Incident #1000968
Harrison Hot Springs, Fraser Valley Dis, British Columbia
Feb 1994
Account
Ryan Pohl, a fishing guide, found tracks in mud by Morris Creek that were as long as his size 11 insulated waders and wider. They went through the creek and across a field towards the Chehalis River, sinking two inches where his tracks sank less than an inch. Toes were fat and stubby, big toe not as long as human, second toe same length but thinner. Ball of foot very deep. Could see toenail marks. About a dozen tracks. Stride twice as long as observer's, who is 6-footer. Pohl has photos.
When
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1994
- Season
- winter
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Fraser Valley Dis
- Nearest Town
- Harrison Hot Springs
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 4
- Population of Town
- 600
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.4
- Latitude
- 49181-
- Longitude
- 121524-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mixed ages
- Tree type
- mixed
- Unnatural Conditions
- logged
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Ryan Pohl call to John Green
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- MAY 1994
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- JUN 1994
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 13.0
- Greates Width
- 5.0
- Average Depth
- 2.00
- Ball
- 3.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.90
- Stride in Inches Average
- long
- Number of Tracks
- 12
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- Southwest
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
- Relation to Water
- in then out
- Tracks Came From
- water
- Tracks Went to
- pasture
- Remarks
- Toes fat, second toe as long as first but thinner, ball of foot deeper than rest, toenails visible.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- MAY 05 1994
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30