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18 May 2024 Tenino/Vail, Thurston County, Washington Class B #82506

Stalking by a large creature around family tents at midnight at Skookumchuck Reservoir

The witness was lying awake in a tent at a restricted lakeside camp around midnight when she heard slow, rhythmic footsteps circling the campsite for about 45 minutes. The walker paused near food areas, approached another tent when a child cried, and left after a car alarm sounded, stepping over a fence into the woods. She never opened the tent to look and concluded from the stride and sounds that it was not human.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
15 April 2024 Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington Class A #77171

Two pedestrians encounter a sasquatch 3 miles south of Littlerock near Black River

Two people walking on opposite sides of a road heard rustling in brush on an adjacent old railroad bed. The closer witness looked and saw a very dark, massive, hair-covered form about 20-30 feet away. The creature turned from side view to face them, stepped toward them, then squatted down and stared, showing amber eyes and a hair-covered face.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
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
8 August 2020 Cougar, Skamania County, Washington Class B #65980

Campers describe loud branch snap, howls, and possible track, northeast of Cougar

The witness and a relative camped overnight beside a creek after scouting the area for hunting. Around 10 p.m. a loud nearby branch break woke them, but a flashlight search revealed nothing. An hour later distant howls woke them again, with further responses heard after the witness howled back, and footsteps were later heard near the tent. Next morning a single large deep footprint was found near the tent and photographed.

Tree breakHowlFootstepsTracks
2019–2020 Washington #ae0212f2-2c82-4932-897d-4b9c773a2d3f

Tracks in Washington (2019)

On return visits to the same trail, the witness and companions left recorders and apples placed high, found large sideways hillside steps with no deer or elk tracks, and later were told recorders captured bipedal activity hours after they left. On a later off-trail visit they found odd tree structures and a 14-inch by 4-inch track, plus a partial track on another visit. About a month before the show he heard a double chest-thump sound while exiting.

TracksStructure or nestFootstepsVocalizationUnidentified sound
19 August 2018 Welcome, Whatcom County, Washington Class B #65641

Knocks north of Welcome along North Fork of Nooksack River

The witness was lying awake in her motorhome at a secluded river property shortly after midnight when she heard loud banging sounds alternating between two directions. She interpreted the sounds as coming from two individuals exchanging signals. After falling asleep and waking in the morning, she found a single large bare footprint near the gravel walkway and photographed it before it was accidentally erased.

Wood knockTracks
September 2017 Chewelah, Stevens County, Washington Class B #58220

Camper experiences possible activity, rock thrown in Kaniksu National Forest

On September 3, 2017, the witness and two companions were picnicking and hiking in forest land near Colville National Forest. During a daytime walk in a dry creek bed, the witness and a companion found two large human-like footprints. That evening at dusk from near their parked vehicle, they made howl calls and tree knocks and heard two howl responses from different directions.

TracksHowl
16 March 2016 Bonney Lake, Pierce County, Washington Class B #51499

Woman and her daughter hear strange vocalizations near Bonney Lake

The witness reports living at an RV park with her daughter and hearing frequent activity sounds in the evenings and early mornings. She also reports possibly finding a nest in the nearby woods. Other park residents are noted as witnesses. No visual description of a creature is given in the main report.

Unidentified soundStructure or nest
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
30 August 2015 Clayton, Stevens County, Washington Class A #49664

Property owner has daytime sighting, hears vocalizations for over two months north of Clayton

A couple scouting their wooded hillside property for a cabin site reported a brief daytime glimpse of a very tall figure that turned and ran, accompanied by whoops, movement sounds and a foul odor. That night both reported banging and stick impacts on their cabin lasting for hours. The next morning they reported finding large footprints and scattered sticks around the cabin.

Partial sightingWhoopScreamFootstepsOdor +4
19 October 2014 Malott, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #46809

Possible tracks photographed by an LEO hiking North of Loup Loup Pass

The witness hiked down a service road into a ravine and heard two loud wood-on-wood impacts from uphill. After returning to the vehicle for a camera battery, the witness found a line of large tracks crossing a dirt berm that had not been there earlier. The witness photographed the tracks and made a cast of the clearest impression, also noting an odd odor and a crashing sound in the area.

Wood knockTracksOdorUnidentified sound
October 2014 Stevens Pass Ski Resort, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #47115

Hiker near Stevens Pass alarmed by very close and loud vocalizations of unknown origin

The witness was camping alone with his dog and stepped outside the tent around 1:30 a.m. He heard a very loud siren-like sound lasting several seconds, immediately followed by three whoops from about 70 feet away inside the treeline. He scanned with a flashlight, heard nothing further, and returned to the tent with his dog, which had stared fixedly toward the sound.

VocalizationWhoop
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
18 November 2012 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class A #47107

Hunter is confronted when he tries to shoot a deer near Winlock

On a November afternoon hunt, the witness heard loud yelling mixed with growls and screams nearby and recorded trees breaking and heavy pounding footsteps approaching. Deer in the area fled as the sounds got closer, and the witness left quickly. Cattle in a nearby pasture were later seen huddled far from the sounds.

GrowlScreamHowlFootstepsTree break
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
18 May 2012 Ashford, Pierce County, Washington Class B #36310

Family has frequent visits by someone they call the "Screaming Man" near Ashford

Late at night the witness was unloading a car behind a rural home when owls around the house suddenly went silent and a loud human-like yell came from the woods about a hundred yards away. The sound felt physically powerful and warning, prompting the witness to leave belongings in the car and go inside. The witness later learned the sound matched prolonged screams previously heard by others in the area.

Scream
20 March 2012 Rainer, Thurston County, Washington Class A #34710

While target shooting a family observes a large bi-ped in a blackberry patch near the town of Rainier

The witness and four companions were pausing in a hay field during a target-practice outing when the witness spotted a large dark figure rising from a blackberry patch. The figure walked across a trail, paused by a fir tree and looked toward the group, then continued into an adjacent field. The group went to the spot, found flattened brush and a bent-grass trail, estimated the figure's height against the tree, took photos, and then heard knocking beats and hooting sounds after birds flushed and dogs barked in the distance.

Full-body sightingWood knockWhoopTracksUnidentified sound
6 October 2011 Vail/rainier, Thurston County, Washington Class B #77110

Young man walking home at 1:30am reports stalking and tree shaking near Deschutes River in Vail

After a companion fell asleep, the witness decided to walk home late at night along a road bordered by young planted trees. Something in the trees paced him from the side, stopping when he stopped and continuing when he walked. When he tried to look larger and shouted, he heard deep grunts and saw two small trees shake vigorously. He called a nearby friend for a ride and kept shouting until he was picked up.

FootstepsGrowlMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
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
15 March 2011 Klipsan Beach, Pacific County, Washington Class A #29609

Family has frequent visitors at their home near Ocean Park

The witness claims a family group has visited a rural wooded property regularly for nearly two years, typically evenings to early mornings several times a week. Reported activity includes footprints, wood knocks, odors, vocalizations, trail and structure formation, and direct sightings with food exchange and close interactions. An investigator visited the densely brushed property, observed extensive trails and shelter-like spots, and interviewed the household about four to five individuals of different sizes.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteEyeshineVocalizationWhistle +11