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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.

HowlScream
19 December 2012 Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin Class B #38662

Hikers make a vocalization and hear possible return vocalizations outside Biron

The witness and two companions went into a pine forest near the home in the early evening and the witness made whoop calls. Seconds later they heard a distant long howl lasting several seconds, then while walking back they heard three much closer whoops from the same direction. Startled, they ran back to the house.

HowlWhoop
2006–2012 Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Class B #39031

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.

Howl
16 November 2004 Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin Class B #11026

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.

HowlScream
November 1992 Marinette County, Wisconsin Class A #2804

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.

FootstepsScreamHowlEyeshineOdor +1
over the years Palmyra, Walworth County, Wisconsin Related account #79117

Whistle near Palmyra, Wisconsin

Unspecified past incidents in the same area involving whistles, thrown rocks, growls and howls.

WhistleRock throwingGrowlHowl
for some time Phlox, Langlade County, Wisconsin Related account #35184

Structure or nest near Phlox, Wisconsin

Around the witness's property the investigator summarizes ongoing reports of stick structures, tree knocks, howls, whoops, screams, intense odors, large and small footprints with 7-foot stride in a cornfield, and feelings of being watched without visual confirmation.

Structure or nestWood knockHowlWhoopScream +3
in the summer of 2010 Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Related account #39031

Howl near Kiel, Wisconsin

The witness's wife heard a howl-like sound while on the porch at night that she later matched to a recording.

Howl
over the years Avoca, Iowa County, Wisconsin Related account #43742

Howl near Avoca, Wisconsin

Family members who hunted on the property over the years reported hearing strange howls and screams unlike anything they had heard before.

HowlScream