Mid-1970s, spring
First reported event
Fishing with father near Chambers Lake; a loud call and disturbance were reported.
Witness · firsthand source review · November 12, 2026
Lewis County outdoorsman (name withheld) — Washington
A Lewis County outdoorsman recounts two separate auditory experiences near Chambers Lake, Washington: a spring fishing trip in the mid-1970s and a November 1998 hunting trip. Reported howls and brush or limb noises were not linked to a visually observed animal.
Developing Witness Record
Research record
At a glance
- Reported encounter
- Mid-1970s (spring) and early November 1998 — two distinct events
- General location
- Lewis County, Washington (generalized)
- Source
- BFRO Report 43823, original published first-person report (Class B)
- BFRO submission
- 2014-01-15 (not the event date)
- Observation modality
- Auditory reports across two separate events; no animal seen
- Independent corroboration
- Not established
Firsthand observation
What the witness reports
The witness describes a spring fishing trip with his father in the mid-1970s, during which they heard a loud scream or howl and movement in vegetation near Chambers Lake. In a separate event in November 1998, he and a hunting companion heard similar strong vocalizations and noises from surrounding trees while camping nearby. These are two reported events decades apart, not one continuous encounter.
Attribution is not authentication
BFRO's Class B designation and the existence of a written report do not establish the identity of an unseen source or demonstrate the existence of Sasquatch.
Research boundaries
Interpretations and alternatives
Witness interpretation: The reporter considers both events territorial behavior by the same kind of creature. The source does not establish that the sound-producing animals, people or mechanisms were the same, nor that either event involved Sasquatch.
Conventional alternatives and missing evidence: Animal calls, human activity, falling branches and terrain-dependent sound effects are unresolved possibilities; neither event includes a source recording, independently identified sound producer or documented biological evidence.
Companion evidence: The father was reportedly present during the mid-1970s event and a separate hunting companion in 1998. No independent verbatim testimony from either companion was recovered.
Research note: BFRO investigator Scott Taylor describes later conversations and regional reports. His independent stories and later claims are distinct evidence streams and do not verify the two events in this witness report.
Event and source dates
Chronology
First week of November 1998
Second reported event
Hunting trip with friend near the same region; similar-sounding calls and limb noises were reported.
January 15, 2014
BFRO submission
The report combines earlier events in one later document; the dates must remain separate.
Original source provenance
Read and verify the original account
Read BFRO Report 43823 at the original publisher ↗
- OBSERVED: mid-1970s Chambers Lake fishing account
- OBSERVED: separate November 1998 hunting camp account
- OTHER WITNESSES: father at first event, friend at second; no independent verbatim accounts
- BFRO Scott Taylor follow-up: additional later claims and context, not corroborating recordings
Research checked November 12, 2026. Only a short, attributed and copyright-safe summary is hosted here. The publisher retains original report text and media. Precise private locations are withheld.
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