Mason County, Washington

Near Shelton

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Mason County Washington (Class B) BFRO

May 2023

On Sunday May 28, 2023, at around 7am, myself, my husband, and my brother went for a nature walk near his parents' property. We found an old logging road near the south end of the island in the center. Manke Lumber owns pretty much the entire center of the island so its all-evergreen tree farmland. Half of this 89-acre parcel was clear cut in about 2015 so it is new growth shrubbery. The other half is old growth evergreen forest with some wetland mixed in. At the entrance of the logging road is an orange locked gate indicating it is a logging road. The public isn't welcome to drive through it but it is open to walk through. When we first parked, we noticed that at the entrance of the path is multiple shot gun shells scattered around the gravel. In the brush surrounding the gravel road was one discarded women's Nike shoe, a pair of broken glasses, and some empty energy drink cans along with bundles of twigs wrapped together with what appeared to be purple leather, but on clo...

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Mason County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Horse trainer hears frightening vocalizations near Shelton

January 15, 2014 approximately 5:30 pm. I had been burning yard debris on the back of our property, east of Shelton, Wa. We have a horse training facility on 6 acres backed up to a densely wooded h...

January 2014

Mason County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible daytime encounter by a family hiking near Lake Cushman

On Friday the 5th of November 2010, my family and I decided to go hiking near Lake Cushman. I typically go hiking alone as it gives me opportunity to gather my thoughts and enjoy the outdoors. Seeing ...

November 2010

Mason County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalization heard near Lake Cushman and Dow Mountain

One summer night in 2008, I was sitting on the back deck with our dog Icy at about 1 in the morning, because it was too hot to sleep. It was totally silent -- which it normally is around here at night...

August 2008

Mason County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Campers at Lake Cushman hear possible vocalizations

Over the Labor Day weekend 2010 my girlfriend and Newfoundland dog were camping at Lake Cushman, WA at the upper Camp Cushman campsite. We had dinner, an evening walk and then to bed in our seperate t...

September 2010

Broome County New York (Class A) BFRO

Witness spots legs of a large bipedal creature from a distance of 100 feet

This occurred while I was just standing enjoying the view of the woods not far from my house, I had my dog with me and I was not actually in the woods myself but across the creek from the woods. Whate...

January 1986

Teton County Wyoming (Class A) BFRO

Party of five campers observe 7 foot creature outside their RV

Dear BFRO Persons, My family and I were staying in beautiful Grand Teton National Park for a few nights and one night a mysterious yet real thing happened. One night when we were all asleep the famil...

June 2000

Pulaski County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Youth has sighting from his backyard on Air Force Base

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January 1975

Marion County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Brief daylight sighting by hunter near Silver Creek Falls State Park

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October 1995

Christian County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist spots a tall hairy biped chasing deer near Edinburg

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March 2013

Midland County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Witness and cousin see "hairy brown man-like creature" watching them

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September 1977

Bourbon County Kansas (Class A) BFRO

Witness observes sasquatch run along treeline

I observed a form walking in an upright position for a period of about 5 to 6 seconds. The figure was darkish-brown in color and it appeared to be very large in size. I had just walked out to bring my...

May 1996

Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Afternoon sighting by hiker at Seneca Rocks

My family owns land in West Virginia, so we went down camping this past Fourth of July weekend. We went to Seneca Rocks to climb them, and on the way down I took a shortcut away from my family. I ...

July 2007