Okanogan County, Washington

Near Winthrop 40 miles south

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Okanogan County Washington (Class B) BFRO

September 1949

HAVING BEEN A FIRE-LOOKOUT ON MONUMENT #83 CANADIAN BORDER 1949, AND UPON COMPLETING MY TOUR ON THE LOOKOUT, I HIKED OUT DOWN THE TRAIL ABOUT THREE MILES TO WHERE IT BECAME FLAT And trail; was wide, all of a sudden began hearing loud posts crashing into apparently tree stumps and known to me there were no loggers or other campers in the area. The tree knocks heard on the shows of BFRO, SOUND ABSOLUTELY nothing like what I heard. The knocks did not sound like an axe striking a wood or tree (sounding like a (chis-whop) the sounds I heard were definitly four to five foot lengths and dry enough to leave the impression of the loud sounds heard that SEEMED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 100-150 yards off to my right. I HAVE TO SAY, AT THAT TIME, I NEVER HEARD ANY THING ABOUT A "BIG FOOT" UNTIL 1973, BUT STILL REMEMBERED THE STRANGE knocks heard back then. Wish I HAD KNOWN, Maybe I would have watched for other signs, now I am 89yrs old and still want to go back looking, believe I could with the help of ...

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Okanogan County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by fisherman at Lake Chopaka

My father, grandfather, and myself were on a fishing vacation that spanned many areas in the northern part of the state of Washington. One of our pit stops was at one of our favorite lakes, Lake Chopa...

May 1996

Okanogan County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Hunter hears guttural scream while on overnight hike outside of Oroville

I am new to hunting but I have spent my whole life hiking in the woods. This potential incident happened on a deer hunt. After seeing a herd of does, I found a buck trail leading uphill. I followed th...

October 2006

Okanogan County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations heard from campground outside Okanogan

We arrived late around sunset to set up hunting camp and had finished setting the tent up and had started a fire. No other campers were seen at this camp site, only we were there. the camp site was fo...

October 2006

Okanogan County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible whistles and wood knocks heard between Tonasket and Republic

My husband and I had been cutting firewood just off a mountain road. I was busy cutting off knots from the already cut chunks of wood and my husband was running the noisy chainsaw. Over the noise of t...

October 2006