Incident #1001191
McCall, Valley Cty, Idaho
1968 to 1969
Account
Bill Kankas and his father were hunting near the South Fork of the Salmon River, about 15 miles East of Donnelly, up Six Mile Ridge near Buckhorn Lake (neither on 1:250,000 map). On the top of the ridge he encountered tracks in an inch of fresh snow, coming up from the other side, with fresh dirt showing in them, larger than his boots. There were tracks for 250 yards with a 3.5 to 4-foot stride. His father also saw them and, next day, his mother.
When
- Year
- 1968 to 1969
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Idaho
- County
- Valley Cty
- Nearest Town
- McCall
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 18
- Population of Town
- 2200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 60
- Latitude
- 443---
- Longitude
- 1154---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hill
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- ridge
- Slope
- ridge crest
- Snow Condition
- shallow new
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Russ Gebhart quoting Bill Kankas
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- MAR 13 1977
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- MAR 1977
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Stride in Inches Average
- 45
- Longest
- 48
- Shortest
- 42
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 200
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft shallow snow
Witness
- Interviewer
- Russ Gebhart
- Interview date
- MAR 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 16 to 20