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Multiple witnesses hear possible vocalizations near Darrington
Six people sitting around a campfire heard a very close, loud two-part vocalization described as whooing/moaning followed after a pause by a booming scream, then heard something moving across the creek. No visual contact was reported. The next day witnesses found a freshly broken/twisted sapling and barefoot-like prints of multiple sizes in a sandy area and made casts of tracks.
Possible whistles and wood knocks heard between Tonasket and Republic
The witness was cutting firewood off a mountain road with a companion when she heard a brush snap, then about an hour later heard slow knocking, a soft whistle, and gibberish-like vocalizations from a heavily wooded canyon across the road. The sounds were unfamiliar to her despite being raised in the mountains. She looked into the trees but saw nothing, and a return the next day had no repeat.
Hunters find possible footprints and possible tree breaks near Winthrop
Three people hunting near Falls Creek walked a game trail down to the creek to check the area where they had heard sounds the previous year. Along the trail they report many freshly snapped trees and two trees with twisted tops near a creek crossing. At the crossing they report four large, deep footprints with distinct wide toes coming up the bank from the water.
Possible daytime sighting on Lake Cushman
While fishing from a small boat with a companion, the witness heard a large heavy animal running through shallow water near shore, after which birds fled, the area went silent, and a bad smell was noticed. Looking back into an inlet, the witness saw a very large two-legged figure standing in tree shadows and swaying side to side before leaving.
Elk hunters finds large human-like track near Trout Lake
While elk hunting, the witness and two companions found a single well-defined human-like footprint near a creek. The print was described as very wide with large distinct toes, no claws, and measuring about 11 inches long. The witness, experienced with bear tracks, judged it was not a bear.
Memory told of camping remote and unnerved by repeated wood knocks in the night near the town of Concrete
The witness camped alone on a gravel bar along a creek in 2006. Shortly after sunset he heard repeated sets of three loud strikes on trees from the forest to the south that moved between trees for about an hour. About 30 minutes after the strikes ended, a pine cone came from the direction of the forest through the campsite. He left the area the next morning.
Forest worker has an encounter near Mount Rainier
A forest trail worker leveling shale heard rocks clacking nearby and shouted and threw a stone while backing toward a vehicle. The witness then saw a dark brown leg and face of a creature leaning under a fir limb about 20 feet away. The witness left to get crew members, who returned but saw nothing and all left the area because they felt spooked.
Possible vocalizations directed at camp of boy scouts near Omak
The witness was camping overnight with a scout troop at a small crescent-shaped lake. After the group settled around 10-11 p.m., a very loud two-part call was heard three or four times from brush in a draw at the north end of the lake, sounding more distant each time. Shortly before dark the witness had noticed a strong musty odor near camp, and the youths in camp reportedly also heard the calls.
Motorists on highway to Mt. St. Helens see a Sasquatch standing in Toutle River
The witness and the witness's young child were riding in a family van alongside a river after visiting a mountain when the witness noticed a large hairy biped standing in shallow water near the bank. The creature was facing away and looking down, allowing a clear daylight view of its size and musculature. The driver did not stop for filming and did not see the creature.
Backpacker hears possible vocalizations near Mt. St. Helens
The witness was on a solo multi-day backpacking hike near Mount St. Helens. Around midday on the first day, deep whooping calls were heard coming from the canyon direction over about 10-15 minutes. The witness described the tone as unusually deep and resonant and unlike known animal calls.
Dusk sighting by a couple near a spring outside Omak
Two people driving while hunting at sunset saw a large hairy man-like figure running along the road about 30 to 40 yards away. The sighting lasted only a few seconds before the figure disappeared toward a ridge. The driver stopped, got out to search, heard no sound of flight and found no tracks on the hard sandy road.
Jefferson Head encounter by community service group
A group of teenage girls doing shoreline cleanup heard loud screaming from the woods and then saw a hair-covered biped emerge from a marsh onto the beach. The creature appeared startled, took cover behind driftwood, and watched them from a crouch for several minutes. The frightened group fled to their van and left the beach.
Two turkey hunters near Trout Lake are screamed at by a large black animal
Two companions on an early-morning turkey hunt first heard a limb snap and saw a large dark animal walking away. About half an hour later while calling from a ground blind, the woods went quiet and a short siren-like scream came from behind them. They then saw a large dark furry animal running away through small trees, pushing them aside, and they left the area.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2006)
A Special Forces team training at Fort Lewis set up a patrol base and were repeatedly approached at night by unseen figures. They tracked larger barefoot prints, smelled rotten flesh and wet dog, and found a clearing with flattened brush and broken limbs high in trees. They withdrew to a road and flagged a truck for a ride, believing they had entered Sasquatch territory.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2006)
The witness had recently moved to Washington and went to the Nisqually River with a parent to fish. While the parent fished in the river, the witness sat on a rocky bank and heard repeated movement in brush behind. Looking back, the witness saw foliage moving as if breathing and then a large eye with a reddened white. The witness shouted to leave and they hiked back to the vehicle; the shape was gone when they looked back and the parent had not seen it.
Dusk sighting of a bigfoot 40 yards behind employee housing building at Lake Crescent Lodge
The witness was sitting on steps behind employee housing talking on the phone at sunset when a large figure appeared in old-growth forest. The figure moved diagonally across her view at a fast walk without coming toward her or looking at her, then was gone after a few seconds. She was terrified, ran away crying, then looked back with curiosity.
Daylight sighting by a backpacker on Silver Star Mountain (See Photos)
While solo backpacking on the summit, the witness noticed a strange shape on the ridge across from him and photographed it. The shape then stood up and moved south away from the witness and down the hill out of sight. The witness struggled to move in waist-deep snow while the figure appeared to move easily, and the witness did not believe it was another backpacker or snowshoer.
Driver has noontime sighting near her home
Around noon the witness was driving after leaving home when movement caught attention. Less than a football field away the witness watched a tall brown hairy biped walking toward nearby water for about 10-13 seconds. The creature walked upright with large steps at a leisurely pace, glanced toward the witness without showing alarm, then continued on. Recent logging noise was noted nearby and a later visit to the area led to a revised taller height estimate.
Couple camping at a lake near Greenwater experience possible screams
The witness and a companion were camping at an isolated lake over a long weekend. On Saturday morning they began hearing very loud guttural scream-growls that seemed to warn them away from certain areas, including the path to the lake, and the sounds continued into Sunday. Overnight they heard cooking gear clanging and a heavy thump like logs dumped beside their trailer, but in the morning the gear was largely in place and no logs were found, and the companion also reported a strong putrid smell.
Train engineer reports track find and vocalizations on Stevens Pass
A railroad engineer pulling a train out of a siding in slushy snow saw four fresh, widely spaced, large footprints with splayed toes from the cab and believed something had walked down the middle of the tracks. The train could not stop at the time and a crew member was skeptical. Follow-up details recorded approximate track size and stride.