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Class B First-hand BFRO #71733

Sighting, photos and video (distant) of a probable Sasquatch near Lac Du Flambeau Indian Rez

10 October 2021 10:45 am Manitowish Waters, Vilas County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness was duck hunting on foot in a remote marsh in north-central Wisconsin on the morning of October 17, 2021. From a distance he noticed a large black bipedal figure moving quickly through swamp muck away from him, watching it with the naked eye for several hundred yards before capturing phone photos and video. After the hunt he checked the access points and found no other people or vehicles.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
black
Gait src
fast
Posture src
bipedal
Age / size src
quite large

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 October 2021
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10:45 am
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Manitowish Waters, Vilas County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
duck hunting
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
figure
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #71733 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Photograph

Distant smartphone photos of dark figure in marsh

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Video

Smartphone video of dark upright figure running through swamp, shared as clip of playback on tablet

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and obtained photos and a video clip.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Video

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and obtained photos and a video clip.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and obtained photos and a video clip.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #71733 Primary
    Published 2021-10-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 10 images at source Hash d089e00fc121
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “five other posted reports on the BFRO site for this county (Vilas)”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “many stories about Sasquatch sightings among the nearby Lac Du Flambeau Indians”
    Not in the Anomadex yet