Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Home owner gets a good look at his frequent visitor one night near Jonesboro

My pitbull was barking in terror. I went out to check on him and shone my light just on the other side of the fence I put up around the orchard and he was standing there clear as day staring at the do...

November 2015

Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Bow hunter has another daylight sighting from his stand near Alto Pass

I was sitting in my deer stand at 10 in the morning. I heard something going through the brush and observed a solid black 8 foot tall animal walking across a small clearing. It walked 30 to 40 feet to...

November 2013

Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Juvenile observed during the daytime by a bow hunter near Alto Pass

I am an avid outdoorsman and bow hunter in southern Illinois. I have hunted all over the U.S. seeing many animals and all kinds of terrain, but this day was not like any other I have ever had. I was h...

October 2013