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Tracks in Washington (2019)
On return visits to the same trail, the witness and companions left recorders and apples placed high, found large sideways hillside steps with no deer or elk tracks, and later were told recorders captured bipedal activity hours after they left. On a later off-trail visit they found odd tree structures and a 14-inch by 4-inch track, plus a partial track on another visit. About a month before the show he heard a double chest-thump sound while exiting.
Woman and her daughter hear strange vocalizations near Bonney Lake
The witness reports living at an RV park with her daughter and hearing frequent activity sounds in the evenings and early mornings. She also reports possibly finding a nest in the nearby woods. Other park residents are noted as witnesses. No visual description of a creature is given in the main report.
Family has frequent visitors at their home near Ocean Park
The witness claims a family group has visited a rural wooded property regularly for nearly two years, typically evenings to early mornings several times a week. Reported activity includes footprints, wood knocks, odors, vocalizations, trail and structure formation, and direct sightings with food exchange and close interactions. An investigator visited the densely brushed property, observed extensive trails and shelter-like spots, and interviewed the household about four to five individuals of different sizes.
Scream in Washington (2010)
During a BFRO trip to Bumping Lake with a friend, the guest was woken around 3:30 a.m. by loud bellowing screams. A hand pushed and swished across the tent near his face and knocked back when he hit the fabric, then walked away. At daylight he found a woven-tree shelter overlooking camps and on exit found the road blocked by three pushed-over trees.
Man hunting deer finds unusual feces and hears animal
While hunting deer alone in the morning, the witness heard repeated sounds like logs or poles being thrown, then found a tree with bark removed, a large packed bed, a human-like track, and unfamiliar scat. After glimpsing brown fur duck behind a log, the witness heard an extremely loud low roar-like yell from behind with crashing, then heard crashing and throwing sounds staying out of sight while leaving for about 200 yards. No full animal was clearly seen.
Hikers find nest-like structure in dense forest north of Monroe
Two companions hiked in a dense second-growth gorge to look around the landowner's property. They found a concealed woven tunnel of undergrowth leading to a domed chamber and entered it but found no evidence or odor. Both felt suddenly spooked without seeing or hearing anything and left quickly, and bad weather prevented a return.
Hikers find tracks and a possible nest
Two people backpacking found several large fresh bipedal footprints on a steep forest slope. One track was measured at 16 inches long, with a stride over four feet that was difficult to replicate on the slope. They followed the tracks uphill to a large volcano-shaped nest of pine needles and photographed the track and nest.
Odor near Marysville, Washington (1997)
The guest and three companions visited the quarry caretaker and walked toward the quarry pond. After smelling a musky odor and finding a large nesting area, they saw a female creature sitting by a berry bush that stood and quickly left into the woods. They tracked snapping sounds and heavy breathing with amplified equipment for over an hour until the sounds stopped near a clear-cut.
Family hunting near Wahkiacus is stalked by a large animal
During a deer-hunting drive in foggy woods, the witness and his father found large bipedal tracks over their tire marks and concluded a bear could not have made them. As they circled back, an unseen animal tracked them, producing a strong foul odor and a high-pitched squeal before thrashing off toward the mother waiting at the truck. They later found uprooted small trees, additional tracks in camp, hair on fencing, and a woody debris structure, and heard screaming and a howl that prompted a relative to leave camp.
Three brownish figures seen moving on nearby foothill
The witness and two companions were talking on a porch in the afternoon when they noticed three brownish figures moving on a nearby foothill for about ten minutes. They walked to the spot after the figures left and found a heap of branches resembling a bed, with some branches torn from trees high off the ground. The witness noted an absence of claw marks or bear prints and questioned how the branches could have been placed without tools.
Property disturbance near Puyallup, Washington
Over about two and a half years the guest visited a stump in woods near South Hill and left apples, sandwiches and objects. She found a decapitated bird placed on the trail, a rock on the stump, balanced rock stacks, and a small fence-like stick structure. She interpreted them as possible gifts in return.
Structure or nest near Index, Washington
After an evening bridge crossing with nothing unusual, the witness and partner found dozens of small graduated rock stacks on the riverside the next morning. They believed no person could have built them in the dark in that interval and nicknamed them the stone soldiers.
Structure or nest in Washington
When the team returned that night they found an X made of two branches across the parking spot that had not been there earlier in the day. After a partial night walk they returned to find two smaller sticks beneath it rearranged into a second X. A dash camera aimed at the spot recorded nothing.
Tracks near Easton, Washington
A group camped in a mostly dry creek bed high in the mountains. Around five in the morning the witness and another camper awoke to rock clacking in the creek. They later found prints described as clearly non-human in proportion and stacked rocks, with photos said to exist.
Structure or nest in Washington
A researcher reports that numerous woven stick formations, including two arches and knotted trees, appeared above his tent site in eastern Washington within a two-week period. He later walked a visiting biologist through the location to document the structures. He notes the visitor's particular interest in a tied knot.
Structure or nest in Washington
While elk hunting about three miles from the shack with his daughter and her boyfriend, the guest found three large circular woven structures of green branches on the ground beside a path. The two larger were about six to seven feet across and the smaller about four feet, standing about eighteen inches high. The group felt uneasy and left without photographing or marking the spot.
Tracks in Washington
While exploring remote canyons that connect to the valley, the witness found a large footprint with distinct toes on a steep game trail. He heard loud whistles directed at him from across the canyon that later moved down the canyon. The same day he found a teepee-like arrangement of evergreens still rooted but pushed together.
Structure or nest near Granite Falls, Washington
On an earlier visit the witness and a companion found a large disguised branch-covered structure with a foul odor and felt watched before leaving.
Tracks near Darrington WA, Washington
The same witnesses returned to the same trailhead a few days later, got no response to knocks and whoops, but found many tracks and a stick structure along the trail.
Structure or nest near Kettle Falls, Washington
The witnesses found two large logs crossed over a small pine above abandoned camp trash when they arrived.