Cryptid sighting near Forks, Washington (1998)
Account
Three friends driving up a logging road to party encountered an animal that ran in front of them and they almost hit. It was described as deer-colored with a kangaroo-like body on two legs, dog-like haunches, small crouched dinosaur-like arms, a long thick shaggy tail, a deer snout and two-point antlers. The witness heard the account in high school from the friends involved.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- kangaroo style body
- Hair colour src
- like a deer's hair
- Arms src
- crouched up like dinosaur arms
- Legs src
- weird hawks like dog legs
- Other features src
- long thick tail with shaggy hair, deer snout and two-point antlers
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1998–1999
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|---|---|
| Place |
Forks, Washington
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| Map point |
47.9528, -124.3903 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Forks city (GEOID 5324810), matched from nearest town 'Forks'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving up logging road to party
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| Witness's word for it |
deer monkey
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| Creature |
Other cryptid
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 918 Podcast Interview