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November 1998 Packwood / Randle, Lewis County, Washington Class B #43823

Lifelong hunter and fisherman has possible vocalization experiences near Packwood

In November 1998 the witness and a companion were truck camping on a gravel overlook between two lakes to hunt elk. In the evening while sitting by a fire they heard a loud screaming howl from the treeline about 100 yards away that seemed to move closer. They also heard what sounded like logs or limbs being thrown toward them and spent the night in the truck cab.

HowlScreamObject throwing
November 1998 Randle, Lewis County, Washington Class B #24714

Two hunters hear vocalizations they cannot identify near Randle

The witness and his brother were deer hunting and sitting separated in old-growth forest when they heard loud unusual sounds two or three times. They reunited and confirmed both had heard the sounds but could not identify them. About six months later they heard examples on a Bigfoot research site that they thought were very similar to what they had heard.

Vocalization
June 1996 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class A #1781

Two boys see a large animal wading in pond near Morton

Two companions had spent the day fishing at dredged ponds and were leaving at dusk when they heard splashing. On the far side of a pond they saw a dark, broad-shouldered figure standing chest-deep in water with its back to them, repeatedly raising its arms to slap the water. They ran to a nearby house to report what they had seen.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
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
1990–1999 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Related account #5453

Sasquatch sighting near Packwood, Washington (1990)

A truck driver who broke down in the same area watched a large dark hairy animal moving between trees in moonlight.

Partial sighting
Fall 1990 Elbe, Lewis County, Washington Class B #568

Loud low moan then rose quickly to a high pitched scream heard

The witness and a cousin were resting against a tree while hunting when they heard a loud moan rising to a prolonged scream from several hundred yards away. A few minutes later they heard a much louder similar scream that sounded immediately behind the tree. They did not see anything, heard something move away through brush, then left for the logging road where other hunters had heard nothing.

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15 October 1985 Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee Class A #81

Daylight sighting by couple

The witness was driving with family members when they stopped to watch a large hairy biped near a cornfield. The creature took a few steps in different directions before walking into trees by a creek and disappearing. The group drove to a relative's house nearby and reported what they had seen.

Full-body sighting
June 1981 Cougar, Lewis County, Washington Class B #12803

Hikers off Lewis River Trail find large footprint east of Cougar

In spring 1981 the witness was camping with family and hiking off-trail when the group found a large footprint on the edge of a creek. Water was running over the print, suggesting it was fresh. The find was kept private for years until reported, and an investigator later documented its size.

Tracks
15 September 1980 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class B #27897

Memory told of being followed and hearing possible vocalizations at a house near Napavine

In 1980 a teenage witness walking up a long driveway by dense brush heard something bipedal pacing her from cover, seeing only treetops move. That night she and her sister heard very loud repeated whoop-like calls followed by a long sad wailing cry from the woods behind their unfinished house. She interpreted the daytime pacing and nighttime calls as connected and attributed them to Bigfoot.

FootstepsMovement onlyWhoopHowl
1980–1989 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Related account #5453

Sasquatch sighting near Packwood, Washington (1980)

A motorist braked and swerved to avoid a large hairy animal squatting in the road that stood on two legs and left the road.

Full-body sighting
1980 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class B #1565

Tracks found near a mountainside clear cut

The witness reported finding large five-toed tracks measuring 13-14 inches long and 6-7 inches wide. The find occurred at the edge of a clear cut overlooking Packwood from the south while cutting wood. No creature was seen.

Tracks
Summer 1978 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Class A #29055

Young girl recounts two encounters at the family farm near Chehalis

As an 11-year-old the witness was playing piano alone in the living room at night when she felt watched and turned to see a hairy biped looking in through a large picture window. She froze and then screamed, and the creature reacted with surprise and fled on two legs. Her father saw its back as it fled, and relatives in a camper outside also saw it run past toward a field and creek.

Partial sightingFull-body sighting
15 November 1969 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class A #5453

Large bipedal animal seen 5 miles East of Packwood on Hwy 12

The witness was driving west over the pass late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered biped coming up a roadside bank on the right. The animal stepped over a guardrail without reacting to the car and walked up the hill as the witness slowed and passed in the left lane. The brief sighting lasted seconds, and the witness concluded it was not a bear or known ape.

Full-body sighting
November 1969 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class A #5452

A large bipedal animal seen in the headlights on hwy 12, 5 miles East of Packwood

The witness was driving west down White Pass late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered biped climbing the roadside bank. The creature stepped over the guardrail and continued walking uphill without reacting to the car. The witness slowed, moved to the left lane, and watched for about 15 seconds before passing. The witness could not identify it as a bear or ape.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1967 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class B #1564

"Brinson Monster"

In 1966 or 1967, several high school students parked at an abandoned farm in the evening reported seeing a tall light-colored upright animal with red eyes watching them. The story spread through the high school where it became known as the Brinson Monster. The narrator notes people at the time did not connect it to Bigfoot or Sasquatch.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 197? Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky Class A #6210

School bus drivers have two daylight sightings near Vanceburg.

The reporter states that in the late 1970s her father was driving a school bus early in the morning when a large hair-covered man- and ape-like creature came down a deer path. He braked and watched it run across the road and continue down the path on the other side for about a minute. An investigator later spoke with the father by phone and recorded additional descriptive details.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Date unknown Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Related account #1564

Sasquatch sighting near Winlock, Washington

Other youths later returned to the same farm with a rifle, reportedly spotted the animal again and fired a shot, but it kept going.

Partial sighting
the next summer Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Related account #29055

Sasquatch sighting near Chehalis, Washington

The witness and a friend sleeping in the back of a pickup by the barn the next summer were watched for an extended period by a hairy face at the side window that then moved toward the open tailgate and left.

Partial sightingOdor
after August 8th Morton, Lewis County, Washington Related account #22475

Tracks near Morton, Washington

The couple found large impressions, structures, a nest with hair and handprint, and their own blind disassembled and stacked.

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until the end of August Morton, Lewis County, Washington Related account #22475

Vocalization near Morton, Washington

The companion imitated calls through a construction cone and the creatures regularly answered with vocalizations, knocks and rock sounds.

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