Incident #992330
Shrewsbury, Rutland Cty, Vermont
Nov 1978
Account
Mrs. Fretz going with flashlight to get vegetables from garden, dog's actions brought attention to a line of large footprints. Next day David Fretz studied and photographed them. They came from the road, circled the house and went back to the road. He thought they must be a prank, but called a game warden, who would only say that they were not made by a bear.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 28 1978
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Vermont
- County
- Rutland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Shrewsbury
- Latitude
- 4340
- Longitude
- 7251
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Snow Condition
- shallow new
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Warren Cook quoting Mr. and Mrs. David Fretz, Shrewsbury, VT, and son Scott.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Average Depth
- 4.00
- Stride in Inches Average
- 36
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft shallow snow
- Tracks Came From
- road
- Tracks Went to
- road
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home