Humboldt County, Iowa

Near ottosen ia

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Humboldt County Iowa (Class B) BFRO

September 1977

This happened when I was very young. I figured it would have been reported. I was aproxametley 6 years old and was helping my mother cut some weeds out of the feild before my father combined and we discoverd some very large footprints heading from the end of the field towards the house. We stopped my father who was in the combine and showed the tracks to him witch looked very human like. But upon comparison to his foot was very large, and the stride it had taken was very large un reproducable for my father who was 5-11" . My parents reported it to the sheriffs department and they came and investigated the tracks. Many of the locals and others came and looked at the tracks also. All I know is that it scared me to death and had many a nightmares about it and my father went and bought a big gun in case it came back.

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Humboldt County Iowa (Class B) BFRO

Large log tossed into Des Moines River as woman watches eagles from bridge at Frank Gotch State Park

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January 2011

Humboldt County Iowa (Class A) BFRO

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April 2001

Humboldt County Iowa (Class A) BFRO

More sightings of a strange creature centering around the town of Ottosen. Other stories told about strange sounds, footprints and animal mutilatations.

Iowa Flap Continues From newspaper account: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the Register; September 24, 1978 REPORTS OF HAIRY BEAST...

September 1978

Skagit County Washington (Class A) BFRO

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Kanawha County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

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January 1990

Sangamon County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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September 2017

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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April 2009

Bond County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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October 2006

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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June 2006

Jack County Texas (Class A) BFRO

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St. Clair County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

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July 2007