Incident #1000499
Orleans, Del Norte Cty, California
1960's
Account
Jay Roland said that when hunting in the Nikowitz area Northwest of the headwaters of Bluff Creek two of his hounds were pulled in two after being released at night. He said that when he returned from looking for the dogs there were Bigfoot tracks around the campfire.
When
- Year
- 1960's
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Del Norte Cty
- Nearest Town
- Orleans
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 15
- Population of Town
- 200
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- fire
- Super Human Action
- Tore two hounds in two
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Jay Roland intv by John Green
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- 1967
- Source reliability
- 3
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1967
- Incident type
- 2
Creature description
- Aggressive To
- hounds
- Object Handled
- animal matter
- Attracted By
- fire
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature that left tracks assumed to have torn two hounds in two.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- 1967
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, hunting
- Other report by this witness
- 3