Incident #1000819
Quinalt, Grays Harbor Cty, Washington
1971
Account
Lyle Erdahl and two friends looking for elk to photograph found in the woods tracks in the snow 14 inches by 7 inches. There were elk tracks all around, and a funny odor in the woods. Erdahl says other people in Quinault have also seen tracks.
When
- Year
- 1971
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Grays Harbor Cty
- Nearest Town
- Quinalt
- Population of Town
- 100
- Latitude
- 4727--
- Longitude
- 12350--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Snow Condition
- snow
Source
- Source
- Lyle Erdahl writing to John Green
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1971
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1971
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
Witness
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 16 to 20