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29 June 2025 Lowville, Lewis County, New York Class B #78932

Hikers hear knocks from multiple directions 10 miles south of Watertown

The witness was hiking with a relative and a dog when they turned back on the trail. They heard three separate sets of three rhythmic knocks that sounded progressively farther away, noticed the woods had gone quiet and the dog remained alert, and felt watched until reaching the main trail. There was no visual sighting.

Wood knock
1 July 2017 Randle, Lewis County, Washington Class B #57789

Woman delivering newspapers hears possible vocalizations near Randle

While delivering newspapers in darkness, the witness heard two distinct loud vocalizations about a minute apart coming from different directions. The witness reported intense fear, unusual silence, bunched cattle, and dogs hiding. About two hours later after daylight, the witness returned to the area and found broken brush and a trail leading from the woods up a hillside bank.

HowlWhoopGrowl
October 2015 Centraila, Lewis County, Washington Class B #49991

Property owner outside Centralia describes multiple incidents

The witness lives with his wife on raw wooded property. He set out a peccary archery target that was found the next morning pulled up and pulled apart with apparent teeth marks. About two weeks before reporting, the couple heard a loud short call followed by a softer answering call ending in repeated grunts, which caused deer to flee.

VocalizationProperty disturbance
16 August 2014 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class B #47160

Two men observe Strange Lights and a "Finger" up close near Mt. Saint Helens

Two men sat in complete darkness in a forest hotspot talking and playing harmonicas to invite contact while two companions monitored from about 100 yards with a thermal imager. After hearing a stick break and soft knocks, they reported seeing a small red-orange light near the ground that illuminated ferns and silhouetted what looked like a large finger with knuckles moving toward them before fading. They remained on site afterward playing music and talking.

Partial sightingWood knockUnidentified sound
Fall 2014 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class B #78558

Man and his son hunting elk have an encounter with a possible sasquatch near Packwood

The witness and a companion were elk hunting off a forest road when they heard a loud sharp snap uphill interpreted as a large limb or small tree being broken. They scanned the hillside but saw no animal and heard nothing further. They were then struck by a nauseating putrid odor and felt an ominous urge to leave, so they left the area.

Unidentified soundTree breakOdor
June 2013 Cinebar, Lewis County, Washington Class B #48797

Men exploring logging roads hear possible knocks and a branch break near Cinebar

Two people exploring logging roads by jeep stopped to scout a side road on foot. They heard knocking sounds like a stick hitting a tree, then a very loud prolonged cracking like a thick log breaking nearby. They left without seeing any people or vehicles that could explain the noises. A photo taken toward the sounds was later thought to contain something odd but was deemed inconclusive.

Wood knockTree break
July 2011 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class B #31749

Vigorous wood knocking and vocalizations unnerve a backpacker near Packwood

The witness camped alone on the east side of a small lake after hiking in about three miles. Around 1 a.m. while stoking his campfire he heard loud wood knocks approaching from the hill and loud vocalizations from the opposite shore about 100 yards away. The source also threw sticks toward his camp. After he fired a rifle shot into the air the sounds stopped, and he remained at camp until the next afternoon before hiking out.

Wood knockScreamWhoopObject throwing
June 2011 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Class B #29355

Possible evidence collected after a woman is hit in the hand by a rock near Napavine

The witness and a companion were clearing branches in a logged area behind the house when they found rock piles and ten small grass bundles containing field mice. The dogs became agitated and a thrown rock struck the witness's hand. No animal was seen, but wood-on-wood knocking was heard several times over the next few hours.

Rock throwingWood knockProperty disturbance
9 September 2010 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class B #57182

Hunter hears chimp-like sounds north of the North Pass ski resort

The witness was hunting elk with a muzzleloader several miles north of a ski area as snow began to fall. From a small canyon he heard chimp-like huffing and chattering that seemed to come from three individuals on both sides of the ravine. He tried to see the sources as the sounds kept moving ahead with him but saw nothing, then returned to camp as the storm worsened and daylight faded.

VocalizationChatterMovement only
June 2010 Mossy Rock Wash., Lewis County, Washington Class B #27865

Possible activity described around a home near Mossyrock

The witness was awakened at home around 4 a.m. by a nearby growling sound and repeated wood-on-tree-like knocks spaced a few seconds apart. House cats reacted defensively during the sounds, which lasted a couple minutes before everything went quiet. The witness wondered whether the sounds were made by a walking creature, human or otherwise.

GrowlWood knock
17 May 2009 Salkum, Lewis County, Washington Class B #25976

Fishermen at boat launch hear monkey-like vocalizations near Salkum

The witness and two companions were sitting in a drift boat on the river in the evening when they heard loud chimp-like screaming and wailing from dense brush on the opposite cliff. The sound continued intermittently for a minute or more, but nothing making the sound could be seen. The witness noted the slope was extremely steep and difficult to access.

Scream
August 2008 Randle, Lewis County, Washington Class B #24373

Hunter scouting for elk hears stick breaks & a loud scream-howl close to his tent near Randle

The witness and a relative were camped in a tent by a small lake after backpacking and scouting for elk. Around 4 a.m. the witness awoke to branches breaking about 50 yards away followed by an extremely loud scream/howl he said he had never heard before. After a few minutes he heard more branches breaking, then nothing further. Frightened, he packed up and left with the relative about half an hour later.

ScreamHowlMovement only
24 January 2007 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class B #17432

Couple hears possible vocalizations half mile north of Winlock

The witness and his wife were outside watching their dogs late at night when they heard an unfamiliar sound from the north toward a creek. The wife said she had never heard such a sound before. After going inside, she compared it to animal and Bigfoot audio clips and said it sounded identical to the Bigfoot clips.

VocalizationWhoopHowl
5 September 2005 Battleground (I Think), Lewis County, Washington Class B #12523

Campers hear possible vocalizations in Gifford Pinchot NF, near Tarbell Trail

A group was camping near a river and three men took a late-night hike down the river to throw rocks into the water. On the return they heard sounds suggesting something was following them, and the women in camp reported rocks being thrown near camp and brush moving. After going to bed the group heard a loud screech/scream twice, and before sunrise one woman was awakened by a close growl near the tent. No creature was seen.

ScreamGrowlRock throwingUnidentified sound
11 November 2004 Mossy Rock, Lewis County, Washington Class B #9811

Hunters hear early morning vocalizations near Mossy Rock

The witness and her husband were hunting in a clear-cut next to timber in the morning when they heard two loud human-like screams from the stand of trees. Both heard the second scream very close by. The witness associated the sound with Bigfoot vocalizations she had heard in documentaries and said neither she nor her husband had ever heard anything like it.

Scream
19 September 2002 Randle Wa, Lewis County, Washington Class B #4985

Vocalizations heard by couple at dawn near Randle

The witnesses were awakened at home by very loud calls heard about a dozen times. The witness went outside and imitated the calls, and the source answered several times while apparently approaching to the edge of the yard. The witness could not see the source through the trees and went back inside feeling uncomfortable. Their three dogs remained tense and silent throughout the vocalizations.

Vocalization
November 1998 Packwood / Randle, Lewis County, Washington Class B #43823

Lifelong hunter and fisherman has possible vocalization experiences near Packwood

In November 1998 the witness and a companion were truck camping on a gravel overlook between two lakes to hunt elk. In the evening while sitting by a fire they heard a loud screaming howl from the treeline about 100 yards away that seemed to move closer. They also heard what sounded like logs or limbs being thrown toward them and spent the night in the truck cab.

HowlScreamObject throwing
November 1998 Randle, Lewis County, Washington Class B #24714

Two hunters hear vocalizations they cannot identify near Randle

The witness and his brother were deer hunting and sitting separated in old-growth forest when they heard loud unusual sounds two or three times. They reunited and confirmed both had heard the sounds but could not identify them. About six months later they heard examples on a Bigfoot research site that they thought were very similar to what they had heard.

Vocalization
October 1990 MORTON, Lewis County, Washington Class B #3379

Loud vocalizations heard above Riffe Lake

The witness and a companion were cutting cedar blocks by a creek when they heard a loud, long drawn-out scream resembling a man yelling for help coming from below them. The sound was loud enough to be heard over a running powersaw and was heard three times over several minutes before stopping. No creature was seen and no roads were noted below the sound's location.

Scream
Fall 1990 Elbe, Lewis County, Washington Class B #568

Loud low moan then rose quickly to a high pitched scream heard

The witness and a cousin were resting against a tree while hunting when they heard a loud moan rising to a prolonged scream from several hundred yards away. A few minutes later they heard a much louder similar scream that sounded immediately behind the tree. They did not see anything, heard something move away through brush, then left for the logging road where other hunters had heard nothing.

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