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Counties in Illinois with reports
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McDonough County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible sighting of animal playing peek-a-boo at Argyle Lake State Park
When the sighting happened we had come down into a bottom near a stream. The main thing we first noticed was that the entire woods had gone silent. Before we had heard bird calls and insects throughou...
July 2009
De Witt County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Night fisherman has sighting at Clinton Lake boat docks
I was out late one night cat fishing at Clinton Lake by myself. I had been there for probably a couple hours and hadn't really been catching much. I had talked to a few people who were coming in on bo...
June 2009
Grundy County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Daytime sighting by a motorist east of Seneca
Ok, first off, I am not a skeptic nor am I what people consider a loon. After hearing about the investigation a few years ago near Seneca. I found little interest in the story of the DuPont Monster, h...
June 2009
Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Resident has recent daylight sighting while retrieving cattle near Godfrey
I don't like talking about these things because, # 1 I don't believe in it and # 2 I do now. On Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 my cousins cows got out, which was located in Godfrey, Il. which is in Madiso...
April 2009
Jefferson County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible nighttime sighting by a homeowner near Bonnie
I have saw what I would call a big foot three times. The first time it was in the fall of 2010. It was late at night. I woke up by my dogs barking. I got up to see what was going on. Thru the screen d...
January 2009
Saline County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Night time sighting by two witnesses at trailhead in Shawnee National Forest
I attended two BFRO Expeditions last year, the Oklahoma trip in September and the Missouri Ozarks trip in November. After those trips I wanted to try to locate some sasquatches in my area. There is a ...
January 2009
Fulton County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Wood knock and possible nighttime sighting east of Canton Lake
I had been at my camper out past Canton Lake on N. Martin Rd. finishing a sculpture which was my project for the day. It had just gotten dark so I can guess the time. Having no flashlight I stepped...
December 2008
Macoupin County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Possible sighting, wood knocks and vocalizations west of Girard
I recently moved out of my house in Girard, IL. During the last year or so I have experienced several strange occurrences. I have never actually seen anything except once a large dark shape moving bip...
November 2008
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
Hardin County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Family experiences large rocks being thrown and hear an unknown scream outside the Shawnee National Forest
My in-laws own a couple hundred of acres that butt up against the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. There were about 12-15 of us gathered around the fire pit chatting around 9pm, it was co...
October 2008
Christian County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorist has daylight sighting southwest of Taylorville
My brother's wife said a very large hairy thing walked out of a ditch and across in front of her car one Sunday afternoon.This took place on Illinois Rt. 48 by the South Fork of the Sangamon River bri...
September 2008
McHenry County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Jogger has daylight sighting on Prairie Trail near Algonquin
I was jogging on the prairie path I have been jogging on for years. i can show you the place, I was crossing the bridge over Algonquin road heading north. Mile marker 1 i just came from and before i g...
September 2008
Washington County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
On-going activity experienced by a family east of St. Louis
The last two nights I have had interactions with what I think might be Bigfoots. I live out in the country and have over the last few weeks been wood knocking in my backyard. Last night at about 9:30p...
September 2008
Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Dusk sighting in a backyard near Edwardsville
Watched something in my backyard. Subject was sitting down at first, was making a strange sound like a weedeater. Watched it leave the area....
August 2008
Cook County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible footprint and handprint found in Plum Creek Play Meadow - Forest Preserve
I have pictures of a foot print and a hand print that I took in the forest preserve that is on the east side of my town. The foot print in my opinion based on the size of my husband's shoe size would ...
July 2008
Christian County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Father and son have daylight sighting on Illinois Rt 48 near Taylorville
My dad and I were heading for Taylorville from Morrisonville when we came over a small hill. My dad started to hyperventilate and was starring at something up ahead. I looked back up the road and ...
May 2008
Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Turkey hunter has early morning sighting near Rozetta
I was turkey hunting this spring. It was just breaking daylight and I heard some breaking branches. I was looking the way the branches were being broke and I seen a large figure heading down the draw....
May 2008
Jersey County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorists have sighting at night near Otterville
It was right around the time of my birthday. I was on vacation visiting with my cousin at his girlfriend's house. We had ran into Jerseyville for cigarettes and were on our way back to her house off o...
May 2008
Lake County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Motorist has possible sighting near Barrington
Spring 2008 at grid reference 42'10'32.77"N, 88' 5'42.21"W Near 24000 Cuba Rd, Barrington, Illinois. On the North side of the street is a township building, on the South side of the road is a heav...
January 2008
Pike County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Hunter has sighting from his deer stand near Detroit
I was deer hunting in Pike County, Illinois in 2007. I got in my tree stand at 6 in the morning. At 6.20 in the morning I heard loud footsteps walking through the pasture off to my right shoulder. I t...
November 2007
Peoria County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Deer hunter has sighting at dusk near Jubilee College State Park
Well I was deer hunting with three of my friends I decided to take a break and rest near this clearing. While sitting on a log this tall thing crossed in front of me through the opening in the woods. ...
October 2007
Clinton County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Hiker has nighttime sighting near Carlyle
While strolling through the timber on a warm fall night, I came up the slight incline from the river bank and heard a scream coming from due east. My immediate thought with respect to the sound was th...
October 2007
Pope County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
I was in Pope county Illinois researching cougars. I arrived at camp on a Wednesday and happened to be the only camper in the area. It was near sundown when I arrived so I was cutting wood through out...
September 2007
Crawford County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible footprints found northwest of Robinson
About four years ago I found some foot prints near my drive way, the prints were about six foot apart, you could clearly see the footprints because the day before four inches of snow fell. There were ...
January 2007
Whiteside County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memory told of a daytime sighting on a farm south of Rock Falls
The BF I saw was honey brown in color and I witnessed it bang large rocks together. I didn't see its face, its hair was in the way. It was standing sideways. This happened on a farm south of Rock Fall...
November 2006