Incident #1001094
Estacada, Clackamus Cty, Oregon
Nov 1986
Account
James Hewkin investigated two lines of tracks found about 300 yards from the home of a family engaged in logging a 1700-acre tract in the Clackamus River drainage, with equipment and vehicles, plus chained dogs, goats, chickens, ducks, geese and a horse all in the vicinity. There had been considerable disturbance among the animals for several nights before the tracks were found by one of the boys. All the tracks were about 16 inches long, with maximum width varying from 9 to 12 inches because of variable spread of the large fat toes, all of which were about the same size. Hewkin determined that both sets of tracks were made by the same individual. The boy later tried to trap the animal, baiting the traps with a cage of chicken guts. The trap was torn apart and the cage taken.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 07 1986
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1986
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clackamus Cty
- Nearest Town
- Estacada
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 1500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 23
- Latitude
- 4511--
- Longitude
- 12212--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- garden
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1001099
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- easy
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- coniferous
- Unnatural Conditions
- second growth
- General
- some
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Species
- Douglas fir
Source
- Source
- Cryptozoology 6, James A. Hewkin article. Also int
- Source Type
- book
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1988
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints 1
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 12.0
- Heel Width
- 5.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 48
- Longest
- 69
- Shortest
- 28
- Number of Tracks
- 28
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Size of Toes
- toes all about the same
- Longest Toe
- middle
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Other footprint codes
- 10488
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- garden
- Tracks Went to
- trees
- Foot Shape
- long-toed, splay-toed
- Trackmaker attracted by
- human activity
- Remarks
- 12-inch width was from widely-spread toes. Normal width 9 inches. There was also one downhill footprint of 105 inches, going over debris.
Footprints 2
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 9.0
- Heel Width
- 5.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 55
- Longest
- 85
- Shortest
- 40
- Number of Tracks
- 32
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Ridge Behind Toes Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Size of Toes
- toes all about the same
- Longest Toe
- middle
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Other footprint codes
- 10487
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- road
- Tracks Went to
- road
- Foot Shape
- long-toed
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- come to see
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 61 to 70