Year: 2014
Month: March
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 30th
Time of Day: late morning
County: Connecticut Hartford
Terrain Description: Hilly Forested Terrain, Snow cover was approximately 5 -6 inches
deep.
Lighting Conditions: Partly cloudy, mid morning.
Nearest Town or Landmark: Tunxis-Granville Area, combination of 3 State Forests
Description of Encounter Area: trackway was found beginning on the backside of a pasture,
proceeded to go for nearly a mile through hilly, forested terrain.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Multiple water sources,
multiple food sources; turkey, deer, fish, as well as multiple vegetative sources in warmer weather.
Background as System Admin.
Number of Witnesses: 1
Length of Observation: Investigation lasted over 2 weeks
Vocalizations Heard?: Yes
Wood Knocks Heard?: Yes
Physical Evidence? Tracks
Recordings Made?: No
No creature seen, but trackway found, tracks were deformed due to melt and refreeze, but were on average 16 inches long, and seven or more inches wide, with an average stride of 6 feet, by consistent I mean averaged almost for a mile. No hair samples were found, but over a 2 week investigation vocals were heard on one occasion as well as several knocks. Investigation was conducted for 2 weeks beginning on 3/30/2013. The resulting finds were a trackway,
that was nearly a mile, tracks were found and photographed rather than casted due to track
deformation, the snow was wet and has melted and refrozen more than once. Average length/width was 16 inches by seven inches with a stride of average six feet. Attempts to find hair samples were unsuccessful. On the second day of the investigation vocals were heard, in the form of short whoops, as well as a series of potential wood knocks.
photos of tracks taken
Mike Humphrey
Closed
Complete, documented, physical evidence
trackway was just under a mile, consistent stride of approximately 6 feet in 5-6 inch deep snow.