Claimed encounters in Beltrami County, Minnesota
11 entries reported in Beltrami County, Minnesota, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Family experiences possible activity outside their home near Bemidji
The son wandered a short distance into the woods while helping with yard work and saw a large dark figure with its back turned. The figure turned to face him for several seconds, showing a hairless gray-brown face on a black-haired body with no visible neck and the head set low and forward. The son ran back to his mother and when they looked again the figure was gone.
Possible daytime sighting on a golf course in Northern MN
Early one morning the witness was talking with a coworker at a golf course bordering woods when he noticed a tall bipedal figure moving through dense brush parallel to a paved path. The figure, described as lanky and uniformly reddish-tan, walked with a long easy stride and covered ground quickly without running. After about 20 seconds it passed behind a small bathroom building and did not reappear on the other side. The coworker, who was facing away from the woods, did not see it.
Biped sighted crossing road at night near Lake Bemidji
The witness was riding as a passenger while driving south toward town at night when an upright figure crossed the two-lane road in the headlights of their car and an oncoming car. The witness saw only the upper body and pumping arms as it crossed the road in about two and a half strides and then disappeared. The driver also saw something but was unsure what it was.
Daylight sighting of a creature walkng down the road as they pull out of their driveway near Bermidji
The witness and a companion were leaving home by car in the morning when they noticed a tall black hair-covered biped walking away down a dirt road. They watched it alternate between the road and ditch until it entered the woods out of sight. Afterward a relative and another person found multiple footprints along the road and photographed the clearest track.
Footprints found in the snow in Red Lake
Large footprints were reported on Feb. 6, 2005 in Red Lake, Minnesota, found along a swamp, near an elementary school, and around homes. The prints were described as about 17 inches long and 6 inches wide with a long stride, with over a hundred found. Woman-like screams were reported from the swamp area while dogs were barking around 2 a.m.
Girls see tall upright animal shake tree then run off on two feet
Two companions leaving a house through the back noticed sudden silence followed by crashing sounds from a swampy gully below. They saw a large hair-covered bipedal creature standing in the water shaking a tree. The creature ran through the swamp and trees, and the witnesses immediately fled.
Teen has a daylight encounter while hunting near Big Lake, Bemidji
The witness was deer hunting from a ridge overlooking a cedar swamp when he noticed a black head repeatedly appearing above 6-7 foot tall cedars at a distance. The head was visible intermittently for 10 to 15 minutes, moving as if foraging, while the surrounding woods were unusually quiet. He first thought it was a bear but concluded it was something else because of its height, head shape and sustained upright posture, leaving when it grew dark.
Beltrami County, Minnesota; sighting and tracks found by logging crew.
While hiking, the witness claimed to see a manlike creature on an island in a bog. Tracks were also reported from the island and attributed to a district forester, with the claim that deep snow and temperatures would have prevented a human from traveling there and surviving.
Midnight sighting by children near Cass Lake, Minnesota
The witness and two relatives riding in the back of an open pickup late at night saw a large dark-furred animal crouched in weeds beside the road. As the truck passed, the animal stood upright on its hind legs, its eyes shining green in the headlights. The driver did not see it and no search for tracks was made.
Door or window contact near Bemidji, Minnesota
Something hit the home's door and a strong stink was smelled, with a three-foot poplar branch found nearby that appeared twisted off though no poplars grew nearby.
Vocalization near Bemidji, Minnesota
The witness and companions heard varied vocalizations including screams, howls and talking sounds around the home over a couple-year span.