Class B First-hand BFRO #8978

Boys are chased on way home from bow hunting

September 2001 twilight Quilcene, Jefferson County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were bowhunting for deer in the evening and started hiking downhill toward home after feeling watched. After hearing a loud crash in brush, they ran about half a mile while hearing something running behind them. They crossed a pasture gate, stopped, and watched a large hairy bipedal figure by the gate for about 30 seconds before it turned and walked away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps Unidentified sound

Described appearance

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Height src: 6 1/2 to 7 feet tall
Build src: massive and broad with broad shoulders
Hair colour src: black
Face src: too dark to see any facial details
Gait src: walked like a human, not a bent walk
Posture src: walked off on two legs
Apparent sex src: impression of a mature male
Age / size src: mature
Other features src: hairy with a neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 2001 Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	twilight Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Quilcene, Jefferson County, Washington Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	47.92, -122.85 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8978 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	bowhunting for deer Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	massive creature Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #8978 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kristine W. (BFRO)

Tracks

Footprints found by the witness, including one found after the sighting with only general shape

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Photograph

Possible photograph of one footprint found after the sighting

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8978 Primary

Published 2004-07-12 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 36b2ce13ea58

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“3 other reports in jefforson county”
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