Class A First-hand BFRO #4777

Daytime vocalizations and sighting by grouse hunters near Silver Bay along Lake Superior's north shore

October 1985 dusk Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions hunting grouse in a remote swampy forest heard repeated loud howls and sensed a large animal moving nearby. They left their birds behind and headed toward the exit trail while the animal paralleled them through dense brush, stopping when they stopped. In a backlit clearing they observed the full outline of a tall, dark, hair-covered biped that crossed difficult terrain with remarkable speed. The animal ceased following as they reached a more traveled ridge trail.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization Howl Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: AT LEAST 7 feet tall
Build src: broad shoulders
Hair colour src: dark
Arms src: too long compared to human
Gait src: walked on 2 feet, moved very fast
Posture src: upright walking, torso bent forward
Other features src: covered in hair like a bear; head sort of conical shaped; seemingly no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1985 Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	dusk Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	47.2933, -91.2768 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #4777 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Silver Bay city (GEOID 2760250), matched from nearest town 'Silver Bay'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hunting ruffed grouse Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large unidentified creature Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #4777 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

Investigator states an attempt to arrange an interview with the companion witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #4777 Primary

Published 2002-08-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c2d0feffdd49

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The report refers to

“recording on the BFRO website made in Columbiana County, Ohio”
Not in the Anomadex yet
“that other sighting”
Not in the Anomadex yet