Incident #1000598
Leggett, Mendocino Cty, California
late 1970's
Account
Ray Hawkins said he was in a cafe in Leggett, California, when a man came in and said that a hairy monster had killed his hounds. A group including Hawkins drove an hour on dirt roads to get within walking distance of the site, where they saw hair, blood and dog crushed flat and wedged in a tree crotch 10 feet up. There were long 5-toed tracks. Photos may have been taken.
When
- Year
- late 1970's
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Mendocino Cty
- Nearest Town
- Leggett
- Population of Town
- 100
- Latitude
- 395---
- Longitude
- 1234---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
Source
- Source
- Peter Guttilla quoting Ray Hawkins
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1991
- Source reliability
- 2
- Incident reliablility
- 7
- Jwg file date
- 1991
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Aggressive To
- dogs
- Object Handled
- animal
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature killed dogs, one was "compressed" and wedged in tree fork 10 feet up.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Estimated Age
- 3
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Toes
- 5
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Peter Guttilla
- Interview date
- 1991
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- several