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Class B First-hand BFRO #3188

Spelunkers hear loud, garbled howls on consecutive nights near Trout Lake

August 2001 between 3-6AM Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were camping overnight at a campground. Around 3 a.m. the witness was awakened by extremely loud howling that continued for many minutes and was also heard by the companion. Later the witness alone heard the howling shift into loud ape-like chattering, then heard howling again near dawn after coyotes sounded.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Howl Chatter

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2001
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 3-6AM
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.97, -121.67 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3188 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight in tent
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #3188 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone over two consecutive evenings and compared the sounds to historical recordings.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #3188 Primary
    Published 2001-10-08 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 308617051aaa
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “the other report four days before ours, only 6 miles North of us”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “Skookum Meadows incident”
    Not in the Anomadex yet