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December 2000 Mt. St. Helens, Skamania County, Washington Class B #9005

Large bridge found crossing creekbed

Three companions hiked several miles into old-growth forest at the base of Mt. St. Helens in midday snow conditions. They reported finding twisted trees, saplings torn down and woven over a creek, and numerous large bare footprints in snow. The largest print was taped at 21 inches and dwarfed the witness's boot, but attempted photos failed due to snow glare.

TracksTwistTree break
28 October 2000 Goose Prarie, Yakima County, Washington Class B #1438

Barefoot tracks and whistling heard while hunting

While elk hunting on a mountain trail in the morning, the witness found a barefoot-like print in soft dirt and followed it briefly before losing it. Shortly afterward the witness heard an unfamiliar whistling sound, then heard it again later while watching a draw for elk. The combination struck the witness as strange and unlike anything heard in decades of hunting the area.

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15 October 2000 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class B #28301

Woman recalls as a young girl possibly watching a sasquatch chase a deer through a cemetary in Morton

While lying on a couch at night watching a deer through a window gap, the witness saw the deer flee from a large bulky animal running on all fours. The deer stopped under bright lights at a power plant area which the pursuer would not enter. The animal then stood upright and walked on two legs across the highway and over a guardrail up a hill.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 October 2000 Mazama, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #422

Campers hear possible vocalizations in the Okanogon Nat. Forest

The witness and two companions were camped overnight as the only occupants of the campground. During the night while trying to sleep, the witness heard a loud yelling sound from the ridge to the north, then heard it again several minutes later. The next morning a companion who had slept in a pickup confirmed hearing the same sound and had been startled enough to ready a car-horn remote.

Vocalization
October 2000 Forks, Clallam County, Washington Class B #6058

Sol Duc River fisherman experiences large animal crashing through heavy brush

The witness drove to the end of a forest road and walked to the river to fish alone in the morning. After casting, he heard cracking across the river and saw bushes moving and a large brown figure without clear details. Two trees snapped and fell uphill as the figure moved upslope into dense forest, and the frightened witness left the area quickly.

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14 September 2000 Carson, Klickitat County, Washington Class B #741

Hunter finds unrecognizable scat near Guler Mountain.

The witness was hunting elk along a ridge trail and noting elk, coyote, cougar and deer sign. About a mile from a spur road, just off the trail behind a small tree, the witness found an unusually large dark tubular scat that did not match known animals. The witness examined its size, color and contents with a stick and suggested it could possibly have come from a large primate-like animal.

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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.

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August 2000 Roy, Pierce County, Washington Class B #337

Man working his land hears rock against wood sound and distant answer

The witness went into dense woods on their property early in the morning before sunrise. From under fifty feet away and out of sight, they heard a loud knocking like a large rock striking a tree. They searched for the source but found nothing and felt frightened despite being armed.

Wood knock
25 July 2000 American River, Yakima County, Washington Class B #2268

Three campers near Bumping Lake hear vocalizations from Nelson Ridge

Three campers at Bumping Lake heard a loud high-pitched scream from a nearby ridge while sitting around a campfire at night. About 15 seconds later an answering call came from a more distant ridge to the southwest. After going to bed, two campers heard another scream from inside their tent and armed themselves, but nothing further happened.

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21 July 2000 Cliffdale, Yakima County, Washington Class B #382

Campers hear screams and wood knocking near Bumping Lake

A family camping beside a swamp heard a long scream-like grunt that shifted to a screech and ended in grunt-huffing from 100-200 feet away, causing their dogs to react strongly. About 15 minutes later they heard stick-on-stick knocks to the north, then again 15 minutes later from farther north, with no movement detected between sounds. A morning search found no tracks or broken brush, and the family moved camp to another area.

ScreamWood knock
7 July 2000 Dayton, Columbia County, Washington Class B #89

Fishermen hear large animal crashing through the brush in the Blue Mountains

The witness and a companion were fishing at Spring Lake in the evening. From across the road they heard loud howling with grunting and angry sounds while brush was being thrashed. They looked toward the sounds for some time but saw nothing, then left in their truck past the area. They later drove nearby forest roads searching for tracks or a sighting but found nothing further.

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July 2000 Wenatchee (behind Wenatchee Heights/Stemilt Hill), Chelan County, Washington Class B #1109

Campers hear vocalizations near Clear Lake

The witness and a companion were camping near Clear Lake when they were awakened around 5 a.m. by loud howling and screaming heard across the forest that seemed to involve multiple individuals communicating. The witness, familiar with local wildlife sounds, later felt the sounds matched online recordings of alleged Bigfoot howls.

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13 June 2000 Cliffdell, Yakima County, Washington Class B #1462

Sound heard month earlier than another report in same area

Three people were camped in a forest and sitting around a campfire in the evening. They heard a loud strange vocal sound from about a half mile away that seemed to get louder, with a bird seen flying and swooping just before it. They felt the sound was not a bear or elk and reported hearing it again the next evening.

Howl
May 2000 Greenwater, King County, Washington Class B #1815

Hiker encounters intimidating beating sounds and heavy running footsteps

The witness parked to hike a closed-area trail and heard loud, fast drumming sounds from two directions that could be felt as percussion. After smelling a strong unfamiliar musky odor, the witness heard and felt heavy footsteps moving rapidly through brush ahead and then across a second trail as if cutting them off. The witness fled cross-country back to the vehicle without ever seeing the source and heard the drumming again near the vehicle.

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13 March 2000 Roy, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1584

Loud knocking of wood striking another piece of wood

The witness and a companion were walking back to a truck during a follow-up visit when they heard repeated loud wood-on-wood knocks coming from near the truck. After waiting and trying their own knocks without response, they heard something run through the woods sounding bipedal at a sprint. They stayed by the truck until another vehicle arrived and then left.

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1 January 2000 Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Class B #1917

BFRO field investigator finds sasquatch tracks in the snow

The witness and companions drove up a snowy mountain road to search for Sasquatch sign. On the drive back down, the witness stopped after spotting tracks crossing the road and recorded them on video. Others joined to examine and follow the trail into the woods until wind and snow obscured it. The group noted the tracks had not been present on the way up.

Tracks
September 1999 Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington Class B #3800

Bowhunters find track and hear vocalizations near Indian Heaven Wilderness

The witness was sitting in a tree stand hunting elk in the late afternoon when the wind shifted. He heard brush breaking as an unseen animal approached on a trail, stopped, then circled 50-60 yards away out of sight while emitting repeated loud rising whoops. After the sounds stopped he climbed down, glassed the area without seeing anything, and later left apples on a stump that were gone when he retrieved the stand.

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August 1999 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1586

Loud vocalizations sounds heard

Two companions watching lightning during a storm reportedly heard loud pig-like grunts and screams and noisy movement in dense brush. They also reported seeing red reflected eyes spaced a few inches apart. The animal was described as large, but its size could not be judged because of a steep slope, and no tracks or hair were found afterward.

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April 1999 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class B #16644

Man and wife find large tracks with large stride east of Greenwater

The witness and his wife were driving in the Greenwater area so the witness could hike up a snowy dirt road to look for sunglasses lost the previous winter. While hiking he found a line of unusually deep footprints with a long uphill stride. At the top where snow had melted, the last print was a clear impression in frozen mud showing five toes, arch and heel. He went back downhill to bring his wife to view the tracks.

Tracks
Spring 1999 Bothell, Canyon Park, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #391

Blocking of walking trail

The witness regularly walked a wooded trail near office buildings during lunch. One afternoon in May 1999 the witness found a young tree freshly snapped off high up and laid across the trail to block it, with no sign of sawing, wind, or vehicle contact. The witness showed the scene to a coworker the next day and cleared the trail, and later wondered whether the damage could be related to Bigfoot. No creature was seen and no footprints or hair were checked.

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