Incident #1000297
Myrtle Point, Coos Cty, Oregon
Aug 1967
Account
Jack Woodruff found on his property on the bank of the East Fork, Coquille River, single tracks in pockets of sand or gravel, four different sizes. The largest was partial, only the front showing, but 6 inches across the ball. Others were 12 inches, 8.5 inches and 8 inches, all within human range, but all wider proportioned than normal human tracks. All had been made in the night, and all showed five toes. The three complete prints had no arch. The foregoing is all from the computer form, but in his original letter Woodruff said the balance of the heel section of the big track could be seen although it was not deep enough to cast, and the total lenght was 14 inches. He also said there were six prints altogether, but one small print had been stepped on by a viewer and one of the largest size had been caved in by a racoon "stepping on the sandy ridge and caving it in." No two prints were consecutive. He searched half a mile each way along the bank and found no more, was convinced that the creatures tried to avoid leaving tracks. do single prints, or small prints.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 14 1967
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Coos Cty
- Nearest Town
- Myrtle Point
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 20
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 1
- Latitude
- 4310--
- Longitude
- 12357--
What was seen
- Individuals
- other group of large and small
- Total Individuals
- 4
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- high bank
- Related incident id
- 1000310
- Shot Hit
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- hot
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- dry
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
Source
- Source
- Jack Woodruff intv. by John McCrimmon. Also letter
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUN 70
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- SEP 1967
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints 1
- Set of Tracks
- 4
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.00
- Observer Weight
- 175
- Estimated Age
- 10
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 2
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10102, 10103, 10104
- Direction of Travel
- South
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
Footprints 2
- Set of Tracks
- 4
- Footprint Length
- 8.5
- Greates Width
- 4.0
- Heel Width
- 2.0
- Estimated Age
- 10
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 1
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10101, 10103, 10104
- Direction of Travel
- South
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
Footprints 3
- Set of Tracks
- 4
- Footprint Length
- 12.0
- Greates Width
- 4.5
- Heel Width
- 3.0
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.00
- Observer Weight
- 175
- Estimated Age
- 10
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 1
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Arc Y/N
- Yes
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10101, 10102, 10104
- Direction of Travel
- South
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
Footprints 4
- Footprint Length
- 8.0
- Greates Width
- 3.0
- Heel Width
- 1.5
- Estimated Age
- 10 HOURS
- Number of Tracks
- 1
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10101, 10102, 10103
- Material Tracks Made in
- gravel
- Relation to Water
- near water
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John McCrimmon
- Interview date
- JUN 2 1970
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 61 to 70
- Other report by this witness
- 2