YEAR: 1996

SEASON: Spring

MONTH: April

DATE: 14

STATE: Washington

COUNTY: Jefferson County

LOCATION DETAILS: In forest about 4-5 miles north of Brinnon. Far from any road.

NEAREST TOWN: Brinnon

NEAREST ROAD: US 101

OBSERVED: I saw about 17-18 inch tracks in the mud.

ALSO NOTICED: Noticed a fairly odd / bad odor, and saw a pile of long dark brown fur laying on the groundnear a tree.

OTHER WITNESSES: We had just eaten a packed dinner and then proceeded to continue hiking.

ENVIRONMENT: There were no particular landmarks in the area. It was a semi-hilly area with tall dense trees. We were fairly far from any roads. There was a small clearing about half a mile east that was about 35-40 meters long and about 20 wide.

A & G References: Pg. 78, B1