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14 May 2023 Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #76065

Wood knock heard from Merrill Lake Campground, 3 miles north of Cougar

Two campers sitting around a campfire at night heard a single loud knock like a bat hitting a tree from across the lake. They saw no lights or activity on the side where the sound originated and heard nothing else that night. The witness later tried but could not replicate the sound on nearby trees.

Wood knock
23 September 2020 Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #66120

Vocals and track on Spencer Butte

The witness and companions were elk hunting and hiking up Spencer Butte on a rainy morning when two of them heard a distant yowl. At the top the witness found an alder shaking without wind and heard something moving away. Shortly after the witness found a large left-foot print with distinct toes in mud and gravel and photographed it.

VocalizationTracksMovement only
12 September 2009 Toutle, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #26580

Two hunters are followed by an unseen creature near Toutle

The witness and a companion walked in on a gated logging road for an evening elk hunt and heard something pacing them in the woods. After they stopped at the end of a side road, the witness heard a deep low growl from nearby brush without seeing the source. After waiting until dark for two companions, the pair walked out back-to-back while loud walking and brush sounds paced them for about a half mile to the truck.

GrowlFootsteps
August 2007 Cougar WA, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #20923

Group of climbers hear possible vocalizations near Cougar

The witness and four companions camped on a logging spur to climb Mount St Helens. Around 2-3 a.m., the witness and one companion awoke to very loud, distant, deep howling that lasted about 15 minutes. They had not heard the sound before and ruled out cougar and elk, tentatively considering a bear but finding it too loud for a bear at that distance. No visual contact or physical evidence was reported, and the sound was heard on only one of three nights at the site.

Howl
18 November 2006 Toutle Lake, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #26567

Sasquatch sighted crossing Elk Meadows parking lot near Toutle Lake

The witness and a companion parked after dark in an observation lot and heard chattering and rock-clacking from a hillside, then approaching bipedal footsteps crossing the lot. The witness repositioned the vehicle to shine headlights and glimpsed a large bipedal figure vaulting a barrier and descending an embankment. Afterward the witness found fresh muddy footprints crossing the road and lot on the same path.

ChatterUnidentified soundFootstepsTracksPartial sighting
July 2006 Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #17240

Backpacker hears possible vocalizations near Mt. St. Helens

The witness was on a solo multi-day backpacking hike near Mount St. Helens. Around midday on the first day, deep whooping calls were heard coming from the canyon direction over about 10-15 minutes. The witness described the tone as unusually deep and resonant and unlike known animal calls.

Whoop
Fall 1984 Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #406

Fisherman observes large, bipedal figure along Kalama River

The witness was drift-fishing alone at a river bend while a relative fished out of sight. After hearing a repeated striking sound, the witness looked across the river and saw a large dark bipedal figure repeatedly lifting a fish overhead and striking it on a rock. After watching briefly the figure carried the fish away toward the woods, and the witness reeled in and ran to tell the relative, who suggested it was another fisher and did not investigate.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
August 1972 Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #1612

Screams terrify campers near Mt. St. Helens

Five people were camping together at dawn when they heard rapid crashing and thrashing through nearby underbrush with snapping twigs. This was followed by a loud, high-pitched scream described as like a woman screaming, estimated to be 30-50 yards away. The group was terrified and left the area immediately.

Movement onlyScream
Summer 1970 Castle Rock Or Toutle, Cowlitz County, Washington Class B #4669

Memory told of hearing possible vocalizations while camping at Hollywood Gorge near Castle Rock

In summer 1970, the witness and a companion were camping in a tent along logging roads when they heard loud ape-like screaming lasting many seconds. They saw a large dark silhouette about 150 feet away, shouted warnings and fired .22 rounds at it without effect. Upon approaching, they found the silhouette was an old logging stump. The witness estimated the screams came from within a few hundred yards, with no nearby houses.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 1952-53 Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #4353

Young man encounters two large, upright animals near the Columbia River, west of Longview

The witness walked alone down a wooded path to a spring on a relative's farm. Near the spring the witness watched a hair-covered bipedal creature squatting and drinking for one to two minutes. A vocal sound from behind startled the first creature to standing and revealed a second taller creature close behind the witness. The witness ran away through the woods to the path and was not followed.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationWhistleOdor +1
several days later Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington Related account #7382

Rock throwing near Kalama, Washington

On a later night return to the same hole, the witness and a companion heard a baseball-sized rock splash, a low moan turning to a high scream, and something moving rapidly uphill through trees while calling.

Rock throwingScreamVocalizationMovement only
A week or so later Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington Related account #7382

Sasquatch sighting near Kalama, Washington

While night fishing with the witness, a companion 50 feet away had a large ape-like figure porpoise out of the water in front of him, soaking him, then dive back under.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
Date unknown Cowlitz County, Washington Related account #55658

Sasquatch sighting near Cowlitz County

Local residents reportedly have seen or heard similar creatures but are reluctant to discuss them at length.

Full-body sightingVocalization
in August of 2011 Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington Related account #17240

Whoop near Cougar, Washington

In August 2011 in the same area the witness heard three whoop calls that began person-like then rose to a monkey-like trill from 1 to 3 miles away.

Whoop