Incident #991496
Little Eagle, Corson Cty, South Dakota
Oct 1977
Account
Cecilia Thundershield and Dan Uses Arrow were picking mushrooms in a wooded area near Little Eagle when the creature came out of the woods, walking slumped over. They ran and it ran after them a quarter mile to Albert Dog's house and he chased it off brandishing a stick. All three are elderly. Alternate spelling Dogg. Large party joined in successful search for footprints, including Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Lieut. Verdell Veo. Sam Dart was photographed looking at a print before they were cast. Fresh tracks indicated the creature had jumped the Grand River, a 16-foot span.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 13 1977
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- South Dakota
- County
- Corson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Little Eagle
- Latitude
- 4541
- Longitude
- 10048
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Super Human Action
- Jumped 16 feet over creek.
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found immediately
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- plainýwoods
- Nearby Water
- creekýriver
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Minnesota Archaeologist, May, 178, quoting McLaughlin, SD, Messenger, Oct. 20, 1977, also Deputy Sheriff Sam Dart in Argosy and Sioux Falls, SD, Argus-Leader, Oct. 14, 1977, quoting Cecilia Thundershield, Dan Uses Arrow and Albert Dog, or Dogg.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- stooped
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- chasedýturned aroundýfled
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- people
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- ran afterýfled from
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Average Depth
- 0.25
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- chased