Incident #1000560
Strawberry, Tuolomne Cty, California
Jun 1972
Account
Warren Johnson writes that creatures were heard at camp for two nights, ate bait left out and seemed to be asking for more. Three sets of footprints left, 16 inch, 20 inch, and 26" by 14" with a 72-inch stride and a 12-inch hand width.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 03 1972
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Tuolomne Cty
- Nearest Town
- Strawberry
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 85
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- 3
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000554, 1000555, 1000556, 1000557
- Shot Hit
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- campsite
- Slope
- easy
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- many large
- Species
- pine, fir, alder
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Warren C. Johnson writing to Society for Investiga
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1972
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- 1976
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints 1
- Set of Tracks
- 3
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10261, 10262
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Trackmaker attracted by
- meat
Footprints 2
- Set of Tracks
- 3
- Footprint Length
- 20.0
- Estimated Age
- 8
- Age Unit
- hours
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10260, 10262
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Trackmaker attracted by
- meat
Footprints 3
- Set of Tracks
- 3
- Footprint Length
- 26.0
- Greates Width
- 14.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Estimated Age
- 8
- Age Unit
- hours
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10260, 10261
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Other Marks
- hand print
- Trackmaker attracted by
- meat
- Remarks
- Hand print 12 inches wide.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 41 to 50