Backpacker hears multiple vocalizations while camping near Trout Lake
Account
The witness was camped alone on the second night of a three-day backpacking trip in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. At about 2:30 a.m. he was awakened by three consecutive whooping yells followed by a loud three-second guttural scream from up the valley. He then heard very faint distant answering calls or howling. He stayed awake for a couple more hours and heard nothing further.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
9 September 2009
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| Time of day |
about 0230hrs
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| Place |
Trout Lake And Willard, Skamania County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #26572
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| Map point |
45.97, -121.76 (± 1000 m)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
camping overnight alone on a backpacking hike
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Scott Taylor (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone about the trip and sounds heard.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26572 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- Father and son hear a wood knock and find large human-like barefoot tracks while hunting near Trout LakeCited as “Report #25194” · November 2008 · Between Carson And Guller Wa, Skamania County, Washington
- Hunter describes close encounter outside DotyCited as “Report #18620” · 11 November 2006 · Doty, Lewis County, Washington
- “some of the Sierra Sounds”Not in the Anomadex yet