Incident #1000105
Gosnell, Nor. Thompson Dis, British Columbia
1968
Account
John Duthie and others found large bipedal tracks in snow on logging landing when they returned to work on a Monday. Duthie noted a few tracks near the old bus body used as a tool shack and lunchroom. A full drum of fuel that had been placed in front of the door appeared to have been tossed aside and the bus doors were open. It was snowing lightly at the time, so the tracks were not detailed. The boss allowed no time to look at them and work soon obliterated them. There was deep snow in the woods but the landing had been cleared.
When
- Year
- 1968
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Nor. Thompson Dis
- Nearest Town
- Gosnell
- Direction from Town
- North Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 18
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 52322-
- Longitude
- 119321-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Super Human Action
- Tracks indicated creature tossed full fuel drum
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- No
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, hillside
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- creek, river
- Distance to Water
- 100 yards
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- frozen
- Snow Condition
- shallow new
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- spruce
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
- Snow
- normal
- Visibility Index
- 10
Source
- Source
- John Duthie
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- APRIL 1993
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- APRIL 1993
- Incident type
- 2
Creature description
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Attracted By
- smells
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Heavy fuel drum appeared to have been tossed aside to enter door of old bus body used as lunchroom.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- No
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft shallow snow
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- APRIL 1993
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Other report by this witness
- 2