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Oneida County, Wisconsin · 2019-07-09 · from the BFRO archive

Something walking upright in Oneida County, Wisconsin

On Sunday, July 07, 2019, my brother, sister and I took an excursion through Northern Wisconsin. We were traveling north on South Turcott Road, approximately 6.5 miles north of Tripoli, WI. Turcott is a rough, gravel road and we were traveling approximately 10-15 mph in a Chevy Suburban. My brother was driving, I was in the front passenger seat, and our sister was in the right rear passenger seat. The day was clear and cool. Our windows were rolled up because the deer flies were very thick. As we drove through the forest, we came to a clearing to our right, on the east side of the road. The clearing had a lot of brush and fallen logs as it had been logged off. Across the clearing to our east, approximately 100-150 yards away, the forest began again. I was looking out across the clearing when I saw a large, reddish-brown, upright figure running along the edge of the trees in the distance. It seemed to be hunched over as it ran. It was too large to be a deer, and did not have a proper height, or gait, for a bear. I only saw it for a moment before my view was obstructed by brush. I wasn’t sure what I saw so I turned to my brother and said, “I think I just saw…” At that moment, he abruptly stopped the vehicle and pointed out my window and yelled, “THERE!!!” My sister and I both looked, but it was gone. I asked my brother what he saw and he said it was a big, hairy, reddish-brown figure with no neck, nor muzzle - thick, and too tall to be a deer. He said it was standing upright on the edge of the woods. He estimated it to be about six feet in height and he said he saw it look over its shoulder before it ran into the woods. He also said the smaller trees moved aside like it was pushing its way into the woods. After he told me what he saw, I told him that what I saw was exactly the same color and I’d have described it exactly the same way: Big, hairy, reddish-brown, and hunched over.

What stood out: something walking upright

 

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