Various bigfoot-related incidents 3 miles west of Shelton
Account
In early fall 1996 the witness stopped to pick mushrooms near the Satsop River after checking leases. While kneeling with the dog close by, the witness smelled a strong putrid odor, stood up, and saw a large dark hairy creature standing in a fern patch about 200 feet away. They made eye contact, the creature turned its head and torso showing long arm hair, then walked quickly away. The witness left the area and told no one for a couple days.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Other senses
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- stood a good 3 to 4 feet above the ferns
- Hair colour src
- very dark
- Hair length src
- long on arms
- Arms src
- turned torso and arms, long hair on arms
- Gait src
- walked quickly away
- Posture src
- standing
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1984–1996
|
|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon around 5:30 pm
|
| Place |
Shelton, Mason County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #7580
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
|
| Map point |
47.23, -123.49 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 7580 (4 decimals, no boundary)
|
| Account type |
First-hand
|
| Witnesses |
1
|
| Figures reported |
1
|
| Witness was |
checking timber leases and picking mushrooms with dog
|
| Witness's word for it |
a large hairy creature
|
| Source classification |
Class B
|
Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Tracks found in same area as sighting
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
-
BFRO report #7580 Primary
-
BFRO map layer Reference