Massac County, Illinois

Near Metropolis

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Massac County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

November 2008

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 legged creature just after dark on my way out of the woods. I startled the creature that was positioned just a few yards behind my parked truck. There was a large White Oak tree that had produced a large acorn drop just behind my truck and I assume it was there eating acorns. I approached my truck with my flashlight turned off and I was being very quiet due to several deer that were in the area. I layed my bow down and took my tree stand off my back and layed it in the back of my truck. My tree stand made a small noise when it contacted the bed of my truck and seems to have startled something that crashed through the woods making an lot of noise as it ran off the hill. It was definitely two legged because I remember thinking what was this person doing running away through the woods from my...

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Massac County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Possible footprints found near Metropolis

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...

May 2011

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 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