Family hunting near Wahkiacus is stalked by a large animal
Account
During a deer-hunting drive in foggy woods, the witness and his father found large bipedal tracks over their tire marks and concluded a bear could not have made them. As they circled back, an unseen animal tracked them, producing a strong foul odor and a high-pitched squeal before thrashing off toward the mother waiting at the truck. They later found uprooted small trees, additional tracks in camp, hair on fencing, and a woody debris structure, and heard screaming and a howl that prompted a relative to leave camp.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- greyish/black; brown and grey
- Feet src
- tracks more than 3-4 inches longer than size 15 shoe; estimated about size 18
- Age / size src
- BIG
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
14 October 1988
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early morning
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| Place |
Wahkiacus, Klickitat County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #5953
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.88, -121.17 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 5953 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
hunting deer
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| Witness's word for it |
whatever this thing was
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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large tracks found on top of tire marks where vehicle had rolled, with no front paw tracks
trees about 4 inches in diameter uprooted and thrown down gully
Measurements: about 4 inches in diameter
large tracks in camp exceeding companion's size 15 shoe by 3-4 inches
Measurements: 3-4 inches longer than size 15 shoe
greyish/black hair found on old barbed wire fence where tracks left camp
small ponderosa pine trees pulled up, snapped and thrown toward witnesses
up to 30 brown and grey hairs collected from barbed wire fence where posts were popped out
Measurements: up to 30 hairs
track estimated to be about size 18 on old dirt road
Measurements: about a size 18
structure built out of surrounding woody debris large enough for multiple people, found by following prints
An investigator interviewed the witness and his father, noted the mother declined to speak, and planned a return site visit with them as investigation continued.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5953 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
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