Interesting report from Willippa Hills, near Grays River, Washington. Off Hwy. 101 – November 1978 after 4:30 pm.
The terrain was described as remote old growth timber, with deep carpet of pine needles, beside a small river, just around dark.
Closest water source: River, tributary of Grays River
My self and my hunting partner, whom I will call DW was hunting elk in this area, which was old growth timber, about 3-4 miles from the nearest logging road.
We had started early that morning and had jumped a large herd of elk which contained several large bulls, but were unable to get a shot. We decided that we would wait until the late afternoon when the elk returned to this area, as we wanted the large 5-point bull that was in that herd. Since we were using muzzle-loaders, or black powder rifles we knew that we wanted a close shot so we stayed down by the river as to conceal ourselves.
Well the elk never showed, so we had just started our hike out of the timber, following the river as there was more daylight showing. I was in the lead, going around a tree in the trail when I came face to face with a large creature, with bright red eyes, which were at least 24 inches over my head.
The creature turned and was out of sight in less than 30 seconds, and boy was I scared. DW and I still had at least 2 more miles to hike out, and this was the same way the creature had fled.
We both decided to give this thing some time to clear out of the area before we started to leave. Needless to say we were extremely glad to get back to the truck that evening.
The creature we both saw was at least 7 feet tall, possibly more, had bright red eyes, which kind of glowed in the near dark light conditions that we were in. This creature which turned in front of me less than 6 feet away, was a real hulk, big barrel-chested, massive arms and shoulders, and the really impressive fact was it never made a sound when it turned to leave, it just seemed to float away. It was very hard to keep calm, but I knew almost as soon as I saw those red eyes what this creature must be. I have hunted and fished this country for years and have never had anything like this happen before, but I truly wish I could see him again, and may yet.
We have only told a few friends what happened that evening, and only tonight I felt compelled to write to your email address to share this story with others, whom may have similar experiences but choose to keep them to themselves. I urge you to let others know of your sightings, DW, and myself know what we saw, and are more certain everyday that all of the outdoorsmen, hunters, fishermen, and etc. share the forests with these creatures.
Grays River, Washington
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David R
Thank you for the story! I’ve never hunted there, but know people that do. I live just north of there in Grays Harbor. There’s a lot of elk down there that’s for sure, and a lot of other larger creatures as you have seen. Good luck this season!
Bonnie I
There is no doubt to me that you had that very scary encounter. You have also confirmed what I have felt for a long time that a Sasquatch or several of them have inhabited the Grays River region – A lot of reports over the years of strange things happening to people, sometimes fatal. My sister lives just a mile or so from the Gray’s River on Pillar Rock Rd. near the Columbia River. Just recently I made two trips out to see her. Each time I left her place it was around 7 pm. This whole area is heavily treed with a few clearings, a few homes, a lot of deer and expansive views of where the Gray’s River connects with the Columbia. To make a long story short as I was driving away about a half mile or so on the winding road I noticed off to the right a stand of three trees that looked as if they had been literally ripped in half, no saw marks just a very jagged edge on top of each one. In a pristine forest this sort of stood out to me and I had not noticed it before. I just kept driving, then about 30 or so yards down the road and closer to the Gray’s River, I heard a very loud crack! Up until then it had been a quiet drive so that scared me. Maybe it was just nothing but a few days later when I visited my sister again I drove by the same 3 trees. This time they were much shorter (still jagged at the top) but barely visible above the vegetation. Something quite big managed to rip apart those trees.