Incident #1000954
Raymond, Grays Harbor Cty, Washington
Aug 1986
Account
Fred Bradshaw, then a policeman, went with his son and step-sister to Ox? Camp where a boy had reported being pelted with rocks, 6 miles by canoe up the North River from Willapa Bay. His Doberman was whining and crying. Around 8 or 8.30 there was a noise in the brush and a big alder limb crashed into camp. Then his son spotted by flashlight a creature hiding behind a fir tree 50 or 60 feet away, with part of one side showing. It had a huge upper arm, a thigh estimated 21 inches in diameter, and hand hanging below the knee. Very muscular, not much neck, face not seen. Estimated height 8 feet, weight 600 to 800 pounds. There was a strong odour. Bradshaw decided his 7 mm. rifle was not big enough, and they broke camp and left. Next day they found some poor impressons, 14 inches and 17 to 18 inches, at the campsite. Encounter ended when light was swung away to check another sound. Creature was gone when it swung back. (Second version of this story sent to IVBC in 1998 differed slightly. Was in 1985, and they heard a large tree break and fall, not an alder branch thrown in camp.)
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1986
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Grays Harbor Cty
- Nearest Town
- Raymond
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 11
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4648--
- Longitude
- 12349--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- camp
- Related incident id
- 1001462
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- campsite
- Slope
- easy, valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- some large
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- fir, alder
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Fred Bradshaw intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- MAY 1994
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- MAY 1994
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Posture
- erect
- Neck Length
- short
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- long
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Movement
- staying still
- Arms Used
- for throwing
- Object Handled
- stick
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- hid from
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature apparently threw heavy alder limb into camp. Dog was agitated all the time.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- MAY 1994
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, sasq. hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 41 to 50