Incident #1000008
Klemtu, Watson Bay, British Columbia
Feb 1960
Account
At Watson Bay, two men in fishboat saw a small ape on beach. One shot at it and they think wounded it. There was blood on the snow. They were afraid to follow the tracks in the snow, which are not described in the report. They were running a trap line at the time.
When
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- late afternooon
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Watson Bay
- Nearest Town
- Klemtu
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 8
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 52410-
- Longitude
- 128205-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Effect of Shot
- fled
- Photo
- No
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- inlet
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- West
- Nearby Water
- ocean
- Distance to Water
- 20
- Substratum
- solid rock
- Snow Condition
- shallow new
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Visibility Index
- 9
Source
- Source
- Bob Titmus interview with Tim Robinson and Samson
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1962
- Source reliability
- 10
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5-6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Later Movement
- fled
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Reaction
- fled from
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness 1
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Interview date
- 1962
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping, on large boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- shot, approached
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 31 to 40
Witness 2
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping, on large boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 31 to 40