Incident #991525
McNaughton, Oneida Cty, Wisconsin
Oct 1979
Account
On the shore of Pickerel Lake, 8 miles northeast of McNaughton (not the Pickerel Lake that can be found on a road map, there are at least three around) Keith McCaffery found footprints while on a grouse research project, and cast at least one, with excellent detail. There were about 100, going from the water and along a nearby road with an obviously two-footed gait, and evidence of great weight. He did not think they could easily be faked.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 08 1979
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Oneida Cty
- Nearest Town
- McNaughton
- Latitude
- 4544
- Longitude
- 8933
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Rhinelander, WI, Our Town, Oct. 21, 1979, quoting Keith McCaffery, Dept. of Natural Resources biologist.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 19.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Number of Tracks
- 100
- Track Condition
- very good
- Number of Toes
- 6
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- water
- Tracks Went to
- road
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors