Hiker finds tracks near Kelowna witnessed in British Columbia, Canada

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Back around 1984 or 85 I was out for a hike with my dog. We would go out for a few hours at a time hoping to rid her of her excess energy. (Dobermans can be fairly high strung) Usually it was in the very local hills of Kelowna. The spot we were hiking in is called Dilworth Mountain. Which is now full of housing development but at the time had very little. It was about March and there was still a fair amount of snow on the ground but it was melting rapidly from mild temperatures and occasional rain. My dog's nose was pretty keen to various deer or other critters you'd see while out. She'd often catch wind of a deer and start tracking before I saw it. After a few hours out we were coming back along the outside ridge which gave a pretty decent view of the town. It was around 5:00 p.m. and a grey day. It was on the verge of getting dark. Towards the end of our hike I came across footprints in the snow. I stopped and looked at them and had a good laugh thinking some kids had gotten creat...