Incident #991232
Littlefork, Koochiching Cty, Minnesota
Sep 1979
Account
Kerry Meyers and John and Patty Sietz, driving on field roadway of Jim Jonson acreage looking for a future bear-hunting site. Tracks showed only on the road, starting in the middle, making a quarter mile jaunt down and back. Five of the prints clearly showed six toes, on both right and left feet. Toes very long, and ball of foot appeared larger than a human's. Meyers returned next day to get pictures and a cast. Edna and Ray Donager of Littlefork Times saw the tracks three days later, somewhat dried out.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 01 1979
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Minnesota
- County
- Koochiching Cty
- Nearest Town
- Littlefork
- Latitude
- 4824
- Longitude
- 9334
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- road
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Source
- Source
- Littlefork Times, Sept. 6, 1979, quoting Kerry Meyers, International Falls, John Sietz and daughter Patty, Bemidji, and Jim Johnson.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 12.0
- Greates Width
- 5.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 44
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Track Condition
- good
- Number of Toes
- 6
- Size of Toes
- big toe far largest
- Longest Toe
- first
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
- Foot Shape
- long-toed
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting