Early spring sighting north of Winnipeg witnessed in Manitoba, Canada

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In early April, 2004 I spoke with a witness, 'W,' who had, just a couple of weeks before, seen an upright, very large, man-like creature standing out in opening surrounded by bush. The date of his sighting was approximately March 25th, 2004. W was driving a manure truck on a dead-end road west of Fisher Branch and to the east of Sleeve Lake when he saw the animal standing out in the still snow-covered field. He got a fairly good look at it; it stayed in site for about 20 seconds as he drove past the opening. W thought the animal was about 100 yards from the road. He didn't see it walk but it did turned its body, apparently to watch as his truck went by, and remained upright the entire time he was able to observe it. He explained that he didn't stop ' couldn't stop ' since the road was icy and he didn't dare brake. And W said it wasn't until after he'd past and had time to think about what he'd seen until he fully realized what a strange animal it had been. It wasn't a bear, W wa...