-kill site with buttock impressions.

Tracks