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Sundown sighting by teen on bicycle in Eau Galle River bottoms
In July 2006 the witness was biking through a swampy, wooded area toward a friend's house in the late afternoon. Near a knoll the witness heard sticks breaking and footsteps, then saw a tall dark figure to the side and heard a frightening vocalization. The witness screamed and pedaled away fast while continuing to hear breaking sticks, and the creature reportedly fled bipedally in the opposite direction during about ten seconds of observation.
Home owner reports strange howls and possible ongoing activity near Kiel
The witness was outside with children near the barn just before sunset when a loud howl was heard from about 100 yards to the south. Five or six howls followed as the source moved over a mile in about two minutes, seeming to face the witness while moving downhill. The witness, an experienced hunter familiar with local wildlife, said the sound matched nothing previously heard.
Family hears vocalizations and finds footprints near Park Falls
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.
Possible vocalizations heard by deer hunter in the Chequamegon National Forest
The witness was bowhunting from a treestand just after dark when he heard several loud howls followed by a scream from several hundred yards down the valley. Unable to recognize the sounds despite extensive hunting experience, he quickly left the tree and took a logging road by ATV about 3.5 miles back to camp.
Family in a camper describes stalking outside town of Hatfield
A couple camping overnight in a camper with their children awoke around 2 a.m. to the sound of bipedal footsteps circling the camper. After turning on lights, shouting, and checking outside with a flashlight revealed nothing and the steps repeatedly resumed, the family left for a town parking lot. They returned in the morning but found no tracks in the leaf-covered ground.
Possible daylight encounter by a rural resident south of Sturgeon Bay
The witness was walking back from the mailbox in the afternoon when she heard deep man-like grunts and thumping from a brush thicket beside the driveway. She saw part of a large reddish-brown fur-covered animal, hunched over and rubbing or pounding its head or shoulders on trees. When she moved to get a better view, the animal ran toward her growling with heavy footfalls, and she fled to the house as it hit downed trees and stopped at the brush edge.
Tree top snaps off while man casts suspected sasquatch track near by
The witness found a large human-like footprint on a muddy curve and returned with a camera and casting supplies to document it. While making the cast, nearby bushes rustled violently and the top of a small tree snapped off and fell near the road, followed by several whinny-like vocalizations from the woods. Days later the witness believed an outline of a figure appeared in one photo and reported being followed on later visits to check for more prints.
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.
Hunter observes dark figure with swinging arms making long strides
The witness was hunting deer from a tree stand in the afternoon when a dark figure was seen walking along a distant ridge, visible from the waist up. The figure moved with a long stride and high, marching-like arm swings with open hands, then disappeared behind bushes. The witness then heard loud branch-breaking sounds followed by quiet, became uneasy, and left the area.
Paranormal encounter near Nealsville, Wisconsin (1996)
Four young men drove late at night to find a reputedly haunted mansion and nearby infant grave. Two of them approached an iron-gated house that appeared well-kept and spoke with a very old woman in historic clothing who held a candle and gave directions using wagon trails. After hearing loud infant crying at the grave site, they drove past the house again and found it dilapidated and overgrown, though the woman with the candle could still be seen inside. The group fled and never discussed the night together again.
Tracks found by hunters, creature seen
The witness and his father were walking to their deer stands before sunrise when they heard something moving parallel to them and smelled a musky odor. Something ahead screamed and howled, and a flashlight revealed eye reflections several feet off the ground. They retreated to the stream and at daylight saw dark fur moving through deadfalls in the distance.
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.
Bow hunter recalls being shaken by possible incidents near Mount Horeb
After bow hunting, the witness waited by a car near the woods edge for a companion. Hearing loud bipedal movement approaching inside the treeline, the witness called out thinking it was the companion. A loud guttural growl answered from close range, and the walker continued loudly parallel to the field without stopping.
While watching TV, witness sees large, dark, upright object pass by the window
In summer 1984 the witness was watching television at home late in the evening with a window open when grunting sounds approached the house. The witness looked and saw a large dark upright figure pass by while neighborhood dogs became agitated and a foul skunk-like odor was present. The witness judged the figure too large to be a man and moving unlike a bear.
Sighting by young fisherman at dusk on Wabikon Lake
The witness was fishing from a small boat close to shore in the evening when they heard splashing and noticed a strong odor. A tall, hairy, human-like figure stood up nearby in shallow water and stared at them for several seconds. The witness fled in the boat after the figure gave a loud high-pitched scream, later telling family members who found nothing on a return visit the next day.
Man recalls encounter at a cabin on Nelson Lake
Late at night two boys inside a lake-front home noticed a shadow passing a high bedroom window and went outside with lights to check for an intruder. From a deck they heard a loud snap on a trail leading to the woods and saw a very tall, broad, black-haired upright creature run away and disappear. The next day a search found only a broken limb, and the witness later heard that nearby residents had also reported sounds, tracks and fence damage that night.
Man recounts his possible encounter during bowhunting season while attending college
While bowhunting from a tree stand, the witness heard loud high-pitched shrieking and saw brush shaking as an unseen animal moved through thick briars. A hunting companion positioned below reportedly saw the animal on two legs and described it as apelike. Both left the area out of fear and did not return.
Teenagers unnerved by possible knocking in Oak Creek
The witness and companions were parked late at night at a cul-de-sac off Fitzsimmons Road. They heard successive sets of loud wood-on-wood knocks that sounded progressively closer, from a few hundred yards away to within tens of yards. Frightened as the sounds approached without any visible source or movement noise, they fled in their truck without seeing what made the sounds.
Scream in Wisconsin (1974)
Citing a report on the BFRO website, the guest said a police officer walking with friends in the same area in the mid-1970s was screamed at from the woods. The group heard thick popple slashings breaking but could not see what was making the sound.
Retired police officer recalls he and a friend being intimidated from continuing their hike, near Bonita
Two companions were hiking a faint trail in late afternoon to scout a fishing spot for the next morning. From a short distance ahead they heard an extremely loud, high-pitched scream that continued without pause for minutes. As they retreated, trees were heard and seen breaking and falling along a nearby ridge as the unseen source moved parallel to them. They never saw the source and left the area without returning.