Incident #1000048
Anahim Lake, Chilcotin Dis, British Columbia
Dec 1961
Account
Bob Titmus driving east from Bella Coola through Tweedsmuir Park saw tracks from car, four sets all about the same size. It was too cold to follow them. Photo didn't show. Only one footprint report with this incident report, as all four tracks were about the same.
When
- Observation Date
- DEC 16 1961
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1961
- Season
- winter
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Chilcotin Dis
- Nearest Town
- Anahim Lake
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 18
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 50
- Latitude
- 5233--
- Longitude
- 12540--
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- 4
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- under
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plateau
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Slope
- level
- Snow Condition
- deep old
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- some small
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- cold
- Rainfall
- normal
- Snow
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Bob Titmus intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1962
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 4
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 42
- Trail Followed Y/N
- No
- Track Condition
- good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Direction of Travel
- Southwest
- Material Tracks Made in
- hard deep snow
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 26 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car, sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Other report by this witness
- 22