Incident #1001057
Medford, Jackson Cty, Oregon
Mar 1976
Account
Stan Moore was checking section lines in a timber stand in the Clark Creek drainage for forest service when he came upon tracks crossing a patch of snow deep in remote woods, bipedal, about 12 inches long and wider than human, with no arch, stride 4 1/2 t 5 feet. Nearest road six miles away. Not enough snow to follow. Had pictures taken.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 23 1976
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Medford
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 26
- Population of Town
- 40000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 424---
- Longitude
- 1223---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- snow
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Snow Condition
- shallow patches
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- many large
- Undergrowth
- heavy
Weather and light
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Medford Mail-Tribune, quoting Stan Moore, Mar 24?
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- MAR 24? 76
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- APR 1976
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 12.0
- Greates Width
- wide
- Stride in Inches Average
- 57
- Longest
- 60
- Shortest
- 54
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft shallow snow
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- Allen Hallmark, Medford Mail-Tribune
- Interview date
- MAR 1976
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Track witnesses
- 1