Massac County, Illinois

Near Metropolis

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Massac County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

May 2011

To be honest, I'm very reluctant to submit this report but the pictures and details are simply too compelling to ignore. Two months ago my wife and I purchased five acres of rural, wooded property here in Massac County, Illinois. I mow approximately two acres of this ground, with the rest of it being heavily wooded. I know nothing about Botany, so I can't describe the vegetation on the property outside of an Oak and/or Silver Maple trees. Just take my word for it ' it's thick with trees and underbrush. On May 3rd at 6:15p.m., my wife, myself, and my two boys sons went out to this new property to have a picnic at the cabin. I was half-way down the hill toward the cabin when my wife yelled, 'Oh my gosh! Look at this - look at this!' She was up the slope close to our parked trucks, staring at the ground. I walked back up to her position and she was staring at this print on the ground (pictures attached). I had, evidently, walked right over the track without noticing. I then sea...

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Massac County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis

too long to describe if you would contact me feel free to do so there was three people that saw the entire thing there is more than three sightings on this property ...

September 2010

Massac County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Possible encounter and vocalizations heard by bowhunter near Metropolis

I believe that I had an encounter this past Fall in Massac County. I was bow hunting some public land called Sielbeck just the day after Thanksgiving when I believe I encountered a large, two legg...

November 2008

Massac County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Youth watches animal digging in burn barrel behind home near Metropolis.

When I was probably ten years old was the very first time I ever seen it. I saw the back motion light come on, I ran back to the back bedroom and peeked through the blinds. It was digging in the tr...

January 1985

Del Norte County California (Class A) BFRO

While looking out of her livingroom window when she was a child she saw a dark brown creature walk between two trees

This is my story; not very many people believe this. When I was about 5 yrs old we lived in Hiouchi, Ca (1983). One day in the fall, I was staring out my living room window (it faced the woods), an...

January 1983

Park County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

Hikers observe animal crouched next to a pond in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area.

Creature was near a pond, initially bent over he caught sight of us after about 45 seconds of us observing him from about a 45 degree angle looking down and back about 100-150 feet. At first we though...

April 1972

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Creature observed scratching.

We were about a 1/4 mile up the trail from the river. We were walking relatively quiet and slow along the path when we stopped on the path for a moment for my son to tie his shoe. As I waited, I su...

August 1999

Lauderdale County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.

My husband, my brother-in-law, and I were riding down towards the Miss. river about 8:30 p.m. that night. We were in a car, my husband was driving and I was sitting in the middle, my brother-in-law si...

May 1992

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has twilight sighting south of Oquawka

I seen a big harry figure standing in the shallow creek. I was in my truck as I approached this creature. I shut my truck off and watched this thing. I then heard a loud deep roar from the other side ...

May 2012

Sussex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Daylight Sighting, 2 witnesses

My friend and I were about 11 years old. We have found some old playboy books and were sitting on a big rock in the woods looking at them, when we heard a small dead tree fall over. We look up and ...

July 1978

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has daylight sighting near Marseilles

I was driving down Dupont road which y's off at Seneca bridge to go under towards Marseilles and just before turning right onto Main street I seen something??? all I know is I said "what the hell is t...

August 2015

Snohomish County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Footprint found, scream heard in family corn field

At 10PM, sounds were heard from large animal in back yard in a corn garden. Next day a large 16-17" footprint was found. Several ears of corn were missing from the top of some of the 9' tall corn plan...

September 2000