Class B First-hand BFRO #43823

Lifelong hunter and fisherman has possible vocalization experiences near Packwood

November 1998 evening Packwood / Randle, Lewis County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

In November 1998 the witness and a companion were truck camping on a gravel overlook between two lakes to hunt elk. In the evening while sitting by a fire they heard a loud screaming howl from the treeline about 100 yards away that seemed to move closer. They also heard what sounded like logs or limbs being thrown toward them and spent the night in the truck cab.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1998
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
evening
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Packwood / Randle, Lewis County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.46, -121.53 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 43823 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
truck camping for elk hunt
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
creature
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #43823 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

The investigator visited the gravel site referred to by the witness several times and interviewed the witness in person and by phone.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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The report refers to

  • “report from a hunter near a lake outside of Packwood”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “native American history of sasquatch”
    Not in the Anomadex yet