Class B First-hand BFRO #26580

Two hunters are followed by an unseen creature near Toutle

12 September 2009 around 6-6:30 p.m. in good light and close to 9 p.m. in complete Toutle, Cowlitz County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion walked in on a gated logging road for an evening elk hunt and heard something pacing them in the woods. After they stopped at the end of a side road, the witness heard a deep low growl from nearby brush without seeing the source. After waiting until dark for two companions, the pair walked out back-to-back while loud walking and brush sounds paced them for about a half mile to the truck.

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Date
12 September 2009
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 6-6:30 p.m. in good light and close to 9 p.m. in complete
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Toutle, Cowlitz County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.38, -122.56 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
accompanying a bow elk hunt on foot, carrying a rifle for bear season
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26580 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness for about an hour and resolved the exact location from the route description.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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