Incident #1000114
Kaslo, West Kootenay Dis, British Columbia
Oct 1978
Account
Rex Alexander, 19, came on tracks while hunting, after climbing down to an abandoned bridge across Twelve Mile Creek, a tributary on the south side of the Kaslo River, and following an old trail a few hundred feet. Only one track in mid trail was distinct, size 17" by 7", depth 1 1/2 to 2 inches, marks of three toes showing (not a three-toed track). Alexander took Roy Green to see the track, and Green made a cast. Other vague prints indicated a stride of 4 1/2 to 5 feet. Human prints left no impression. Most of the information came from a letter from Roy Green, but some from a Dec. 8, 1978, story in the Nelson Daily News quoting both Alexander and Green.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- West Kootenay Dis
- Nearest Town
- Kaslo
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 9
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 40
- Latitude
- 4959--
- Longitude
- 11704--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- trail
- Near or/at
- trees
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- trail
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- 50 yards
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- red cedar, western hemlock
Source
- Source
- Roy Green (deceased)
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- OCT 1978
- Source reliability
- 10
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- OCT 1978
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Average Depth
- 1.75
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.00
- Estimated Animal Weight
- 700
- Stride in Inches Average
- 57
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Trail Followed Y/N
- No
- Track Condition
- poor
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- forest litter
Witness
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 16 to 20