Class B First-hand BFRO #9980

Family hears vocalizations and finds footprints near Park Falls

9 December 2004 about midnight, moonlit Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

Late at night the witness was on the deck and repeatedly heard a loud growling-screaming sound moving from a field across the road to a field behind the house, but saw nothing in the moonlight. The next evening the witness and a companion searched with a spotlight and reported finding large bipedal footprints with a long stride. The tracks were photographed the following day after warm weather had largely melted them, and the photos were later judged too indistinct to include.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
9 December 2004
Stated BFRO report #9980 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about midnight, moonlit
Stated BFRO report #9980 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #9980 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
45.94, -90.46 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9980 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #9980 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #9980 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
smoking on deck before bed
Stated BFRO report #9980 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9980 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

Large bipedal footprints with long stride found the next day in fields, mostly melted by warm weather with a couple somewhat intact prints remaining.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Photos of the tracks taken and sent to investigator but excluded from report for insufficient detail.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness, who said the vocalizing animal traveled about one-eighth of a mile while staying out of sight, and reviewed track photos that lacked detail for inclusion.

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

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness, who said the vocalizing animal traveled about one-eighth of a mile while staying out of sight, and reviewed track photos that lacked detail for inclusion.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-12-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash b67acaea94e3
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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