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September 2025 Palmyra, Walworth County, Wisconsin Class A #79117

Close encounter with two witnesses near Kettle Moraine Oak Opening outside Palmyra

Two companions parked at night to shoot bottle rockets when the driver noticed movement across the road. A very large upright figure stepped onto the road and approached them, becoming visible in the truck's cargo light and moonlight. Frightened by its size and continued approach, they scrambled into the truck, reversed toward it, and fled at high speed.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
31 October 2023 Clam Lake, Ashland County, Wisconsin Class A #78820

Motorist sighting of a bigfoot on a county road 28 miles south of Ashland

The witness was driving with a companion on a county road west of Clam Lake in late morning when they noticed a tall dark figure standing by the road. As they approached, the figure crossed the road and was then seen standing in the woods about 40-50 feet away, where the witness observed it in detail before having to drive on due to traffic and road [name withheld]. The companion, who had been looking at a phone, did not see the close view clearly.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
28 May 2023 Breed, Oconto County, Wisconsin Class B #75925

Motorist's daylight sighting of a Sasquatch near Peshtigo Brook State Wildlife Area

The witness was driving north in the morning and stopped at a road corner after seeing a large dark bipedal figure walking toward the road. The figure took about 10 steps, entered a ditch and disappeared. The witness compared it to a distinctly human woman seen farther down the road and concluded it was not a bear or human.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
26 April 2023 Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin Class B #75800

12:40AM sighting by motorist one mile NE of Black River Falls

The witness was driving home from work late at night when she briefly saw a tall, dark figure on the opposite side of the highway near a guardrail. She described it as facing away and moving toward the ditch and forest, seeing it only for a moment at close range. A coworker who drove the same stretch about 15 minutes earlier reported a deer sprinting across the road in the same area.

Partial sightingSilhouette
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
18 July 2021 Richfield, Washington County, Wisconsin Class A #69467

Motorist sighting of a sasquatch LAST NIGHT 25 miles northwest of Milwaukee

The witness was driving in the evening when headlights illuminated a large fur-covered bipedal figure standing beside a tree near the road shoulder. Only part of the figure was visible, but large reflecting eyes were seen during a brief few-second view. The driver called a relative immediately, and when they revisited the site with a dog a short time later, the dog whimpered and would not approach the area.

Partial sightingEyeshine
9 July 2019 Tripoli, Oneida County, Wisconsin Class A #63091

Sasquatch sighting by motorists along South Turcott Road six miles north of Tripoli

The witness was riding as a front-seat passenger in a slow-moving vehicle with two relatives when they passed a logged clearing. The witness briefly saw a large reddish-brown upright figure running at the far tree line, then the driver stopped after seeing a similar figure standing at the woods edge looking over its shoulder before pushing into the woods. The third occupant looked but the figure was already gone.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
30 June 2018 Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin Class B #59659

Motorist has a close call at night with a large animal on all fours south of Park Falls on Hwy. 13

The witness was driving south at night when an animal on all fours ran across the road from left to right, passing very close to the front of the car. The witness saw it only briefly and described it as hairy and brown with very thick hind legs. The companion in the passenger seat did not see the animal.

Road crossingPartial sighting
May 2018 Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin Class B #59421

Possible daylight sighting while driving outside Hayward

The witness was driving on Highway NN in the late afternoon when she noticed a large upright figure in a clearing off the road. She stopped and watched for several minutes but saw and heard nothing further, noting unusually complete silence. She described the figure as very tall with long arms and a pointed head, insisting it was not a bear.

Full-body sighting
January 2016 Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin Class A #50837

Motorist has early morning sighting outside Anitgo

The witness was driving on highway 47 in the morning when cresting a hill she saw a dark brown, wide-bodied human-like figure standing on the road shoulder. The figure was seen in profile and jumped off into the ditch and into the woods. A relative visited the described site about 45 minutes later and reported a landing mark in a snow bank, tracks along a deer trail, and a deer carcass missing its front legs.

Partial sighting
Winter 2016 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Class A #50982

Students have a sighting at dusk close to their university in Madison

Three students walking near a lakeshore at dusk saw a tall, dark-haired biped about 100 feet away by bushes at the shoreline. They stopped and watched as it picked at vegetation, then made a purring sound that turned into a growl. The creature then walked on two legs into nearby woods making loud crunching noises, while the witnesses remained frightened.

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2015 Gleason, Wisconsin #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting near Gleason, Wisconsin (2015)

Next morning hearing gunfire and screams to the east, the witness was knocked several feet by a tall black hairy female running with a small reddish young one in hand. He watched them run east across the property and hurdle the line as his friend watched through binoculars.

Full-body sightingScreamAnimal behaviour
11 November 2014 Pembine, Marinette County, Wisconsin Class A #51419

Daylight sighting by a hunter on her hunting property near Pembine

A hunter encountered a large fur-covered creature crouched on all fours examining tracks in light snow at the edge of a cedar swamp. The creature stood and looked at her from about 20 yards away, frightening her, and she fled to her stand and called a family member. The family member arrived later and found tracks, broken branches and a bad smell, with a feeling of being watched.

Full-body sightingTracksOdor
June 2014 St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin Class B #45418

Campers hear possible vocalization and have trailer shaken at Interstate State Park

A group camped and hiked a short trail at night to elicit responses. After a child's whoops received an immediate whoop reply nearby, two adults who stayed behind briefly heard something approach closely then step away, seeing nothing with lights. Back in camp the group saw intermittent orange eyeshine below the ridgeline, and later heard movement around camp overnight including a camper shaking.

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27 November 2013 Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin Class B #43122

Driver startled to see a tall figure next to U.S. Hwy. 151 near Mineral Point

The witness was driving south on a highway late at night with his companion asleep in the back seat. As he passed the median shoulder he saw a large black upright figure standing close to the car. He could see the torso from ground to shoulder, the arm along the thigh and a lighter-skinned hand, but not the face which was shadowed. He did not stop and reported feeling extreme anxiety and fear.

Partial sighting
10 October 2013 Hayward, Bayfield County, Wisconsin Class A #44042

Property owner has numerous encounters near Hayward

The witness reported encountering a large silver-colored creature while hunting, standing less than 20 yards away and estimated at 9 to 10 feet tall. The creature disappeared very quickly when the witness walked toward the trail it had been on. The witness noted huge impressions where it had walked, but no clear prints.

Full-body sighting
12 July 2013 Phillips, Price County, Wisconsin Class A #41657

Daybreak sighting by fishermen driving to a tournament near Phillips

Two companions driving early in the morning saw a tall black creature crouched in the middle of a rural road about 70 yards ahead. The animal turned its head toward the vehicle, then ran quickly into the surrounding woods on its hind legs with its back leaning forward. The witnesses noted an ape-like, broad-chested appearance unlike a bear and found it had vanished when they drove past.

Full-body sighting
28 April 2013 Pembine, Marinette County, Wisconsin Class A #41062

Daytime road crossing seen by a retired police officer near Pembine

The witness was traveling south on a county road after leaving a cabin when a brown, broad-shouldered figure crossed the road slowly from east to west. Only the upper body was visible, showing a pointed head and human-like arm swing. The witness sped up and then stopped to look, but the figure had disappeared into open scrub and could not be relocated.

Road crossingPartial sighting
13 November 2012 Appleton, Calumet County, Wisconsin Class B #39095

Large, dark biped crosses road at night near Appleton

The witness was driving home from work around 2:30 a.m. when a large dark figure crossed the road about 50 feet ahead, moving very fast on two legs. It crossed in about two strides and disappeared into a farm field as the witness braked and turned toward it. After stopping, the witness saw nothing further and noted no tracks, attributing the lack to frozen ground.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2 November 2012 Avoca, Iowa County, Wisconsin Class B #38005

Man arrives home to see an upright figure on his deck near Avoca

The witness had just returned home in the evening and was standing inside near a south-facing window. An upright brown-haired figure walked past the window on the attached deck, visible only from the shoulders to the hips. The witness waited before turning on the porch light, but the figure was already gone.

Partial sighting