Bowhunters find track and hear vocalizations near Indian Heaven Wilderness
Account
The witness was sitting in a tree stand hunting elk in the late afternoon when the wind shifted. He heard brush breaking as an unseen animal approached on a trail, stopped, then circled 50-60 yards away out of sight while emitting repeated loud rising whoops. After the sounds stopped he climbed down, glassed the area without seeing anything, and later left apples on a stump that were gone when he retrieved the stand.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1999
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
between 5:30-6:00pm
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| Place |
Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #3800
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.10, -121.79 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 3800 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
archery hunting elk
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| Witness's word for it |
The animal
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator interviewed both witnesses in February 2002 and documented the track details and the stand location near Cayuse Meadow.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #3800 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “BFRO's Skookum Meadow Expedition”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “Sierra Sounds Website”Not in the Anomadex yet