Bigfoot Whistles Surround Hikers in Washington Old-Growth Forest

Posted Thursday, June 18, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

A recent video circulating on YouTube features a fascinating witness testimony that deserves attention from anyone following Sasquatch reports in the Pacific Northwest. The clip, posted by the channel CREEK DEVIL, centers on an interview with a man named Damon who recounts a deeply unsettling experience in South Pierce County, Washington, sometime around 2009 or 2010. Damon describes being out with two friends in a Geo Tracker, exploring logging roads they frequented for recreation. They ventured down a road none of them had taken before, eventually pushing into a clear-cut area and then into older growth forest. The road became overgrown with small alders and saplings, suggesting no one had driven through in a long time. They came to what Damon describes as a cul-de-sac in the middle of big trees, possibly an old logging landing or turnaround. That's when things got strange. Damon stepped out to relieve himself and heard a distinct whistle, like a referee or police whistle with a bead in it, coming from somewhere between 500 and 1,000 yards away. His friends initially dismissed it, but when they turned off the truck, they heard it too. They assumed someone was hurt or lost in the woods and started hollering and honking the horn to attract attention. The whistle stopped for a few minutes, then came from a completely different direction, this time about half the distance. Then the bird calls started, sounds Damon had never heard before, coming from multiple sides of the clearing, maybe 50 to 100 yards into the woods. Along with the calls came the sound of large branches cracking, as if something heavy was moving through the timber. Whatever was out there appeared to be deliberately making noise, and there seemed to be two or three of them, surrounding the group. The whistles took on different patterns, some with upward inflections, others downward, almost like a coordinated communication. Damon, curious but unarmed except for an axe handle, tried wood knocking on a tree. His friends, who had a rifle and shotgun, were getting increasingly nervous. Eventually, the group decided to leave. What makes this testimony particularly compelling is the connection the interviewer draws to Native American tradition. He points out that indigenous peoples of the Northwest carved ceremonial masks with pursed, whistling lips specifically to represent these creatures. The whistling behavior Damon described aligns with longstanding oral traditions. The interviewer also mentions that the area Damon described isn't far from a location he investigated back in 1980, where two elk were found dismembered, suggesting a long history of activity in that region. For years, Damon wondered if the people he heard might have been hermits living off the grid, or perhaps growers trying to scare them away. But after hearing more reports over the years, he came to believe the behavior matched what witnesses describe from Sasquatch encounters. The full interview is worth watching for anyone interested in vocalization reports, which have become an increasingly documented aspect of Sasquatch research. Whistles, whoops, and wood knocks all feature prominently in witness accounts across the country, and this case adds another detailed example to the growing body of evidence.