Incident #991222
Leonard, Clearwater Cty, Minnesota
about 1971
Account
Gerald and Edna Wran found strange tracks in their freshly tilled garden, about a foot long, three toes all about the same length, heel impression half inch deeper than the rest. A couple of weeks later they saw the same tracks in the road. Toes were about four inches long, with about an inch of the tips bent down. Every few steps a print would be turned out at a 45 degree angle, right or left. A 240-pound man jumping up and down could not nearly match the depth. That summer also they would periodically smell an overpowering foul odor during the night, which they attributed to the track maker. It was strong enough to wake Edna up and permeated the house, yet would be gone in the morning. There was also a screech, high-pitched and even, that would last a second or two, and would change position indicating that the source was travelling very fast.
When
- Year
- about 1971
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Minnesota
- County
- Clearwater Cty
- Nearest Town
- Leonard
- Latitude
- 4739
- Longitude
- 9517
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- garden
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 3
Source
- Source
- Farmers Independent, Bagley, MN, Aug. 13, 1994, Ed Trimble telling about Gerald and Edna Wraa, of Leonard, MN. More in The Sasquatch in Minnesota, 1996 edition.
Creature description
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 11.0
- Greates Width
- 5.5
- Heel Width
- 4.0
- Average Depth
- deep
- Stride in Inches Average
- 36
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Track Condition
- very good
- Number of Toes
- 3
- Size of Toes
- toes all about the same
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- yard
- Tracks Went to
- yard
- Foot Shape
- long-toedýsplay-toed
Witness
- Observer Was
- at home