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November 1996 Yakima County, Washington Class B #1690

Hunters hear unusual animal stalking them at night.

Two hunters camped overnight on a wooded slope while elk hunting. After dark they smelled a strong putrid odor, heard distant whistle/howl sounds and a closer loud howl, then heard deliberate footsteps crunching in snow approaching the firelight. After shouting and firing a pistol shot, they heard a grunt and running footsteps, then fired repeatedly and drove off the mountain the same night.

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about 3:30-4 AM Naches, Yakima County, Washington Related account #26065

Footsteps near Naches, Washington

Around 3:30-4 AM in heavy rain, two people in separate tents heard powerful bipedal footfalls followed by guttural grunts.

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between 7 - 8pm American River, Yakima County, Washington Related account #2268

Vocalization near American River, Washington

The witness reported an earlier vocalization heard from east of camp toward the nearby ridge between 7-8pm the same evening.

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nearly every year since then Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington Related account #26447

Whistle near Trout Lake, Washington

The witness reportedly had some kind of experience at the same spot nearly every year since 2005, including whistling and alleged samurai chatter vocalizations.

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4 years ago Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington Related account #26447

Scream near Trout Lake, Washington

Four years earlier the witness camped at the same remote site with a companion and the companion's child and heard screams before dark, then after dark heard branch breaking and movement that shook the ground, garbage cans being disturbed, and a loud grunt.

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BFRO YEAR: 2005 2009 Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington Class B #26447

Camper details possible encounters in 2005 and again in summer 2009 near Trout Lake

A group was camping overnight at a remote forested lakeside camp. After hearing distant screams that seemed to shift position and prolonged branch-breaking around camp, the witness stayed awake listening while others slept. The witness heard heavy running and breathing pass the RV and noticed moonlight through the windows dim briefly, then later the companion's son fled his tent to the RV reporting tree-banging, movement, darkness at the tent, and a voice imitation. No one saw anything, and the next morning knocking elicited whistle replies from the woods.

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About two hours after going to bed Naches, Yakima County, Washington Related account #11702

Vocalization near Naches, Washington

On the first night the witness was awakened by grunting sounds from across the lake that rose to a loud grunt-scream, which he and a companion listened to and attributed to an elk or similar animal.

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