Incident #1001379
Saskatchewan Crossing, Rocky Mtn, Alberta
Nov about 1977
Account
Two men scouting for elk, followed 22-inch tracks in snow along mountain ridge and down into trees. Aaron Langyel has photos.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- about 1977
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Alberta
- County
- Rocky Mtn
- Nearest Town
- Saskatchewan Crossing
- Population of Town
- 50
- Elevation/Altitude
- 100
- Latitude
- 515---
- Longitude
- 1164---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- ridge
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- ridge
- Snow Condition
- snow
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Aaron Langyel
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- MAR 08 1996
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1996
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 22.0
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Tracks Came From
- ridge
- Tracks Went to
- trees
- Remarks
- Witnesses followed tracks along the top of a mountain and down into the tree line, but were afraid to go farther.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- Aaron Langyel, perhaps
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Track witnesses
- 2