Class A First-hand BFRO #44042

Property owner has numerous encounters near Hayward

10 October 2013 2pm Hayward, Bayfield County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness reported encountering a large silver-colored creature while hunting, standing less than 20 yards away and estimated at 9 to 10 feet tall. The creature disappeared very quickly when the witness walked toward the trail it had been on. The witness noted huge impressions where it had walked, but no clear prints.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 9-10 feet high
Hair colour src: silver
Other features src: over 600 lbs

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 October 2013 Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	2pm Derived BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 60% confidence
Place	Hayward, Bayfield County, Wisconsin Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.0066, -91.4897 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #44042 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hayward city (GEOID 5533450), matched from nearest town 'Hayward'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hunting Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	big silver big foot Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #44042 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Rick Reles (BFRO)

Tracks

huge impressions where the creature walked, without clear prints

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Structure

The witness set up trail cameras with no pictures obtained, found a large nest of sticks on the land, and an investigator spoke with the witness and was invited to visit.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

The witness set up trail cameras with no pictures obtained, found a large nest of sticks on the land, and an investigator spoke with the witness and was invited to visit.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #44042 Primary

Published 2014-01-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4d9db487634a

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