Claimed encounters in Vilas County, Wisconsin

9 entries reported in Vilas County, Wisconsin, 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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10 October 2021 Manitowish Waters, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #71733

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

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.

Full-body sighting
15 December 2013 Land O Lakes, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #43295

Family discovers possible snow tracks in their yard near Land O' Lakes

On the morning of December 15, 2013, a fresh inline trackway was spotted from a kitchen window and four people went out to examine it. They followed the large deep prints from the woods behind the house through the backyard and front yard, down a driveway across neighboring property toward a lake. The prints were described as about 14 inches long with a stride of just over six feet, single-file rather than side-by-side, and uniform in size and shape.

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26 June 2013 EAGLE RIVER, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #41514

Friends enjoying a late night together are startled by a eerie howl near Eagle River

The witness and two companions were sitting in a parked vehicle at Eagle Lake late at night with the windows down. After about fifteen to twenty minutes the witness and one companion heard a loud, scream-like howl from woods about fifty yards away. The sound was described as inhuman and very loud, lasting about thirty seconds and heard only once.

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25 February 2012 Phelps, WI Address. But We Are Far North Very Close To MI Border And Next To Ottawa National Forest, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #34344

Possible nighttime activity at a cabin near Phelps

The witness woke around 12:50 a.m. at a family cabin and went outside to urinate because the indoor bathroom was occupied. While outside, the witness heard dogs barking frantically and then a very loud wood-like knock estimated 50 to 100 yards to the northwest. Feeling watched and frightened, the witness quickly returned inside.

Wood knock
October 2001 Boulder Junction, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #9717

Man hears footsteps, inexplicable noise in Vilas County

The witness drove to a hunting area near Trout Lake before dawn during bow season. After exiting the vehicle in suddenly calm conditions, the witness heard steps growing louder followed by a loud repeated groaning sound. The witness froze and then left the area in the truck, later being told by another person it might have been a Bigfoot.

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20 July 1991 Arbor Vitae, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #10609

Hiker finds large footprints in Northern Highlands State Forest

The witness became lost while hiking west off Rux Road and spent about 12 hours traveling through forest and waist-deep swamp. Around midday in a bog near a wilderness lake he found four to five large human-like footprints with distinct toes in the mud. Later that day in dense brush he heard strange grunting sounds he could not see, then reached a dirt road and got a ride home.

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In the past Land O Lakes, Vilas County, Wisconsin Related account #43295

Wood knock near Land O Lakes, Wisconsin

The witness had previously heard very loud knocking sounds coming from the woods behind the house.

Wood knock
On 7/16/2013 EAGLE RIVER, Vilas County, Wisconsin Related account #41514

Sasquatch sighting near EAGLE RIVER, Wisconsin

A companion of the witness saw a very large hair-covered figure walking upright on a footpath toward the parked car, then left immediately.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Boulder Junction, Vilas County, Wisconsin Related account #9717

Odor near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin

Other individuals reportedly smelled strange odors in the same area.

Odor