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August 2004 Cougar, Skamania County, Washington Class B #9944

Campers Awaken to Unknown Vocalizations, Brush Popping and Foul Odor

About 2 a.m., dozens of campers were awakened by loud prolonged screams from the woods east of the campground. Six campers entered the woods with flashlights toward the sound about 200-300 ft from the perimeter, smelled a foul odor and heard loud brush movement and wood cracking, then retreated. The screams lasted 20-25 minutes total, fading to the east with a similar sound from the south, followed by coyotes howling.

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30 July 2004 Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington Class B #9096

Bigfoot print in cement

The witness had a 12 by 24 foot cement pad poured for a new dog kennel and then was out of town for the weekend. Between Friday evening and Saturday late afternoon, something left a very large footprint in the middle of the wet cement, which then hardened permanently. The witness also found another possible print in dirt beside the pad about 10-12 feet away, photographed the cement print, and asked for help identifying what made it.

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22 July 2004 Snoqualmie Pass, King County, Washington Class B #9121

Outdoorsman hears vocalizations near Tinkham Campground

The witness was camping alone at Tinkham at last light when the woods fell completely silent. Loud, human-like whistles were then heard from multiple directions to the east, appearing to go back and forth for about a minute before stopping abruptly with a branch snap. Occasional branch-crunch sounds continued nearby for about an hour while the witness stayed at the fire, then slept in the truck without feeling threatened.

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Fall 2004 Snoqualmie, King County, Washington Class B #9929

Hiker Hears Loud Vocalizations and Thumps

The witness sat near a swamp waiting for frogs to resume and heard rapid deep thumping from a hillside across the swamp, followed by a second similar series some distance away on the same hill. Shortly after, a short constant hollow call came from each thumping area in turn. The witness stated the sounds were not woodpeckers and asked whether such thumping indicates proximity.

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September 2003 Enumclaw, Pierce County, Washington Class B #6990

Scream heard while staying overnight near Greenwater

The witness had pitched a tent for the night off a forest road while traveling home and was awake reading inside the tent. He heard a long shriek/howl followed by multiple short bark/grunt sounds lasting about 90 seconds in total. His dog woke for the final seconds and stared into the darkness, and the forest had gone silent just before the calls, which he judged to be about a mile away.

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September 2003 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class B #8197

Hartstine Island homeowners find footprints and hear strange vocalizations

The witness was inspecting a dug-up septic drain field at a house construction site and found three large barefoot human-like tracks in loose soil where shoes barely left marks. The prints were estimated at about 14 inches long. Photos were taken after rain without a scale object, and no one else was present.

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August 2003 Maple Falls, Whatcom County, Washington Class B #6864

Campers hear footfalls, rock clicking and find foorprints

The witness was camping overnight with friends in the Mount Baker National Forest near the river. Between 2 and 3 a.m. she heard movement approach her tent and brush against it, while a companion in a truck reportedly felt a nudge and saw a fleeting shadow. The next morning the witness found multiple large footprints around her tent, the trail and vehicles and made a plaster cast of the clearest one. While waiting alone in camp later that day she heard persistent clicking from the woods and felt watched.

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July 2003 Van Zandt, Whatcom County, Washington Class B #10948

Campers startled by large figure behind their site

The witness was camping with two companions on a wooded hillside when the companions left the tent site to gather firewood. About 30 feet away both companions saw a very large dark hairy upright figure step from behind a tree and disappear quickly into the woods. They screamed and ran back in panic, and the group stayed camped through heavy rain that evening.

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25 June 2003 Cougar, Skamania County, Washington Class B #6559

Multiple screams heard

The witness was camping with family and woke between 3 and 4 a.m. to a high-pitched howling/screaming that started with one voice and grew to several in unison before stopping abruptly after 10-15 seconds. The witness's wife also woke and heard it. The witness said the sound was unfamiliar and unlike elk, deer, cougar, or coyote known from prior experience.

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17 June 2003 Amanda Park, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #6814

Couple Sees Large Animal and Hears Vocalizations and Knocks

The witness and a companion were hiking back from Irely Lake in dim evening light when they heard a loud sustained roar-growl from about 100 yards away in the forest. The sound was unlike any bear or mountain lion they knew and never repeated, prompting them to hurry back to their car. The pair later expressed certainty that the vocalization was a sasquatch.

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6 June 2003 Index WA., Snohomish County, Washington Class B #6527

Campers find a large track

Two companions camping near Index walked down an overgrown disused road to photograph the river. Along the way they noticed small trees broken off high above the ground, then found a single very large right footprint in a soft spot in the road. The print was much larger than the companion's size 10.5 to 11 foot, no other prints showed in the firm soil, and they photographed it for scale.

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5 April 2003 Enumclaw, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9447

Unusual sounds heard near Enumclaw

Two people became locked behind gates on dirt access roads and had to spend the night in their car. After dark they repeatedly heard loud wood-on-wood knocking sounds very close each time they stopped the car. They moved the car several times to different roads, but the knocking resumed shortly after each stop and continued until sunrise. After sunrise they noticed a bark wound high on a tree near the car.

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11 November 2002 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class B #7038

Large footprints found in snow above Packwood

While elk hunting on a ridge, the witness found large tracks in patches of snow and photographed them. Shortly after taking the photos, a rock was thrown from about 150 meters away and dislodged other rocks downslope. He glassed the direction with binoculars, saw only an indentation in the rocks, then left the mountain quickly feeling uneasy.

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November 2002 Graham, Pierce County, Washington Class B #5725

Man hears loud vocalization while woodworking on his porch

The witness was woodworking on the front porch at night when a loud call came from nearby woods. The sound rose from a low moan to a near-scream lasting about three seconds, followed by two to three short whoops. The witness stopped work and went inside, and later felt a downloaded Bigfoot scream matched what was heard.

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November 2002 Matlock, Mason County, Washington Class B #9850

Two fishermen hear tree knocking and low roar outside Matlock

Two companions were fishing in a creek on a snowy afternoon when they heard loud impacts like wood striking a tree from two nearby positions, followed minutes later by a deep growling roar that frightened them. They left the water, picked up rocks, and walked back through the woods to their vehicle without seeing the source. They later interpreted the sounds as possibly from a sasquatch.

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20 October 2002 Carson, Skamania County, Washington Class B #5176

Several sets of tracks found near Skookum Meadows

The witness spent the early morning driving back roads around Skookum Meadows to revisit prior sites and scout for future investigation. While traveling, the witness found a buttock-like skid mark with possible handprints and three large bare-foot-like impressions, plus additional large human-shaped tracks near a broken natural bee hive and behind roadside fir trees. The witness photographed the findings and made a cast of one track.

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October 2002 Oak Harbor, Island County, Washington Class B #9047

Morning dog walkers hear repeated vocalizations and find scat near Oak Harbor

A couple left their house before dawn to walk their dogs and noticed a strong decay-like smell. From woods on opposite sides of the road they heard two loud calls answering each other for several minutes. Frightened, they returned inside with the dogs, and an hour later both the smell and sounds were gone.

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October 2002 Ardenvoir, Chelan County, Washington Class B #5162

Man hunting deer finds unusual feces and hears animal

While hunting deer alone in the morning, the witness heard repeated sounds like logs or poles being thrown, then found a tree with bark removed, a large packed bed, a human-like track, and unfamiliar scat. After glimpsing brown fur duck behind a log, the witness heard an extremely loud low roar-like yell from behind with crashing, then heard crashing and throwing sounds staying out of sight while leaving for about 200 yards. No full animal was clearly seen.

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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.

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12 September 2002 Pierce County, Washington Class B #9231

Hunter hears unknown vocalization in the distance, south of Lost Lake in the Norse Peak Wilderness

While camping alone in a tent on a hunting trip, the witness heard unidentified calls over about an hour and later was awakened by movement and shaking of the tent. The witness noticed the tent had been lifted and saw a shadow pass by, then illuminated a large dark human-like figure about 20 yards away that turned and ran into the brush. The witness kept lights on until sunrise and packed up and left the next morning.

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