Incident #1001244
Eureka, Eureka Cty, Nevada
Nov 1960
Account
Dean Pollard, counting deer in the Diamond Mountains, saw tracks 15 to 15.5 inches by 6.5 to 7.5 inches, sinking 14 inches in the snow. He sank 6 inches. Prints were flat, with five toes, going downhill. Next day saw similar tracks farther up the canyon.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Nevada
- County
- Eureka Cty
- Nearest Town
- Eureka
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 16
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 70
- Latitude
- 393---
- Longitude
- 1165---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- canyon
- Exact Terrain
- open area
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Snow Condition
- deep new
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- cold
- Relative Temperature
- cold
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- heavy snow
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Dean Pollard intv. by Ken Coon
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- AUG 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.2
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Average Depth
- 14.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 6.00
- Observer Weight
- 150
- Stride in Inches Average
- 55
- Shortest
- 20
- Trail Followed Y/N
- No
- Track Condition
- very good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Direction of Travel
- North
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft deep snow
- Tracks Came From
- hillside
- Tracks Went to
- canyon
Witness
- Interviewer
- Ken Coon
- Interview date
- AUG 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Track witnesses
- 2