Incident #1000159
Boston Bar, Harrison Lake N., British Columbia
about 1966
Account
Dave Mathews, 105 Handley, Sea Island, was hunting with a partner near Fire Lake. Scanning a berry patch with scope sights they saw what they thought was a bear, with a beautiful tawny brown coat. It stood up on two legs, looked at them and walked off upright.
When
- Year
- about 1966
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Harrison Lake N.
- Nearest Town
- Boston Bar
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 40
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 35
- Latitude
- 4950--
- Longitude
- 12225--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- berry patch
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- berry patch
- Nearby Water
- lake
- General
- none
- Undergrowth type
- berry bushes
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Dave Mathews, Richmond, B.C., info from Peter Mutr
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- SEP 74
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- SEP 74
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Later Movement
- got up
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Additional Movement
- watched observer, walked away
- Position when first seen
- on all fours
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Rene Dahinden?
- Witness Saw with
- scope sight
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, studied
- No of witnesses
- 2