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18 encounters
March 2018 Monches, Washington County, Wisconsin Class B #59229

Knocks returned in the afternoon while hiking at Loew Lake

The witness and a relative hiked for about two hours looking for Sasquatch sign and photographed two possible stick structures. While heading back, the witness struck a stick to make wood knocks and heard replies that matched his signals, first one knock, then three, then rapid knocking. He answered with rapid knocks, after which the sounds stopped and further knocking got no response. Both individuals heard the exchange and thought it was either another person or a Sasquatch.

Wood knockStructure or nestPossible hoax
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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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.

Tracks
July 2012 Wisconsin #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/24/show-notes-with-shannon-author-and-investigator-linda-godfrey

Structure or nest in Wisconsin (2012)

While walking a ridge the witness noticed bent saplings and knocked on a tree, receiving clear wood-knock replies from a steep kettle below. A large living oak branch was then twisted toward the witness and ripped off, falling to the kettle bottom. Returning later with two companions, they found fresh twist damage and hand-like bark rubs with strong odor, then a young companion saw a light-colored bipedal figure and all heard a deep growl.

Structure or nestWood knockTree breakOdorGrowl +1
30 October 2007 Drummond WI, Bayfield County, Wisconsin Class B #46742

Bowhunter finds large barefoot prints in the snow near Drummond

While bow-hunting in fresh snow, the witness found a trail of large barefoot-like tracks and followed it about 70 yards to a thicket. After getting into a tree stand, the witness heard knocks, breaking branches, growling, huffs and moans from about 100 yards away for an hour. Becoming nervous, the witness left the area.

TracksWood knockGrowlVocalization
9 December 2004 Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin Class B #9980

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.

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1 June 2002 Danbury, Burnett County, Wisconsin Class B #4789

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.

TracksTree breakVocalizationMovement only
February 1999 Marinette County, Wisconsin Class B #2797

Tracks found in snow & photos taken

A relative reportedly found a set of bipedal tracks in snow and followed them in both directions. The tracks are described as unusually deep with a very long average stride, leading from a swampy area through hardwood forest to within 20 yards of a cabin before being lost at a plowed road. Photographs with a yardstick and boot for scale were reportedly taken.

Tracks
7 November 1997 Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin Class A #1105

Newspaper article about a track find and investigation

A press report said three large footprint-like impressions were found on a Monday in the wooded Blue Hills area near Rice Lake. An investigator described the impressions as about 16 to 17.5 inches long and 8 inches wide, with one showing five toes and a stride of about 4.5 feet, suggesting a Bigfoot. He said he would do more preliminary searching before deciding on a full-scale expedition.

Tracks
1996 La Crosse, Wisconsin And LaCresent, Minnesota, La Crosse County, Wisconsin Class C #3044

Second-hand report of creature looking in at woman through window

About two decades ago a woman washing dishes at night saw a large hairy-faced man looking through the window above her sink. Police were called and during the subsequent search an officer saw a tall man-like figure run across a highway. Very large tracks with a long stride were found but dogs could not track anything and the figure vanished into river bottoms. A later visitor examined a cast and said weight distribution argued against a fake shoe.

Partial sightingRoad crossingTracks
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.

TracksVocalization
21 May 1979 Pelican Lake, Langlade County, Wisconsin Class A #7232

Morning sighting near Pelican Lake

A group of six people observed a large, brown, long-haired, foul-smelling animal for about 15 seconds in the morning. The animal walked quickly away without running and disappeared into a swampy wooded area when they tried to follow. The witness found footprints, made a cast of one and gave it to the state natural resources agency without receiving a response, and noted another print in stream clay. No vocalizations were heard and the encounter was described as not life-threatening.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
1974–1976 Wisconsin #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/05/sc-ep358-international-bigfoot-conference-interview

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.

ScreamTree break
15 August 1967 Bonita, Menominee County, Wisconsin Class B #25082

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.

ScreamTree break
for three years Wisconsin #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/10/sc-ep271-monsters-among-us

Tracks in Wisconsin

For three years a property owner put out roadkill deer to explain a mutilated raccoon, assisted by the investigator. Large five-toed tracks with no forepaw indicated upright walking. Carcasses were carried away over a fence while trail cameras captured only common animals or a column of mist or stopped working.

TracksProperty disturbance
last fall Cedarburg, Wisconsin #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/03/28/sc-ep204-that-is-not-a-bear

Structure or nest near Cedarburg, Wisconsin

The witness went alone to scout for turkey on public land with a trail branch. The witness found a large log leaned in a tree fork with smaller structures nearby and snapped-off trees across the trail. The witness then felt sudden sickness, dizziness and a hazy light, sat to recover, felt watched while walking out, saw a buck bolt from behind, and felt wiped out for about three days.

Structure or nestTree break
two years ago, early November Wisconsin #d070fb8e-62ad-4ee5-8f79-ec7caa2f0af6

Footsteps in Wisconsin

The witness and his young son went squirrel hunting in a public forest reached through a swamp. On the trail back they heard loud bipedal footsteps, heavy raspy breathing, and a powerful growl from very close range but saw nothing despite sparse cover. The unseen presence paced them for about a hundred yards, then growled again and ran toward them through the swamp as they reached the truck and left.

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