NCBFr Posted Monday at 03:40 PM Posted Monday at 03:40 PM (edited) NVM Edited Thursday at 02:22 AM by NCBFr 1 1
norseman Posted Monday at 05:06 PM Admin Posted Monday at 05:06 PM 1 hour ago, NCBFr said: We are in a draught and the lake's shoreline around me have receded significantly over the summer and fall. I took the opportunity to walk my dog around one when I noticed a weird looking foot print. This side of the lake is a fairly remote and hard to get to area and it was the only print I had seen. Looking closely I noticed toes which I thought was really strange as the exposed shoreline is littered with sharp rocks, protruding limbs, and all sorts of garbage tossed out by fishermen. Looking closer the front of the foot was much deeper than the heel and it had about a 6 foot stride. I followed the trail off and on for maybe a half mile when I noticed the front and heel were now evenly depressed. I concluded the person was first walking then proceeded to run for a short distance. Running on this shore with bare foot is extremely insane because of all of the debris. Then towards the end of the lake it randomly walks in to the muck for about 50 yards, circles back to relatively firm ground and proceeds in to the woods. I could not imagine going out in to the muck with shoes let alone bare feet. It rained pretty hard 4 days ago so the trail had to have been created prior to the rain. I circled the lake's north side and saw a similar trail but much washed out which must have been created before the rain. The pics are not great because of the lighting but it was pretty clear that they were not shoe prints and were made by something with a very flat foot and no visible midtarsal ridge. The prints are not large, maybe size 10-11, but the depth was significantly deeper than I could make even jumping up and down. Attached are some of the pics. What do y'all think. Also, this location is about a mile from a spot where my next door neighbor's son swore he saw a 5-6 foot bigfoot at night watching him ride his bike in their backyard last June. He only saw it for a moment when he flipped on the bikes light. I studied the location the next day and saw a couple signs of things out of place but nothing definitive other than someone/something took a lot of effort to build a hunting blind/nest 100 yards from the location and right by the lake. Hard to say, but in any breeding population they are not all adults. 👍
NCBFr Posted Monday at 05:10 PM Author Posted Monday at 05:10 PM (edited) NVM Edited Thursday at 02:23 AM by NCBFr
NCBFr Posted Tuesday at 02:26 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 02:26 AM So I was thinking, why does it wonder off through the muck barefoot, get to fresh water, and then come back to drier land. Two different times, same behavior, different side of the lake. Of course, to get a drink of water. I have tracked them for over 20 years in this region though tree breaks but never foot prints because of the floor vegetation. Pretty cool. Anyway, have not posted in a while, hope you found the time spent putting it together for you worthwhile. 1 1
NCBFr Posted Tuesday at 06:37 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 06:37 PM (edited) On 11/9/2026 at 12:06 PM, norseman said: Hard to say, but in any breeding population they are not all adults. 👍 Edited Thursday at 02:25 AM by NCBFr
JKH Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Very cool finds, NC. Here in the west, there are similar seasonal patterns arounds lakes and reservoirs. I've seen or heard of quite a few researchers observing many mostly juvenile tracks. Check out Madison's topic on these: 1
NCBFr Posted Wednesday at 02:21 AM Author Posted Wednesday at 02:21 AM 4 hours ago, Will said: Definitely Human On 11/9/2026 at 12:06 PM, norseman said: Care to elaborate? Or is this the best you got. I got more..
NCBFr Posted Wednesday at 03:28 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 03:28 PM (edited) NVM Edited Thursday at 02:21 AM by NCBFr
Will Posted Wednesday at 10:47 PM Posted Wednesday at 10:47 PM 33 minutes ago, norseman said: Where did I say this? Yeah that was weird. I thought you had some great thoughts about it.
NCBFr Posted Wednesday at 11:31 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 11:31 PM Sorry Norse, clearly a mistake some how.
norseman Posted Wednesday at 11:35 PM Admin Posted Wednesday at 11:35 PM 4 minutes ago, NCBFr said: Sorry Norse, clearly a mistake some how. No worries!👍
JKH Posted Thursday at 06:53 AM Posted Thursday at 06:53 AM There must be a food source, maybe small fish etc.
NCBFr Posted 16 minutes ago Author Posted 16 minutes ago On 11/12/2026 at 1:53 AM, JKH said: There must be a food source, maybe small fish etc. Deer mostly and turtles second. Scavange where needed
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