Class B First-hand BFRO #1438

Barefoot tracks and whistling heard while hunting

28 October 2000 around 8:00 am Goose Prarie, Yakima County, Washington 1 witness

Account

While elk hunting on a mountain trail in the morning, the witness found a barefoot-like print in soft dirt and followed it briefly before losing it. Shortly afterward the witness heard an unfamiliar whistling sound, then heard it again later while watching a draw for elk. The combination struck the witness as strange and unlike anything heard in decades of hunting the area.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Physical traces

Facts & provenance

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Date
28 October 2000
Stated BFRO report #1438 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 8:00 am
Stated BFRO report #1438 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Goose Prarie, Yakima County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1438 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.93, -121.27 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1438 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
elk hunting
Stated BFRO report #1438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1438 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

slender barefoot-like print on soft trail dirt followed briefly before disappearing

Measurements: possibly man's size 8; six to eight foot long trackway

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness to clarify track appearance and whistle locations.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-01-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 7667b3b1cba4
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “bigfoot sightings in this area”
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