Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Near Hayward

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Sawyer County Wisconsin (Class B) BFRO

September 2022

Myself and two friends were on the dock night fishing. No fire, red headlamps. Dark and silent night, with a bright moon peeking through dense clouds. Suddenly this humanoid/primate wooOOP. WooOOP. WooOOP. Repeated three times. My first thought was that it was a person messing with us, but as it continued it sounded less human and more ape. Insanely loud, and massive chest. I could feel the sound kind of like the bass at a concert. It scared all of us silent for awhile. It couldn't have been further then 100 yards, maybe much closer. It sounded like it was at the end of the dock, but was not. I did look back but it was far too dark to see anything. A few moments later, we heard what almost sounded like children chatting from the other side of the lake. Humaniod/primate, but small and further away. On the edge of hearing. Very bizzare. It wasn't until a few minutes after this event just when all the forest noises came back did I realize it was dead silent during the event. ...

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Sawyer County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls encounter at a cabin on Nelson Lake

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July 1981

Sawyer County Wisconsin (Class B) BFRO

Possible daylight sighting while driving outside Hayward

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Pierce County Washington (Class A) BFRO

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Forest County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

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Summit County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

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