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28 May 2023 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class B #75933

Hikers report possible sasquatch vocals + stalking in center of Harstine Island

Three people walking a gated logging road in the morning heard owl-like calls that seemed to come from ground level, move with them, and come from both sides of the trail. They also heard muffled voice-like sounds and a very loud, low-pitched growl from close in the forest. They noticed oddly broken and arranged branches near a marsh and clearing, felt unwelcome and watched, and left when the sounds stopped near the car.

VocalizationGrowlTree breakFootsteps
4 May 2021 Elbe WA, Pierce County, Washington Class B #69110

Possible Vocalizations Near Silver Lake

The witness was sleeping with a window open at home near Silver Lake when prolonged vocalizations were heard from the southeast side of the lake late at night. The sounds were described as partly primate-like and partly human-like and seemed like communication between individuals. The witness's dog reacted fearfully, and no visual contact was reported.

Vocalization
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
3 November 2018 Humtulips, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #62714

Elk hunter reports trees being pushed over and vocalizations in the Colonel Bob Wilderness

On opening day of elk season the witness camped alone on a remote spur road after hunting all day. After dark he struck a tree with a limb, then heard a large tree pushed over upslope, primate-like yells and chatter from both upslope and the ravine below, and heavy footsteps. Unnerved by the sense of being surrounded, he packed up and drove out without seeing anything.

Tree breakVocalizationChatterFootsteps
6 April 2018 Clear Lake, Skagit County, Washington Class B #59279

Couple has possible ongoing activity including their house trailer moved one night near Clear Lake

The witness was alone in the travel trailer at night while her husband was away smoking by the creek. She reported hearing unintelligible muttering outside and then feeling a hard push or jolt that moved the trailer. Her husband denied being near the trailer or pushing it, saying he had been about 60 yards away. No wind or other natural cause was noted.

VocalizationVehicle contact
8 August 2017 Cle Elum WA, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #69553

Possible encounter in darkness outside Cle Elem

A group of four was camped overnight in a remote riverside campground. About 3 a.m. the witness, sleeping in a vehicle, woke to rustling and watched a large dark figure hunched over the picnic table going through bags and trash from about 15 feet away. Companions in tents heard rustling and grunting. In the morning there was no scattered trash, but a charcoal bag showed marks and some contents missing.

SilhouetteVocalizationUnidentified soundProperty disturbancePossible misidentification
May 2017 Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #57484

Camper hears possible vocalizations after dark near Cooper Lake

Three friends set up camp after moving a fallen live tree that blocked the road. After dark they heard loud rapid trill vocalizations that approached very quickly, then something struck or pushed their truck. They heard wood knocks through the night while remaining awake in fear.

VocalizationWood knockVehicle contactTree break
31 October 2015 Mt Si, King County, Washington Class B #65650

Possible vocalizations on Little Si Trail outside North Bend

Two people hiking in the morning heard a repeated loud alarm-like holler ending each time in a strange ape- and human-like vocalization. The witness imitated the sound a few times, and both listeners concluded it could not be human or a wolf/coyote due to lung capacity and lip-like articulation. Believing the source sounded closer and could be a large unknown animal, they ran back to the car without seeing anyone else on the trail.

Vocalization
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
23 May 2015 Tonasket, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #48777

Campers hear possible night-time responses near Aeneas Valley Road

The witness was camping with a group on a friend's undeveloped property and spent two nights riding ATVs to a remote spot to try imitation yells and tree knocks for fun. The group reported hearing responding knocks, high-pitched vocalizations, loud grunt-like growls from in front and behind, and a very loud tree-breaking sound, all from about 75 to 300 yards away. Nothing was ever seen, and the group left the hillside quickly after the close growls, later listening from camp.

VocalizationGrowlWood knockTree breakPossible misidentification
November 2014 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #49869

Possible vocalizations heard at night in southern Eatonville

In late November 2014 the witness arrived home to an apartment in Eatonville and paused at the front door. She heard a very loud, powerful repeated hooting vocalization twice from the south, followed by dogs barking and howling across town. She described the sound as ape-like and extremely powerful, unlike any known coyote, elk, owl or livestock sound she knew.

Vocalization
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
9 September 2014 Winthrop, Chelan County, Washington Class B #47014

Hikers hear "weird vocal exchange" from unknowns near Lake Ann

The witness and a companion were hiking toward Lake Ann in the evening when they heard a prolonged exchange of high-pitched, varied and eerie calls between two distant, inaccessible points across the valley. The exchange lasted several minutes. Shortly afterward they met two other hikers who had also heard the sounds and found them strange.

Vocalization
August 2014 Brinnon WA, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #46477

For two nights campers are scared by loud vocalizations near Brinnon

Six people were camping together on a ridge between two rivers over Labor Day weekend. Starting early Saturday morning and continuing Saturday night into Sunday morning, they heard series of very loud roar-like vocalizations from a creek bed several hundred yards away. The sounds lasted up to 45 minutes at a time, frightened the group and a dog, and led a camper to ready a pistol. Steep terrain prevented them from investigating for tracks.

Vocalization
January 2014 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class B #43859

Horse trainer hears frightening vocalizations near Shelton

The witness was tending a burn pile in darkness on a rural property after caring for horses when three loud calls were heard from toward a creek and wooded hillside within about 100 yards. The sounds were described as similar to a howler monkey and crane mix with a low rumble that was felt more than heard, and the source could not be seen. Feeling watched, the witness left for the house, and horses were reported as restless afterward.

VocalizationGrowlOdor
July 2013 Granite Falls, Verlot, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #41602

Group of friends have possible late night interaction in an old rock quarry near Granite Falls

Six people hiked up a forest road at night to revisit the witness's prior sighting area. After making knocks and whoop calls, they reported hearing a return knock, whoops, a guttural grumble and a moan, and seeing multiple eye-shines. Later in a quarry area they reported watching a human-like figure in night-vision goggles that crouched when noticed, followed by a rock thrown nearby, after which they left.

EyeshineWood knockWhoopHowlVocalization +3
October 2012 Ronald, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #36852

Hiker describes possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at a remote lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

The witness camped overnight near a lake while on a solo backpacking trip with a dog. After dark the dog growled intermittently and the witness heard paired screams, rock sounds, and repeated hooting exchanges across the valley. Around 2 a.m. rocks landed in shallow water near the tent, followed by a voice-like sound, and at dawn the dog stared into the woods while the witness packed to leave. The witness reports never seeing any animal or person.

ScreamWhoopVocalizationRock throwingUnidentified sound +1
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
June 2012 DuPont, Pierce County, Washington Class B #50160

Gibberish-like talking heard at a residence near DuPont

In June 2012 the witness was awakened at home by a relative who reported loud whisper-like sounds around the house. The witness then heard the sounds, described as loud whispering resembling unintelligible foreign language or gibberish. The witness checked inside the house with a flashlight to rule out an intruder, after which the sounds stopped and nothing was found.

Vocalization
23 September 2011 Buckley, Pierce County, Washington Class B #30783

Possible encounter by young campers in their tent after hearing woodknocks near Buckley

Four friends camped overnight near a river. After a distant yelp, a companion reported seeing a large shape by the river that could not be made out in the dark. Later the two awake witnesses heard a loud knock on a tree near camp and then bipedal footsteps circling the tent, including contact brushing the tent, before the sounds moved away. A daylight check found no tracks.

Partial sightingVocalizationWood knockFootstepsProperty disturbance