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24 August 1996 Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington Class B #1572

Campers hear loud scream in National Forest

The witness and a relative were camping in the Colville National Forest when they heard a loud howl or scream from the woods northwest of their campsite in the early morning. The sound was compared to a recording attributed to a Bigfoot group and followed a couple of hours of complete forest silence. No visual contact was reported.

HowlScream
16 July 1996 Leavensworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #5186

Campers hear loud vocalizations at Fish lake

The witness was camping with family near Fish Lake and sitting around a campfire at night with five others. The group heard a very loud whistling-screaming sound that was close at first and then faded. Later that night the witness heard similar sounds from much farther away.

ScreamWhistle
14 April 1996 Potlach, Mason County, Washington Class B #1567

Hikers find a large footprint along North Fork of Skokomish River

The witness claims finding a fresh large footprint in muddy ground near a river in the early afternoon, with photographs taken and others present. At the same time the group heard noises from underbrush up the hill. They thought the noise could possibly have been a herd of elk.

TracksUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
14 April 1996 Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #942

17-18 inch tracks in the mud

The witness was hiking in a remote, semi-hilly wooded area when they came across large tracks in mud estimated at about 17-18 inches. They also noticed a strong unpleasant odor and found a pile of long dark brown fur on the ground near a tree. No creature itself was reported as seen.

TracksOdorHair
April 1996 Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #1227

Tracks found on an old logging trail.

The witness and a companion were driving logging roads looking for footprints. About 20 feet off a secluded logging road they found multiple footprints about 14 inches long in firm ground. They were able to follow the prints for 15 feet before losing the trail.

Tracks
1 January 1996 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1591

Sounds heard answered by another more distant source

The witness reports hearing loud cries from west of the home over a period from early 1996 to mid-1998, always late at night. Each cry was answered by a more distant cry, and on one night the sound was close enough to wake the witness from sleep. No visual encounter is described; the witness says the sounds matched recordings presented on a television program about Bigfoot investigation.

Vocalization
July 1995 Grand Forks, British Columbia, Ferry County, Washington Class B #26222

Woman recalls strange creature dashing across road north of Republic

Two people driving south into Washington in the early afternoon saw a dark hair-covered animal dash across the highway from forest to forest. The witness described it as lean and long, moving partly on two legs and partly on four, with no visible pointed ears. The sighting lasted only moments and was first dismissed as an abnormal animal, only years later considered as possibly sasquatch.

Road crossingPartial sighting
Winter 1995 Kittitas County, Washington Class B #38013

Man recalls seeing an unknown animal walking along Hwy. 97

While driving downhill toward Seattle in the early morning with a passenger, the witness noticed an upright figure on the roadside in the vehicle headlights. The figure was described as about six feet tall, robust, covered in black hair with unusually long arms, and its eyes reflected red. The sighting lasted about five seconds at close range and left the witness shocked and fearful for weeks.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Fall 1995 Enumclaw, King County, Washington Class B #1389

Hikers hear loud vocal exchanges on Grass Mountain.

The witness and a relative were hiking on a logging road and stopped to rest when they heard a close deep moaning and groaning sound but saw nothing. As they hurried back down the trail with a feeling of being followed, they heard a loud scream behind them, then additional screams from the west and southeast. They returned to their truck and drove home.

VocalizationScream
September 1994 North Bend, King County, Washington Class B #1841

Fishing guides thought they were chased onto a dam

Two individuals reported being chased onto a dam by something on a lake bank. The creature then ran off into the woods. It was described as hairy and moving upright on two legs. The account was shared only after two acquaintances reported their own strange experience.

Full-body sighting
June 1994 Oroville, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #6712

Campers hear complex vocalization

The witness was sleeping on the west bank of Chopaka Lake in June 1994 when awakened around 2-3am by a very loud, long call echoing across the lake. The call was described as lasting about 10 seconds each time and shifting from a low bellow to a snarl to a high screech, coming from the northwest corner of the lake. The witness's companions slept through the sound that night.

Vocalization
August 1993 Carson, Skamania County, Washington Class B #10470

Campers find footprint in Indian Heaven Wilderness

The witness camped overnight near a dried creek bed with a relative and a companion when a herd of deer or elk stampeded through camp around midnight and scattered cooking gear. The next morning the witness found a single huge footprint in the creek bed estimated as size 20 and several inches wide. The witness concluded a bigfoot had caused the stampede and became convinced bigfoot exists, though no animal was seen.

Tracks
23 July 1993 Skykomish, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #12929

Daylight encounter with firefighter near Skykomish

The witness, part of a two-person wildland fire crew, was descending a steep brushy slope after working a fire when a dropped shovel led him to a rocky ledge with a small cave. He noticed a foul odor at the cave entrance, then saw two rocks thrown from uphill that he concluded the companion could not have thrown. Looking uphill, he watched a dark hairy upright figure moving away through brush for a few seconds before it became still and silent, after which both men left and reported the incident.

Partial sightingRock throwingOdorMovement only
Spring 1993 Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington Class B #29975

Woman recalls driving at night and feeling her car get shoved by a large biped near Steilacoom

Around 10 p.m. on a dark drizzly night in spring 1993, the witness was driving home on a two-lane road near Puget Sound after dropping off a friend. She felt a hard shove to the rear of her car pushing it into the other lane. Looking up she saw a very tall gray hair-covered biped walking upright away into the woods. She drove home terrified and later found no dent or scratch on the car.

Full-body sightingVehicle contact
26 December 1992 Deep River And Naselle, Pacific County, Washington Class B #23300

Couple sees bipedal creature jump across a logging road near Naselle

On the evening of the day after Christmas 1992, the witness and her ex-husband were driving on Deep River Mainline toward Naselle in snowy, dark conditions with only headlights. A large creature leapt across the narrow road in front of their moving car in a single fast motion described as a blur. The witness stated it was bigger than a bear and could not have been a bear, noting bears hibernate at that time of year.

Road crossing
August 1992 Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington Class B #283

Couple hear sounds and find footprints near Hoodsport

The witness and a companion heard loud brush movement and limb-breaking sounds at a secluded pond, then smelled a strong unpleasant odor and felt unease. A short time later about a mile away they found a series of five very large footprints in a dried boggy area. They later returned and made a plaster cast and took photos of the prints.

TracksMovement onlyTree breakOdor
June 1992 Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #5136

Multible witnesses hear loud screams and have rocks thrown into camp near Cle Elum lake

The witness was camping overnight with other adults and about ten youths near a reservoir when golf ball to baseball sized rocks were repeatedly thrown into camp from late afternoon until morning. About ten very loud screams were also heard overnight from further along the shore. The group kept watch until daybreak and then left early, and the witness only years later associated the screams with alleged sasquatch recordings.

Rock throwingScream
13 July 1991 Easton, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #9175

Just before daybreak, camper hears loud vocalization near Lost Lake

A group was sleeping while camping at a lake when the witness awoke around 5 a.m. to silence. From behind a parked vehicle the witness heard two grunts, a loud low scream, and repeated chest-beating sounds, but did not see the source. The witness listened for departure but heard nothing leaving and found no tracks in the morning.

VocalizationScreamAnimal behaviour
13 October 1990 Plain, Chelan County, Washington Class B #78974

Man fishing is the target of a rock thrower near Lake Wenatchee

The witness was fishing alone along a riverbank when they felt strongly that they were being watched. After wading into the river to fish near the opposite bank, a small rock flew past their head, then a second rock followed after they resumed fishing. Seeing no people around, the witness left the river and returned to their truck, attributing the throws to a sasquatch.

Rock throwing
October 1990 MORTON, Lewis County, Washington Class B #3379

Loud vocalizations heard above Riffe Lake

The witness and a companion were cutting cedar blocks by a creek when they heard a loud, long drawn-out scream resembling a man yelling for help coming from below them. The sound was loud enough to be heard over a running powersaw and was heard three times over several minutes before stopping. No creature was seen and no roads were noted below the sound's location.

Scream