Incident #991103
Manchester, Delaware Cty, Iowa
Jan 1980
Account
Dick Foust and Merl;ykn Havertape looking at some land 5.5 miles North of Manchester found tracks in snow 9.5 to 10 in. by 4.5 in., deeper than human tracks.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 23 1980
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- winter
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Delaware Cty
- Nearest Town
- Manchester
- Latitude
- 4229
- Longitude
- 9127
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- snow
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Snow Condition
- snow
Source
- Source
- The Waterloo, IA, Courier, Feb 24, 1980, quoting Dick Foust and Merlyn Havertape.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 9.7
- Greates Width
- 4.5
- Estimated Animal Weight
- 300
- Track Condition
- fair
- Number of Toes
- 6
- Material Tracks Made in
- hard shallow snow
Witness
- Observer Was
- outside on foot