Incident #1000755
Stevenson, Skamania Cty, Washington
Sep 1969
Account
Bob Burr, fire watchman for Miles Stevenson logging operation on Stevenson Ridge found two tracks 15.5" by 9" when he arrived at work. Sheriff Bill Closner cast one of the tracks, in deep dust at the edge of the road. The other was by the track loader. Ground otherwise debris and forest litter.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 15 1969
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Skamania Cty
- Nearest Town
- Stevenson
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 600
- Latitude
- 4545--
- Longitude
- 12159--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- ridge crest
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Skamania Cty. Pioneer, Stevenson, Wash., Sep 19, 1
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- SEP 19 1969
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.5
- Greates Width
- 9.0
- Estimated Age
- 8
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 2
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- shallow dust
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging
- Track witnesses
- several