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Hiker describes possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at a remote lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
The witness camped overnight near a lake while on a solo backpacking trip with a dog. After dark the dog growled intermittently and the witness heard paired screams, rock sounds, and repeated hooting exchanges across the valley. Around 2 a.m. rocks landed in shallow water near the tent, followed by a voice-like sound, and at dawn the dog stared into the woods while the witness packed to leave. The witness reports never seeing any animal or person.
Group of young men report possible activity while 4-wheeling backroads near Verlot
The witness and companions drove to a forest road at night and stopped in the vehicle to look around. They reported hearing howls, a whoop and slow knocks, then seeing at least eight pairs of eye shine positioned around the vehicle. The driver then left the area, and the group planned to return with recording equipment.
While target shooting a family observes a large bi-ped in a blackberry patch near the town of Rainier
The witness and four companions were pausing in a hay field during a target-practice outing when the witness spotted a large dark figure rising from a blackberry patch. The figure walked across a trail, paused by a fir tree and looked toward the group, then continued into an adjacent field. The group went to the spot, found flattened brush and a bent-grass trail, estimated the figure's height against the tree, took photos, and then heard knocking beats and hooting sounds after birds flushed and dogs barked in the distance.
Vigorous wood knocking and vocalizations unnerve a backpacker near Packwood
The witness camped alone on the east side of a small lake after hiking in about three miles. Around 1 a.m. while stoking his campfire he heard loud wood knocks approaching from the hill and loud vocalizations from the opposite shore about 100 yards away. The source also threw sticks toward his camp. After he fired a rifle shot into the air the sounds stopped, and he remained at camp until the next afternoon before hiking out.
Possible encounters while fishing at a lake near Easton
The witness was alone fishing and camping by a lake and creek. After noticing a foul litter-like odor, the witness heard a loud knock, whistles, and rustling, then had large rocks repeatedly thrown toward camp. After hearing an extremely loud angry whoop, the witness fled by car while loud noises moved through brush alongside the road.
Couple hear strange vocalization at their cabin near Carson
The witness and his wife arrived at their weekend cabin in the evening and noticed a strong musky skunk-like odor outside. About an hour later the witness was outside with the dog and heard three loud whoop-like calls from the woods east of the property. He brought the dog inside and waited with his wife but the calls did not repeat.
Campers at Lake Cushman hear possible vocalizations
The witness and a companion were camping in separate tents with a dog when loud repeated whooping vocalizations woke them around 1 a.m. and continued for about 2.5 to 3 hours. The dog remained agitated and on alert all night while the witness stayed awake fearing the source might approach. In the morning the witness, companion, and other campers discussed the sounds, and the witness concluded they matched sasquatch whoops heard on recordings.
Door or window contact in Washington (2010)
After moving to the property the household repeatedly heard tapping on glass and slaps on the exterior walls, but found nothing when checking with a spotlight. Chairs left outside were found turned upside down in the morning. Strange whoop-like sounds were also heard from across the canyon and were initially attributed to bears or people.
Couple stop at roadside viewpoint and hear vocalization near Elbe
The witness and a companion stopped at a canyon viewpoint to photograph the sunset. From the forested canyon along the river below, they heard a loud whooping vocalization they could not identify at the time. Two weeks later the witness heard a similar sound in an online video and concluded it matched.
Backpacker hears multiple vocalizations while camping near Trout Lake
The witness was camped alone on the second night of a three-day backpacking trip in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. At about 2:30 a.m. he was awakened by three consecutive whooping yells followed by a loud three-second guttural scream from up the valley. He then heard very faint distant answering calls or howling. He stayed awake for a couple more hours and heard nothing further.
Whoop near Trout Lake, Washington (2009)
While hunting on a ridge above a swampy sanctuary area the group repeatedly heard whooping sounds from below. The sounds seemed to come from something small and were unfamiliar to the lifelong hunters. Other unexplained noises were also heard during the same hunt.
Whoop in Washington (2009)
The witness was alone by his parked car late at night after mountain biking. He heard very loud whoops exchanged back and forth for about ten seconds, followed by two sharp whistles, then silence. He waited and checked nearby trailheads but found no other people or vehicles.
Possible vocalizations heard on Camano Island
The witness was sitting with two companions around a fire behind the house near a wooded swamp late at night. They repeatedly heard a long whoop-like growling sound from the woods but saw nothing. The first occurrence was in late summer 2008, and similar sounds were heard again in March 2009.
Two hunters describe vocalizations, stalking, rock-throwing, near Elbe
Two hunters parked before sunrise in fog to hunt heard whooping and tongue-clicking calls from the treeline and heard the caller circle them in the woods. A thud was heard and felt on the road and a boulder that had not been there when they drove in was found in the road. They later heard a very large animal moving away breaking branches, found no sign after sunrise, and left to hunt elsewhere.
A loud, unknown vocalization startles solo hiker on shore of Goat Lake
The witness was sunbathing alone on a log at the brushy end of a lake in the mid-afternoon. A very loud, sustained howl rising from low to high pitch was heard at very close range, ending in a hoop-like sound, followed by silence. The witness saw nothing in the dense brush, quickly dressed, and hiked back to the vehicle while repeatedly looking back.
Couple camping NW of Mt. Rainier hear loud vocals and footsteps
The witness and a companion camped overnight in a wooded area. Around 3 a.m. the witness heard a very loud whoop-like vocalization nearby that ended in a bird-like sound, followed shortly by a distant answering call. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the treeline, something nearby fled at a jog, producing audible heavy footsteps. The companion later reported hearing another more distant vocalization, and a morning search found no clear tracks in dense underbrush.
Backpacker hears possible vocalizations and wood knocking in the Alpine Lakes wilderness near North Bend
The witness camped alone at a remote alpine lake and saw a black shiny shape on a ridge during a day hike that stayed motionless when called to. That evening while cooking the witness heard a loud screech, then after dark was awakened by extremely loud cracks followed by falling rocks, with a second closer event about 40 minutes later. The witness stayed awake afraid until daylight and left quickly in the morning.
Possible vocalizations heard near a fish hatchery on the Humptulips River
The witness and companions were camping overnight beside a river when whooping vocalizations began from across the river in the early morning hours. The witness described a nearer caller and a more distant caller answering each other for about an hour. The witness and two companions reported hearing the sounds, while no other animals or insects were heard.
Resident on Nooksack River reports possible ongoing Class B Incidents
The witness stepped outside the home on consecutive February nights and noticed a strong wet-fur odor, progressive dog barking followed by eerie high-pitched calls from across the river, and repeated knocking sounds like wood impacts. He compared the vocalizations to a reference recording and noted the nights were dry, clear and calm. No visual of the source was reported during these nighttime events.
Couple hears possible vocalizations half mile north of Winlock
The witness and his wife were outside watching their dogs late at night when they heard an unfamiliar sound from the north toward a creek. The wife said she had never heard such a sound before. After going inside, she compared it to animal and Bigfoot audio clips and said it sounded identical to the Bigfoot clips.