Incident #1001071
Knappa, Clatsop Cty, Oregon
Nov 1977
Account
Glen Lauper going sledding on Wickiup Mountain, on a Friday, found on the road to the fire lookout, at the 1500 to 2000 foot level, about 40 footprints frozen in the snow, 17.5 inches by 7.5 inches. Went back the next day and found as many more. On Monday found still more, following the first set. Followed the tracks for a quarter mile, leading off the mountain and back up. Took Grace Gensman up there and she found more tracks. Some of the tracks showed a six-foot stride, others very short. Also found some tiny tracks, 4 inches by 2 inches. Both sizes had four toes. As tracks were frozen, some were dug out and removed, and later tracks indicated the creature had examined the places where tracks were removed. Strands of black and brown curly hair found where tracks went through salmonberry bushes..
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 18 1977
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clatsop Cty
- Nearest Town
- Knappa
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 17
- Latitude
- 46050-
- Longitude
- 12336--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, one small
- Total Individuals
- 2
- 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
- steep
- Slope Faced
- West
- Snow Condition
- snow
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth type
- berry bushes
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- cold
- Relative Temperature
- cold
Source
- Source
- Glen Lauper to John Green. Also Grace Gensman lett
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- NOV 1977
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1977
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints 1
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 17.5
- Greates Width
- 7.5
- Longest
- 72
- Shortest
- 20
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Number of Toes
- 4
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10473
- Direction of Travel
- South
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Other Tracks
- fawn
- Remarks
- Prints close together apparently in places where infant was walking beside adult. Presume at other times adult was carrying infant.
Footprints 2
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 4.0
- Greates Width
- 2.0
- Number of Toes
- 4
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Other footprint codes
- 10472
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- NOV 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Track witnesses
- many
- Age
- 21 to 30