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There May Be A Monster In My Backyard

There May Be A Monster In My Backyard

December 26, 2024 Jacob Rice Comments 1 comment

This just happened: Some kind of critter clawed at my dogs from behind a chain link fence. And I have no idea what that monster is. Get the scoop after the jump.

Listen to the monster story

Post-Monster Encounter Video

Attack Location

The next day, I went back to the spot and took pics so you can better understand the location.

This is what the back corner of field looks like. The gap between the gate post and chain link fence is where Roxy and the critter tussled.

Description of the beastly encounter

At 5 PM on Thursday, December 26th, I let 4 of my dogs out to play in the backfield. When I opened the gate, they took off for something in the southeast corner of the field. Roxy, a dark brown pitbull, got there first. She tried to push her head through the spot where the fence and a gate meet. That’s where the unknown critter swiped at her.

I didn’t get a good look at it, but, from what I could tell, it was about the same size as Roxy (approximately 65 lbs) with a light brown-or-orange colored fur. It didn’t have a tail that I could see. Also, it didn’t make any sounds other than the scrapping sound of its claws on the metal fence.

Once the other dogs got there a few seconds later, I could just see the brush moving as it skidaddled.

Neither Roxy, nor the other dogs, was injured by the encounter.

Shortly after I recorded the video, I grabbed a flashlight to see better. There were 2 paths in the brush that led to the chain link fence and door. As I patrolled the rest of the back fence, I found that one panel had been shorn off the posts. The section of fence is approximately 6-feet high and 8-feet long. The mesh had been secured by fence staples, spaced 1-foot apart. As for the posts, they are 4×4.

Anyway, I did see what looked like deer hoof prints in the ground by this section, so it was likely a deer getting a good scratch in and tearing off the section with its antlers. Still, that would have to be a strong deer. That panel was secured when I checked it earlier in the day.

I’ll keep you up-to-date if we have any more encounters with the Yelm Brush Monster, as I’m going to call it for now.

Yelm Brush Monster AI Gallery

OK, I wasn’t able to get a clear picture of the monster, so I fed the details into a few AI image generators. This gallery shows you what I got.


If you’ve had a monster encounter, let me know about it in the comments.

Thanks for reading Ghostly Activities. Much appreciated. Take care!

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Jacob Rice( Spooky Blogger )

Jacob Rice has documented ghostly activities and ghastly monstrosities on this blog since 2013. His first paranormal (make that monster) encounter happened on a cold winter’s day in Wisconsin. While living in Chicago, Ghostly Activities was born, and now he calls the mysterious Pacific Northwest his home.


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One thought on “There May Be A Monster In My Backyard”

  1. Jacob Rice says:
    December 27, 2024 at 9:26 am

    The most plausible explanation for the monster is …. a mangy bobcat. But bobcats aren’t the size of 65 lbs dog. The research continues …

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