Possible daylight encounter by a rural resident south of Sturgeon Bay
Account
The witness was walking back from the mailbox in the afternoon when she heard deep man-like grunts and thumping from a brush thicket beside the driveway. She saw part of a large reddish-brown fur-covered animal, hunched over and rubbing or pounding its head or shoulders on trees. When she moved to get a better view, the animal ran toward her growling with heavy footfalls, and she fled to the house as it hit downed trees and stopped at the brush edge.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- six to seven feet tall if it were to stand up straight
- Build src
- muscular, in excess of 500 pounds
- Hair colour src
- reddish-brown
- Posture src
- partially hunched over
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 April 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon
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| Place |
Forestville Near Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
Stated
BFRO report #23496
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.70, -87.50 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23496 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
returning from mailbox to house
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| Witness's word for it |
reddish-brown fur covered animal
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Richard Noffke (BFRO)
The witness contacted the state wildlife agency by phone and was told what was seen could not have been a bear.
An investigator spoke with the witness on several occasions to document details and assessed the witness as credible and sincere.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23496 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference