Incident #1000723
Woodland, Cowlitz Cty, Washington
Jul 1966
Account
Charlie Erion showed Roger Patterson tracks in a plowed field on his ranch. They came from the foothills, stepped over a four-foot fence, crossed the field and went over a five-foot gate into an alfalfa field, went back over the gate to a berry patch, then back to the hills. Erion said his dogs had barked four nights running and all the cattle came up close to the ranch house. Patterson cast tracks 18 inches by 6.75 inches, photo in his book.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1966
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Cowlitz Cty
- Nearest Town
- Woodland
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 2300
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.2
- Latitude
- 45512-
- Longitude
- 122461-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Near or/at
- berry patch
- Related incident id
- 1000003, 1000719, 1000767, 1000768
- Shot Hit
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- farm field
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- none
- Unnatural Conditions
- cleared
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- Unnatural
- cleared
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Roger Patterson intv. Charlie Erion. "Do ABSM of A
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1966
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- 1966
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 18.0
- Greates Width
- 6.7
- Heel Width
- 4.0
- Estimated Age
- 4
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Ball of Foot
- normal
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- big toe far largest
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- forth and back
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- hillside
- Tracks Went to
- pasture
- Trackmaker attracted by
- farm plants
- Remarks
- Went to alfalfa field and to berry patch. Tracks went over 4-foot fence and 5-foot gate, went in field and came back over gate.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- Roger Patterson
- Interview date
- JUL 07 1966
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- ranching
- Track witnesses
- several