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9 May 2015 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #48652

Target shooter hears strange sounds (see video) and finds possible tree-breaks and prints off of the Mountain Loop Highway

The witness and a companion stopped off a forest road so the witness could target shoot while the companion waited at the truck. After the witness returned to the road, both heard repeated very loud cracking snaps from a wooded hilltop about 100 yards away, spaced about 30 seconds apart, along with movement and bark-ripping sounds. The witness walked partway up the hill filming with a cell phone and captured at least one loud crack before returning to the truck and leaving.

Wood knockFootstepsMovement onlyUnidentified sound
August 2012 1st Incident Darrington WA 2nd Incident Fort Lewis, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #36647

Campers disturbed by approaching vocalizations and unseen visitor off the Mtn. Loop Highway

The witness and a companion camped beside a river and heard loud yelling that dropped into a groan or growl, followed hours later by closer calls, heavy footfalls, rustling on a hillside, and a large splash in the river. They could see nothing by flashlight from their vehicle. Shortly after, occupants of a passing car stopped and said a massive hairy figure had just run across the road in front of them.

TracksVocalizationGrowlFootstepsMovement only +2
10 June 2010 Tulalip, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #37885

Daylight encounter while hiking on the Tulalip Indian Reservation

The witness was hiking on a logging road after riding a bike when they heard a branch snap, brush crashing, and a loud strike like wood on wood. A rock was then thrown from bushes, and the witness saw a hand and a muscular, dark brown, approximately 6-foot figure facing away with a V-shaped tuft of hair on top. The witness shouted at the figure, which remained still facing away, then left the area the way they came.

Partial sightingRock throwingWood knockMovement only
13 October 2006 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #16276

Multiple witnesses hear possible vocalizations near Darrington

Six people sitting around a campfire heard a very close, loud two-part vocalization described as whooing/moaning followed after a pause by a booming scream, then heard something moving across the creek. No visual contact was reported. The next day witnesses found a freshly broken/twisted sapling and barefoot-like prints of multiple sizes in a sandy area and made casts of tracks.

ScreamWhoopMovement onlyTracksTree break +1
August 2000 Stanwood, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #17220

Loud roars and screams heard from an unknown animal near Stanwood

On a warm summer evening at dusk in 2000, the witness was with two dogs at the edge of a forested ravine on the property. For about 10-15 minutes the witness heard something large moving through dense brush, branches snapping, and continuous loud roars and screams that continued despite yelling. The dogs stayed beside the witness and would not investigate, and the witness then went inside for the night.

ScreamGrowlWood knockMovement onlyTree break
1999–2000 Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #37307

Rocks thrown at two hikers on Heather Lake Trail

Around 2001 the witness and a companion hiked Heather Lake Trail in the late afternoon as the last hikers on the trail. While taking turns stepping away to urinate near the top, each had a rock thrown at them from an unseen source. As they hurried and then ran back down, they heard heavy stomping and breaking branches moving parallel to them, and another rock was thrown after they briefly hid behind a tree, prompting them to flee to their car frightened.

Rock throwingFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
20 October 1973 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #4323

Two hunters hear nighttime vocalizations near Darrington

Two people were settling to sleep in sleeping bags at a roadside camp late at night. They heard leaves and branches breaking and screaming from all around them and smelled a strong foul odor they did not recognize. Unable to see anything in the darkness without a flashlight, they grabbed their rifles, threw their bags in the car, and left.

ScreamChatterVocalizationOdorMovement only
later that day around dusk Stanwood, Snohomish County, Washington Related account #17220

Scream near Stanwood, Washington

The following evening the witness returned to the same spot with a friend and the same loud roaring and breaking sounds were heard again for several minutes before the friend left.

ScreamGrowlMovement onlyTree break
Date unknown Tulalip, Snohomish County, Washington Related account #37885

Tracks near Tulalip, Washington

Other incidents reported in the area include raided camps, wood knocking, tracks, multi-day encounters, thrashing, stomping, and aggressive nighttime whooping.

TracksWood knockWhoopProperty disturbanceMovement only