Original sketch I did for my breaking story Dec. 31, 1991
ORIGINS OF THE BEAST AND FAQ’s
Greetings and welcome to the Main Lair of the Manwolf, also known as The Beast of Bray Road, Dog Man, Man Dog, or Werewolf. To the left is the artwork seen round the world, the original”kneeling roadkill” sketch I did for The Week, a now defunct newspaper based in Delavan, Wisconsin,Dec. 29 1991. At the time, I considered “The Beast of Bray Road” sort of a throwaway story for a slow news week. But the article inspired many people to come forward and say they had seen the same thing, and not always recently. Some of the sightings in the Bray Road area were up to ten years earlier, with one possibly related event about 40 miles away in Jefferson County dating back to 1936.
Twenty-four years and hundreds of sightings later, four of my 16+ published books are dedicated to sightings of this and similar upright canines reported nation-and-world-wide. But that first story showed that something big, hairy and wolfish roamed the country roads and woods of Walworth, Jefferson and Racine Counties. The first witnesses to come forward publicly saw the creature on or 
near Bray Road, a few miles outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, so I dubbed it, “The Beast of Bray Road.” Now we know the same sort of creature roams the entire US and the world. Similar sightings continue to present and I’ve been interviewed for scores of radio and TV shows including national shows like Monsterquest, Lost Tapes, Mystery Hunters, Michigan and Wisconsin Public Radio, Coast to Coast AM and SyFy’s New In Search Of.
The sightings continue, as seen in this brief video of eyewitness Robert Welch near Fulton, WI, 2012.
I’m also happy to get Bigfoot sightings, with many in Rock, Walworth and Jefferson Counties alone since 1963. I’ve had various encounters, myself.
Whether the sightings are old or just occurred, and no matter the type of creature, the more information we have, the better the chances that we can eventually put the pieces of the puzzle together. And for the record, I do not believe these are traditional werewolves! As far as I’m concerned, their true nature is yet to be determined.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
1. Most frequently asked question, paws down, is…what is the Beast, really? Natural animal, or supernatural? Answer: I don’t know. We simply don’t have enough evidence to say yet. And there is a high probability that everyone is not always seeing the same thing. There could be a biological, physical animal seen by some while others see phantoms or supernatural entities from a variety of sources. A few may be misidentifications or hoaxes.
2. Second most frequently asked question is…have I (meaning me, Linda Godfrey) seen
At Bete Gris, MI
the creature? Answer: Nope, although I would like to. I’ve hiked many Kettle Moraine Trails, camped out in sightings areas, and have driven many miles. But to my knowledge, no one with the exception of a handful of previous witnesses has been able to go out and actually see the creature on purpose. However, I saw the upright, gray-furred back of something 7 feet tall while on location with Monsterquest in 2006. This is detailed in The Michigan Dogman; Werewolves and Other Unknown Canines Across the USA.
3. What time of day is the Manwolf most frequently seen? Answer: Most sightings occur between 10:30 pm and 5 a.m. but a few have occurred either at twilight,, dawn or in daytime hours.
4. What time of year is the Manwolf most frequently seen? Answer: Sightings occur all year round, but peak in Wisconsin between August and October when high cornfields facilitate covert movement.
5. Where can I camp out on Bray Road to see the werewolf? Answer: Nowhere. The land on Bray Road is 
privately owned and is under increasing development. People who see you on their land will call the sheriff and report you for trespassing. You must obtain permission from landowners to walk in the fields or woods. You’d be better off camping in one of the many Kettle Moraine State Forest campgrounds and hiking the more remote trails. BTW, stealing the Bray Road road sign is not cool, it’s criminal and disrespectful of the town.
6. Is the creature often seen near cemeteries? Answer: I do find more and more sightings are near cemeteries and old sacred burial and effigy mound sites — also crossroads, churches, and military areas. Water and some type of cover like brush or cornfields are the most consistent characteristics of sightings areas.
7. Is the Beast of Bray Road a Native American legend? Answer: Many tribes have legends about people turning into wolves or dogs, such as the Navaho Skinwalker or Cree Skinchanger. There is a mistaken notion that the creature might be a Windigo, but these mythic beasts are usually described as 20-tall skeletal creatures made partly of ice and related to starvation cannibalism. See my books for detailed discussions of relevant Native American beliefs.
8. How long have the sightings been going on? Answer: If you don’t count old loup-garou legends from places like Green Bay or Detroit, MI, the earliest reported incident happened in 1936 outside Jefferson, Wisconsin.
9. Does the creature hurt humans? Answer: contrary to a werewolf slasher video that uses my title, “The Beast of Bray Road,” I do not have a single report of any human being injured by a Manwolf beyond one man in Quebec who was scratched deeply on his hip and side, although many people have been thoroughly frightened by its aggressive actions and posture. It seems to be more of a scavenger and hunter of small game and deer. Its main aim when encountered is to get out of sight as quickly as possible.
10. Can you send me all your files/all your reports for XYZ state/take me werewolf hunting/answer all my questions about the Beast or werewolves? Answer: I deeply regret there is only one of me, while there are many such requesters. I’m sorry but it just is not possible for me to assist in any of these cases. Besides, my files are a mess!
11. How do I report a sighting?Email me, please at lindagodfrey99 at gmail.con (use @ instead of word “at”) Include
sketch by witness Marv Kirschnik
as much information as possible, including date (or closest estimate), time of day, weather, lighting conditions, location, terrain or environment of location, what you were doing when sighting occurred, type of vehicle if driving, direction in which you were traveling, whether you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol, what the creature was doing when spotted, which direction it appeared from if moving, whether it was on two legs or four, approx. height and weight, color, fur description, head shape, ears, eyes, teeth or claws if visible, if tail was seen, shape of legs, any sounds or smells, any thoughts or emotions that occurred to you during the sighting, how you felt afterward, whether you observed creature leave the scene, any interactions between you and the creature, whether you returned to check for evidence such as footprints or hair, and whether you have seen other unusual things such as ghosts or UFOs. I always keep names confidential on request. If you can make a simple sketch, that’s great.
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Cryptid Historiana — Newly moved February 25, 2016, from my site BeastofBrayRoad.com : Here is the full collection of articles on the well-known sighting I dubbed The Holy Hill Bearwolf.
NOTE:Holy Hill: Dec. 22, 2006 – Another bearwolf sighting reported near Watertown, WI
I just wanted to tell you of a possible related sighting to what has been reported lately around Milwaukee. Two summers ago two co-workers of mine were driving home from work one night. They were following each other when they saw a large creature cross the road in front of them. Amanda, who was in the first vehicle said it was walking hunched over using its hind legs and one front leg. She said it looked almost as if it had one hurt leg the way it moved across the road. She said she could clearly see its head over the top of the front of her SUV as it passed in front of her. She said it was dark colored, lean, and had shaggy matted hair. Chellie who was in the vehicle behind Amanda described the same thing. They both seemed a bit embarrased when they told me what they saw the next day and said that I probably thought they were crazy. Their story actually reminded me of the Bray Road story that I head about back in the early 1990s. I then asked them if they had ever heard of that story which they both said no, so I went and printed out some articles on that incident for them to read. The sighting took place on Navan Road a few miles outside of Watertown Wisconsin. I drive that road all the time and have never seen anything like they described. We did have a report of a bear this past summer at my work which is just a bit off of Navan Road, but me, nor DNR were able to find any evidence of a bear in the area. – Chris
(Note: I will be following up on this story by interviewing the two women) – Linda
Scroll down for original story :The Washington County Bigfoot is not a Bigfoot!
Much ado about something…but NOT a Bigfoot! Two Milwaukee TV stations, WTMJ ch. 4 and WISN ch. 12, reported Nov. 9 and 10, 2006, that Steven Krueger, 39, a contractor 
who picks up roadkill for Washington and several other counties in southern Wisconsin, had an encounter with a Bigfoot. After a lengthy phone interview with Krueger on Nov. 10, I found out that he did have a strange experience with an unidentifiable creature, but it was NOT a Bigfoot. From Krueger’s description, the closest I can come is the creature that has been seen near Wausau tagged the “Bearwolf” by investigator Todd Roll, and described in “Hunting the American Werewolf.” My illustration from that book is at right. Krueger says the only thing he would change would be to make the snout slightly shorter and more covered with hair.
So what really happened? According to Krueger, he was making his usual rounds the night of Nov. 8, when about 1:30 am on the morning of Nov. 9, he spotted a 70-80 pound deer that wasn’t on his pick-up list on Hwy. 167, at .165 miles east of the Holy Hill entrance on Church Road. He picked the deer up anyway, noting that it was “still limp” and probably freshly killed. Krueger stands six feet tall and weighs 230 pounds, and was able to hoist the carcass into the truck with some effort, using his knees for extra stabilization. After getting the deer into the truck bed, he left the tailgate down and got into his cab to make notes. He also left on the light that illuminates the truck bed, and, in compliance with DOT regulations, his flashing amber light on top of the cab. He had the windows rolled up and radio playing loudly.
“The first I knew about it was when the truck shook,” said Krueger. “I thoght it might be the wind, but then it happened again, only stronger. I looked in the rearview mirror and I saw it. It was standing on the ground, bent over the tailgate, reaching into the back of the truck. It had its paw out and had the deer by one paw. I frozen for a few seconds from being shocked,” said Krueger, “threw the truck into drive and stepped on it to get out of there.”
Krueger estimates he looked at the creature for about five seconds before flooring the gas pedal. “It had pointy ears, triangular shaped,” he said, “and they looked like big wolf ears standing up on end. That was the main feature that made me realize it was not a bear. It had a longer muzzle than a black bear, and its head was more like a wolf than a bear. It almost looked like a very large black bear standing on its feet, if you took a wolf’s head and enlarged it and set it on the bear’s body.” Krueger guessed the creature’s height at six to seven feet, but only was able to see it from the chest up. The fur was about two inches long, black, and fairly smooth, he said. “I know it wasn’t Bigfoot.”
As Krueger drove away, he heard a metallic clang, which he recognized as one of the aluminum, fold-up ramps he uses to help drag large specimens into the truck bed. Folded up, the ramp is about one and a half feet wide by two and a half feet long, he said. He guessed that it was tangled up in the legs of the deer he had just thrown in, because both the ramp and the deer were then pulled clear of the truck.
Krueger drove a short distance away, then decided he wanted to go back and see if he could retrieve the ramp. He drove back, he said, and got out of the truck “for about two second,” mindful that the creature could still be in the area. He didn’t notice any odor or see the creature, he said, and both the deer and the ramp had vanished. Krueger continued his rounds, driving around until 4:30 am and trying to decide if he should report it. He was afraid of being made fun of, he said, but finally decided that this was something large enough to be dangerous, and that the sheriff should be alerted. He drove to the sheriff’s department in West Bend, walked in, and made his report. “I was afraid it would take a Bigfoot turn,” said Krueger, although he was careful not to say that word. And yet, a TV employee later told him that the deputy who handled his report wrote that it was a “Yeti” sighting. “I told them it looked something like a bear but was not a bear,” said Krueger, adding he has observed everything from wolves to coyotes feeding on deer carcasses late at night. “I never said it was Bigfoot.”
Dover clip art images of black bear and wolf
He said the sheriff’s deputy asked if it could have been a person in a fur suit. Krueger chuckled, explaining that the deer he picked up was not on his list and that no one knows his route on any given night. “Would someone sit in the woods and wait 48 hours for me to come along just to scare me?” he asked. “It didn’t look like a human configuration,” he added.
As for gathering evidence, Krueger said that there were no prints left that he could see on the truck bed, which was full of other carcasses, hair and blood. He wasn’t sure how the creature was able to grasp the deer with one paw and pull it from the truck bed, because he couldn’t see the paw itself. The sheriff’s department told him that bears are extremely rare in that area. “I know what a bear looks like, and this was not a bear,” said Krueger emphatically. He also said that the creature did not jump on or into the truck, as was reported. He wasn’t able to see its eyes as it was looking down into the truck bed.
The one thing that puzzled me was why Krueger would have heard the ramp hit the pavement, indicating it had fallen to the ground, and yet it was nowhere to be found. Did the creature pick it up and take it along? Did another motorist come along and grab it? Krueger says that’s unlikely since he only drove as far as Hwy. K before turning back and didn’t see any other vehicles in the area. His best guess was that when he took off in the truck, the creature was holding onto the deer which then got dragged out of the truck, with the ramp entangled in its legs. He thinks the deer and ramp hit the pavement at the same time. It’s hard to imagine that the ramp could have stayed that tangled in the legs of a freshly killed, smallish doe even after hitting the road…so tangled that the creature was forced to carry both away together….but there doesn’t seem to be any other explanation.
As of Friday night, word did seem to be getting out that this was not a Bigfoot. Ch. 12, on its 10 pm broadcast Nov. 10, changed the animal’s tag to “mysterious creature,” and used Krueger’s voice to say it wasn’t a Bigfoot or Yeti.. Still, Krueger is sorry he reported it to the sheriff’s department in the first place which is unfortunate from a researcher’s point of view. This is exactly the reason that the great bulk of sightings probably are kept secret, preventing the public from ever knowing the true scope of these creatures’ existence and thwarting an accurate database. I’m just glad he did come forward.
—Linda Godfrey, 11-10-06
Geography of the Holy Hill area:
First, Holy Hill is a very picturesque Catholic shrine and chapel set onto a majestic hilltop overlooking two river systems, the Oconomowoc on the east and the Little Oconomowoc to its west. Both rivers are connected to a major grouping of lakes just south of the Washington County line. The whole area is filled with woods and marshes. Directly to the east of Holy Hill lies Glacier Hills County Park. The Holy Hill shrine was in the news recently when two young men vandalized it, using spray paint to mis-spell such epithets as “Satin” over its walls, and is now protected by a new security system and lights. The sighting occurred on Holy Hill Road, or 167, 1/3 mile east of Station Way Road in the town of Erin, very close to the “Church Road” that leads to the shrine. This is less than a mile from where 167 crosses Flynn Creek, so you have a waterway very close by. This is excellent wildlife habitat, and very typical terrain for creature sightings in this state.
Breaking News 11/12/06: Second Witness Comes Forward
After Ch. 12 WISN Milwaukee aired a second story on the Washington County Deer-Snatcher, a second witness came forward and told Ch. 12 news anchor Mike Miller that he saw the same creature two years ago on Hwy. 60 two years ago. This person did see the entire creature, and said that it walked on its hind legs, its weight shifting from side to side. The first report said that it occurred at Hwy. 60 and J, but I’m not sure of that location and will be checking on the rest of the story as well. This witness reportedly has said he will tell his story on camera, perhaps on the 10 pm news 11/12. Check back for updates.
11/13/06: Media Circus Moves to the Big Top…Biscardi’s on the way
With Ch. 12 WISN apparently sitting on the “second witness” story, Washington County cryptid witness Steve Krueger continues to be wooed by assorted and diverse media, researchers and curiosity seekers. But he has decided not to allow himself to be shown on camera, he said, for the sake of his family and his employment. He has been cooperating with me and with another local researcher, Mike Lane, and he has been back to the site to look for the AWOL AV ramp with no luck. I do have plans to be in the sighting area this week, mostly to photograph the terrain since others have been searching the area fruitlessly.
Mike Lane, an independent and part time researcher who knows the Holy Hill area well, has combed the area and the day after Krueger’s sighting, did see large, undefined footprints from something bipedal that he followed for about a mile until they 
disappeared in a swamp. The prints were not sharp enough to cast or describe, other than as appearing to have been made by something very heavy, said Lane, who is shown left in the white sweatshirt with hunting companion in front of the marshy area the creature walked through on the north side of 167. He also found two abandoned old barns in an open area 200 yards off the road at the sighting area. One contained a hay pile where it appeared something had been bedding down, but Lane could find no hairs, droppings or other evidence of what the bedder might be. Lane has installed a motion sensitive camera with the permission of the landowner, and baited the area around it. He also noted that Krueger told him the creature had wide shoulders, and that this made him think it wasn’t a bear. “Bears when they stand up have no shoulders to speak of,” said Lane, a lifelong hunter and tracker.
one of the barns where Lane found possible evidence of creature habitation
The much promoted, corporate-backed Bigfoot hunter Tom Biscardi also plans to be in the area soon, according to Krueger. Krueger has authorized me to say that Biscardi phoned him today and repeatedly asked if it wasn’t Bigfoot, after all, that Krueger had seen. “He kept saying, ‘Bigfoot, Bigfoot,'” said Krueger. Krueger pointedly told him no, and Biscardi then informed Krueger that “these things” are migrating southward right now (Bigfoot outfitted with tracking collars?), and that he plans to come to Washington County with a full crew by this weekend “no matter what.” He added that he’s had twelve “personal encounters” with Bigfoot, and that there had been another sighting “south” of Krueger’s reported just yesterday. Biscardi also reportedly talked with the West Bend newspaper.
Well, Steve Krueger will take any help he can get to find his missing AV ramp.
The thing is, the creature was spotted in a huge area of natural cover, waterways and marshes. Large carnivores need to roam vast areas every day in order to get their daily caloric requirements. So it’s unlikely to be hanging around in the same exact place it was spotted before, especially with all the commotion and extra traffic that’s been generated by the reports. I wish Biscardi well, however. He IS bringing a thermal imaging camera. Nobody wants to see one of these various species photographed more than I do, and I don’t really care who first brings home the documentary bacon.
Besides, if all of this makes people finally realize just how many upright, furry cryptids have been sighted in the southern Wisconsin area over the past six decades, as I’ve been trying to document over the past 14 years, that will make the media circus worth it. (artwork is witness sketch by Marv Kirschnik, from Hunting the American Werewolf)
11/14/06: Two More Sightings in Washington County Confirmed
Today not only did Mike Miller of WISN confirm that he did have another sighting reported to his station that occurrred in November of 2004, two other peopletold me today that they saw what could be the same creature just this Sunday night, Nov. 12, north of West Bend. WISN is putting together a segment about the new developments as word is beginning to trickle out that this was not a Bigfoot.
The 2004 sighting was of a quadruped, not a biped as earlier reported, and occurred on Hwy. 60 between Slinger and Mayfield, near J at 5 am. This is about five miles NE of Krueger’s sighting. Miller told me that the animal they saw crossed the road shifted its weight strangely on its hind legs. I’m hoping to get more details.
The sighting this Sunday night was made by two men northeast of West Bend on Shalom Drive just off Hwy. 144 at 8:30 pm
. The creature crossed the road in front of them on all fours. It was the size of a deer, they said, but was not a deer. It had the head of a wolf, a furry, muscular body that was far too lean to be a bear, and was much larger than a gray wolf. The witnesses’ exact words were, “It was the size of a large deer but with a large back and shoulders, thick fur, a massive wolf-like head, pointy ears and no tail.” They said it “lumbered” across the road showing no concern for their approaching vehicle. The driver stopped and got out and looked around but could find no footprints; the creature had disappeared into the woods. The driver, who actually wrote the email, said it was then that his friend told him about the Holy Hill sighting and that was the first he knew of it. I was most impressed by the fact that it had no tail. Since other witnesses have reported seeing wolf-headed creatures walk both on two and four legs during the same sighting, I see no reason this couldn’t be the same thing Steve Krueger saw steal his deer carcass.
I had a brilliant suggestion from a reader to ask Krueger whether he had noticed any waves of missing carcasses and whether there might be a pattern. I did ask , and he said this occurs frequently but he had never thought to record them so he wasn’t able to give times or locations. He did vow to begin making daily notes, however, in case there are spots that seem to be “visited” more often than others.
11/15/06: Two Young Waukesha boys and Central Wisconsin Man have sightings
Milwaukee TV Channel 4 has reported on its Web site that two young boys, David Radeztsky and a friend of his named Dillon, of Waukesha, saw a “hairy monster” in the woods near their backyard in the town of Merton. Their ages were not given, nor was a more detailed description. But I had an email from a 58-year old man who reported seeing a similar creature cross the road ahead of his car in Central Wisconsin yesterday near the Portage/Marathon County line off Hwy. 34 and near the Mead Wildlife refuge. This is very close to the area where the creature I call the Wausau Whatzit was seen, along with strange light phenomena,about ten years ago. What Tom Schmenk described was different than the Whatzit, but quite chilling: “I have never seen anything like this before and will probably have trouble describing it here properly. As I first approached it, I thought it was a fox, but, the closer I got and the more I looked at it, I realized that it was much too large to have been a fox. I would say that it did have the “proportions” (i.e.: ratio of lentgh to height, etc.) of a fox but more the coloring of a wolf (but it was not a wolf). The coloring was more black/grey blotches. It seemed to be somewhat shaggy and “unkept” (the only word I can think of that comes close to describing it). When it turned to look at me it had the most hideous and evil-looking (triangular?) face I have ever seen.” Schmenk estimated it was longer than a German shepherd but with a lower center of gravity. He saw it in broad daylight, about 2:30 pm from about 30 feet away.
Schmenk also wrote: “The tail was quite long and “bushy.” As I recall, the ears were rather small and triangular. The eyes looked right through me. As it loped across the highway in front of me, it was an interesting curiosity; when it turned it’s head and looked at me a chill went through me that I felt to my spine. I had never seen such an evil looking stare. I would have to say that the muzzle was quite short. Although I cannot say that it was snarling, the teeth were very, very plentiful and visible. THAT’S THE KEY! THE TEETH! THAT’S WHAT WAS SO ASTONISHING AND NOTEWORTHY TO ME! THERE WERE SO MANY TEETH! Another interesting thing about the skull; it seemed to be somewhat irregular. In other words, there did not seem to be total symmetry about it. I guess that may have been because of the bushy fur. I have to tell you that this was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen” The location is approximately 140 miles northwest of the Holy Hill area sightings.
I’m noticing some interesting correlations. The four Milwaukee area sightings form an almost straight line from Merton to 
north of West Bend. This always suggests the concept of ley lines, or straight areas that follow the earth’s electromagnetic energies and where unusual things often occur. At least two of the reports came from very close to sacred areas…Holy Hill for Steve Krueger’s, and Lizard Mound Park, (photo right) site of ancient animal effigy mounds, northeast of West Bend. As you can see, the mound park is surrounded by open fields. The Central Wisconsin sighting is near a place where many anomalous, UFO-like light activity has occurred.Click here for a map of approximate locations of RECENT sightings. Keep in mind there are many more.
11/16/06: HUNTING THE AMERICAN WEREWOLF-BIGFOOT-CRYPTID IN WASHINGTON COUNTY …also Biscardi was here, so what?
I went on a creature stakeout last night with witness Steve Krueger and local hunter Mike Lane who knows the landowner
across from Holy Hill. Mike has two flash-motion detector cameras mounted on what he has identified as the likeliest wildlife corridor taken by the creature for it to have appeared where it did. We baited them with fatty old soup bones and open cans of smelly, cheap cat food, and also audio “animal distress” calls that sound like a wounded, small deer. Mike was armed when we walked in to place the bait, I was grateful to note. It was dark and anything could have been out there.
(PHOTO RIGHT): Ch. 12 WISN’s Mike Miller interviews Kim Del Rio, a Milwaukee creature witness who saw a wolf-headed, upright creature in the city at age 7. They are standing in the well-kept area across the road from the sighting, belonging to Holy Hill.
I couldn’t make it an all-nighter because I had an early morning radio show to do with Ian Punnett’s Minneapolis talk program, but I was there from about 6:30 til 11 pm. Tons of deer were bedding on the hillside, which told us there was probably no large carnivore in the immediate vicinity. We also visited the sighting local, which is very near Troll Hill Road. (I find it funny that Troll Hill is directly across the road from Holy Hill.) I got out and took some pics (see the night time shot above). I also looked around a bit for the ATV ramp while the others waited in the truck, but there was nothing of course. Steve and Mike left about 11:30, Steve told me this morning. Even though the creature didn’t show, I was glad to have met both Steve and Mike. I can say that Steve seems entirely credible to me. He’ s never varied on one detail of his story, and I’m quite sure he is telling the truth as he saw things. Tom Biscardi, it turns out, was there the previous (Tuesday) night but was unable to get either Mike or Steve to talk to him or cooperate in showing him locations, so everyone wonders just what he did there with all his crew and equipment. 🙂
Nov. 27 2006: More details on the 2004 sighting: Bearwolf or Mutant Bear?
Another sighting of what could fairly be described as a bearwolf in 2004 was mentioned above. Mike Miller of Ch. 12 had asked me not to 
reveal the man’s name until after their broadcast last evening so that they could be first to tell, but now I can both mention his name and officially report his story according to my own interview with him. The segment was well done, I thought, although I was disappointed that they left out the story of Milwaukee witness Kim Del Rio, who saw an upright, dog-headed creature on her neighbor’s lawn 34 years ago.
But it was only two years ago, November 2004, when painting contractor Rick Selcherk, then 39, was on his way to a job at five a.m. It was between five and five-thirty am and dawn was just breaking, he told me, and he had visibility of about a mile. Heading north at 35-40 miles per hour in western Washington County just east of Hartford, he was alone in his work van when something strange stepped out of the brush from the east side, to his right. The exact location was Slinger Road, south of Hwy. 60 and just east of Mud Lake near a point where railroad tracks intersect the roadway. Mud Lake is connected to the Holy Hill Friess Lake area by the Coney River, and the entire area between is forested, with several gravel pits. The creature was 100-150 feet away when Selcherk first spotted it, he said, and it took about five seconds to cross the road while he kept driving.
“It started up over the top of the road, looked at me then kept running across the road in frontof me and into the brush. I see a lot of deer and it seemed the top of its back was as high as a deer’s. I could see long tufts of hair coming off its chest and legs but not much of a tail. It had a short snout and pointy ears on top of a round head. The head was round like a pumpkin, but its ears were pointy like a dog’s on top of its head pointing straight up. It had to weigh between 150 and 200 pounds.”
Selcherk said the legs were not like a canine’s but more like a bear’s, with the animal running flat-footed and lumbering from side to side. “It was nothing close to a deer,” he said, “but it didn’t really look like a bear. It looked like a weird combination of two animals.”
The fur was “brownish and dark,” he said, and the tufts coming off its chest and legs were “long strands of hair like when a cat’s fur separates.”
Selcherk didn’t notice any color to the creature’s eyes, and estimated the tail was two-three inches long, “fat and wide.” And Selcherk kept emphasizing that “the head was SO round, it didn’t look like a bear’s head. It was an eerie feeling as I seen it,” he added. The creature made it into the brush on the other side of the road just before Selcherk approached it in his van. He slowed down but did not stop and get out, he said, as the thought entered his mind that the creature perhaps could come charging back out of the brush at him. When he got to the construction site where he was working that day, he told his painting partner about the encounter. He had not been drinking or doing drugs of any kind, he said. “I see a lot of animals on the job,” he added, “but this was the biggest animal Ive ever seen.”
Could it have been a round-headed, mutant bear? I don’t think that explanation can be entirely ruled out, especially since the animal’s body and mode of running do sound exactly bearlike. A bear in Washington County would be extremely unusual, but not impossible. Still, the fact that other people have seen something similar and all have protested that while the body was “bearlike,” the head was not that of a bear, makes this sound like the bearwolf. The sighting was only four miles SW of Steve Krueger’s Holy Hill incident, so it’s certainly within range. And then we have the other strange quadruped seen NE of West Bend after Krueger’s sighting. Either way, I think the good people of Washington County have the right to know that SOME strange carnivore that obviously has little fear of man is rousting about the edges of their lovely little subdivisions.
Nov. 28 2006: Two People See Two Upright Furry Creatures near Holy Hill, 1996
From my e-mail basket: 10 Years ago on Scenic Rd. approximate 1/4 mile north of Holy Hill Rd.. My employee and myself were coming home at 2 am from work spotted not one but two objects crossing scenic in north side of cemetery, about 6 to 7 foot tall with slanted eyes. Both objects were hairy, tall and quick.. We both decided it would be good not to say any thing to any body..might think we were nuts..But we were definitly kind of scared . Thought it might be of interest – RAS
My comments: First, it’s interesting that this witness calls what are obviously creatures “objects.” But people will often tell me they saw a “thing,” meaning something unidentifiable, so I assume the word “object” is used in the same light here. This report appears to refer to bipedal creatures as a six-seven-foot tall quadruped would be enormous, and probably not described as “tall.” Again, near a cemetery or sacred ground. Scenic Road runs north and south about four miles east of Holy Hill, and is crossed by the same railroad tracks noted in the Selcherk sighting of 2004, above. This sighting also indicates that there are more than one creature, obviously. It’s also noteworthy because the creatures are bipedal, like the one Steve Krueger saw pawing the deer on his truck. So in this area we have two sightings of quadrupeds (Selcherk 2004 and the Nov. 12 2006 West Bend sighting) and two sightings of bipeds (this one, 1996, and Steve Krueger’s, 2006). If these are all the same species of creature — and we can onlyspeculate that this is so — that means we have something that moves from bipedal to quadrupedal with ease, much as other witnesses have reported the Manwolf is able to do.
I have begged the writer for more details and will post them here as soon as they are received.
The Washington County creature count continues to climb!
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Follow-up to The Beast of Bray Road book, but twice as many pages. Not a repeat but a companion to and continuation of the original book. Contains a large number of reports of not only wolf-headed cryptids but Bigfoot, winged things and other anomalous beasts sighted by credible witnesses through Wisconsin, neighboring states and as far east as NY state and south to Texas. Includes more on the Beast of Bray Road, Michigan Dog Man, and a timeline of creature sightings and locals, maps and witness and forensic sketches. Released summer 2006 by Trails Books, an imprint of Big Earth Publishing.
This is my original sketch that I call the indigenous dogman, a forensic rendition I made based on the characteristics described by the majority of witnesses. It is under my copyright and may not be posted or published anywhere without my express permission.
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LIMA MARSH MONSTER- BIGFOOT? ANOTHER SIGHTING posted Sept. 2006 In Hunting the American Werewolf, there’s a lengthy report of a creature sighting on Hwy. 59 in Rock County, WI near Lima Marsh Wildlife Area. It was made by a 22-year old female college student on March 9, 2005. Because she didn’t get a clear look at the head, I couldn’t definite it as other than an upright furry biped. But a married couple who own a popular area restaurant, The Richmond House in rural Delavan, have come forward to say that they also saw an upright furry biped cross a road in the vicinity of the Lima Marsh. Their sighting was at the end of April or beginning of May, 2005, just five or six weeks after the college student’s. And at the time, they knew nothing of her sighting. The pair, aged 43 and 39 at the time, had kept fairly quiet about what they had seen, telling only their three children and Lenny and his wife, Stacie, both life-long area residents, had not yet purchased the restaurant at that time. They were on their way to a pet-sitting job on McCord Road, to the east of Lima Marsh, in later afternoon. It was still light out, with about an hour left before sunet, he estimated. It was a clear, pleasant day and visibility was still good as they headed north on McCord. They noticed a farmer out in his field, and both remarked that they thought he had an unusual number of lights on, especially since it was still light. “My wife and I both said he must be scared of something,” said Lenny. “He must have had at least 15 lights on, pointed in 360 degrees around the tractor.” It was only a few minutes later that Lenny noticed something moving out onto the 20-foot wide road from the east, or right sight of the road, about 1/4 mile away. At that distance, he at first thought it was a deer. It was emerging from a densely wooded area backed by a swamp. On the other side of the road lay a cultivated field, fronted by a shallow ditch that dropped off into a patch of weeds and bramble that lay about four feet lower than the roadway. As the creature stepped onto the road and Lenny continued to drive toward it, he realized it was no deer. “What is that?” asked Stacie in alarm. Lenny had realized this was no deer. “I thought then it must be a person,” he said, “but it was a medium brown color, like a deer in fall. It was upright, but I still didn’t think anything of it until it went across the road and then I knew it wasn’t normal. It went in quick, easy strides but I couldn’t see any arms. I was probably only 1/8 mile away by then. He was behind a stop ahead sign. When I got to the spot I slowed down and rolled the window down but I couldn’t see him anymore. When I looked at the field and didn’t see him, and I was looking all over, the hair stood up on the back of my neck because I realized he was hiding. He knew I was looking for him. I looked the field over pretty good, I’m a hunter too, and he just wasn’t there to be seen. Stacie wanted me to keep going.”
Place on McCord Road where creature crossed Stacie’s hair had risen on her arms and neck too, she said. Both of them said they felt they were receiving some kind of message, a definite warning that they should not be there. “I had the impression to ‘get out,'” said Lenny. He estimated the creature to stand at about 7 feet, judging by its relation to the sign, and to weigh about 350 pounds. “It was definitely bigger than a human. It didn’t look like it was jumping or stretching but it crossed the road in just two steps. With each step it covered a lot of ground. (We later tried to simulate it with a six-foot tall man, and the best he was able to do to cross the 20-foot road without jumping was four steps.)
Lenny Faytus pointing to spot on east side of road where creature emerged Lenny said the creature was “muscular, stocky for its size, not like a gorilla, not a lot of girth. The head was humanlike in shape, there was no muzzle. It hesitated when it came out on the road.” Stacie also noted that the neck wasn’t visible, that the hair came straight down on its shoulders. No ears or other facial features were visible from that distance, either. Since the incident, the Faytus’ call McCord “Spooky Holler Road.” Stacie says she kept a camera in the car for 4-5 months afterward, in case they saw it again, but they never have although they often drive down that road. Since the sighting, a new house has been erected to the left of the field where the creature “disappeared.” Lenny thinks the creature may have dropped down into the lower elevation behind the ditch. On the day we visited the site, that area was overgrown with ground cover, including a viney area that looked like it had a hole frequented by smaller animals.
(Field on west side of McCord Rd. at point of crossing. Darker area of vegetation behind green weeds in front is where the ground line drops down, and possibly where creature was lying to get out of the couple’s view. They don’t think it could have reached the treeline in the few seconds it took them to drive up to the sighting point.) Also, I’m now inclined to think that the college student may also have seen a Bigfoot, although the creature she saw was smaller and had “glowing yellow eyes.” But she described the same easy, long strides. The Lima Marsh Wildlife Area is a public preserve but very dense and boggy. Entrance is off Hwy. KK, just north of Hwy. 59 between Milton and Whitewater. The fields and woods on McCord Road are privately owned.
ANOTHER MICHIGAN DOGMAN SIGHTING: Lansing, May 2006 (This person has been contacted for more information.) on may 6 2006 i was driving back to my girlfriends house, who lives around lansing, MI, i was coming back from the store and she lives out in the country completely isolated so the only way to get there is to go down dirt roads that are surrounded by fields. Anyways so i was driving and i saw something moving on this little hill that was right on the side of the road so i stopped because if it was a deer i didnt want to hit it and than all of a sudden a human like hand (except much larger than a normal mans hand) reached over the edge of the hill and this huge silouette came into view. It was much larger than a normal man and it had a wolf like face and its eyes reflected in my headlights, it just sat there and looked across the field on the other side of the road and than it just very calmly turned its head and looked right at me, i froze out of fear and we sat locked in each others stares for about 20 seconds and than it started to move down the hill so i hit the gas and flew past it and when i got to the stop sign i stopped and looked in the rearview mirror and it was sitting in the middle of the road just looking at my car and i took off again and as i was going i looked back again and it moved very calmly into the other field, ive never been so scared in my life. After i got to my girlfriends house, me, her and her mom went back to the spot and the creature was gone. This happend in between Lansing and the small town of Eaton Rapids. – Ron An April 2006 Rhode Island Sighting Posted 7-31-06 ,,,,,,CHEPACHET RI ,,,,RHODE ISLAND,,,,,,I own a farm here,,,,,on ri /conn line,,,,,,,,,1000s of acres of abbutting land in conn, up state new york,,,,chepachet is still like the 1800s,,,,,honest,,,,for a week straight a howling every nite, 11pm, to 2 pm,,,,I have black bears, but never heard this sound,,,,,last sat nite the sound was close, so I went to look,,,,this small creature was banging the doors on my shed,,I have pet rabbits, they were going crazy in their cages,,,,,,I put the lights on,,,,got my gun,,,,this creature looks like your picture,,,,he was 4 feet tall,,,,all hairy,,,,man he smell ed ,awfull,,,,,,but he wasnt mean,,,,I didnt know whether to give him something to eat,,,he had red eyes,,me made a grunting sound,,like a pig,,,,then he ran off,,,,,,,Ron,,,,,,,,maybe I can snap a pict of him,,hes out there evey nite,,,,,in my pastures,,,,,,,, July 21, 06: See Wereblog for letter from Canadian man attacked by Manwolf and photo of his scar SIGHTING BETWEEN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN JULY 2 A person observed a nearly seven foot tall, upright canid standing near the road. When it turned and saw the car approaching, it quickly dropped to the ground and pulled itself into a 2-foot high cornfield, using its “long, lanky arms.” Once safely in the field, it ran away on all fours “at lightning speed,” leaving the witness shaken. Two other persons had observed the creature near there six months earlier. NEW MICHIGAN DOGMAN SIGHTING; BY 4 PEOPLE, INVESTIGATION CONTINUING This Michigan creature sighting was made June 7, 2006 by four young Michigan people. The medical student who wrote me about it says that one of his buddies had seen the beast previously and brought the other three out to the sightings vicinity and I have now interviewed all but one and found them and their stories very credible.. The young man who e-mailed me (name withheld for now) said that he came home so freaked out that he googled Dog Man, since that was what his buddy had called it, and came up with my Weird Michigan site. He also asked that I keep the exact location confidential since it was on private land and the four were not exactly invited to be there, but I can say it was in the vicinity of Reed City, which is in the northwestern part of the lower Peninsula, exactly where most of the other Dog Man sightings have taken place. I’ve left the report in his own words as much as possible, taken from his email and a subsequent phone interview. Since this report was made, three of them witnessed a second Manwolf, larger and gray in color. I have visited the site and found five-inch, canid-foot-shaped print impressions in the leaf mold around the building, and also experienced seeing yellow eyes in the brush and also something tall, vertical and gray crossing the road at a distance. See my wereblog for more on this. Sighting 6-7-06, Interview 6-8-06 by phone, Location: near Reed City, Michigan “I¹m a college kid and I live in Big Rapids, and I heard people saying there is this (building) around Reed City where this thing hangs out. We arrived there at 2 30 in the morning and there we sat. After about half an hour something caught our eye. About 50 yards to the right of us we saw something moving. We didnt think anything of it until we heard big twigs start to snap. I got out my maglight and shined in the area…I saw somthing that was not human. There were crickets all around and all of a sudden they all stopped. I kept on seeing something move over in the woods, kind of a silhouette.. I thought it was deer until we shined the light on it. Must have been 6 foot nine, it was huge tall! It was a humanoid, I could see below the midsection, could see thighs but not feet. I¹m believing it¹s bipedal. The hair was either dark brown or black, probably dark brown. must have covered most of the body, maybe an inch long. We did see one arm, one of my friends saw it. It was behind a tree, in a little wooded area, and it stood half behind the tree and half exposed, didn¹t move at all when we had the light on it. His arm was longer than a human’s. When we saw it in the light when it was standing still it looked a little hunched. I only got a small view of its face. I could tell that it was very hairy but it didnt remind me of a dogs face. The way the This freaked us out so bad that we had to leave in the car. We left and then said we have to figure out what this thing is …stupid college kid idealism. After abput half a mile we decided we had to go back and see what it really was. We pulled back up to the church and sat for about 5 min. before strange things started to happen. First of all we head noises all around us, I cant explain these noises but they put shivers down my spine. Then as soon as the noises stopped, a motion light on the building turned on and we heard somthing run away very…very fast. I was so scared I couldnt even move. (We are in in the car this whole time mind you). All of the sudden my friend spots somthing behind us. I push my clutch in and slowly roll back to get a closer view. My friend shined the light on him and two yellow eyes stared at us. I thought it was a regular road reflector until I saw it blink. Then a feeling came over me, I felt that this thing wanted to harm us. I could tell that this thing was on two legs at the time we saw the eyes. I fired up the car and floored it, we must have of been going 40 mph and I could see in my brakelights that something was chasing us on 4 legs. Eventually I lost the thing and had to pull over down the road to calm myself and my friends down. I dont know if this is a dogman or not but this thing is NOT human, is NOT natural, and is NOT friendly. I dont think that this is a figure of my imagination for two reasons. 1, I didn’t belive in the supernatural and 2, three other people saw the exact same thing as I did. I really belive this thing could be a dogman. We were sitting in the car after we saw it comparing it to our own bodies. We didn¹t really see the face until we came backŠwe were in the car the whole time, we could all see from the car. There was a motion light on the side of the (building), which was abandoned but someone was trying to remodel it. Motion light came on and that freaked us all out quite a bit and we listened and we heard something moving very very fast behind the church but we couldn¹t see it clearly, it moved ungodly fast. I looked in my rearview mirror and I thought I saw something go by a lighted tree, then we lost it for a little bit. After we were shining the light on it, I was holding the mag light and I was shaking so bad dI actually dropped it My buddy who was sitting in back of my hatchback car said what¹s that, and in tall weeds on the side of the road were two yellow eyes, kind of slanted in a way. It didn¹t have a long snout like a dog, but the snout was narrow. It wasn¹t human and wasn¹t dog. It wasn¹t flatfaced like human, all I saw was hair underneath what I presumed to be a jaw. Like a cape or mane. From what I saw, it was kind of slender in stature, not beefy, I would guess 210-220 pounds. The head reminded me of a canine shape, the kind of triangle-looking head. It was looking completely straight on at us. It could have had ears but was too dark to see them. So whether they sat farther back or not I¹m not sure. I¹ve seen pictures of Bigfoot but I don¹t think this was Bigfoot. That night I got home and I was so intrigued and freaked out I sat down and Googled “Dogman” and got your website. I had the distinct feeling that this thing wanted to hurt us. Maybe it might be the fear of the unknown.Might have been the fact that it was slightly hunched. . I was a skeptic before last night. Four guys saw the exact same thing. Another rthing the second time when we left the eyes were behind the car, the guy looking back thought he saw something come and go from two to four legs. This is not the first time a friend of mine has seen it. He¹s been there two times, he showed us where it was. He was very very quiet. It was not a human in a suit or a bear. I¹ll put a Bible on what I just said. Two reasons it wasn¹t a human. It could maneuver well on four legs, and just moved so fast. (The building) didn¹t have graffiti on its exterior. Never saw the back of the building so didn¹t notice if any was there. I believe there is a swamp somewhere around there. I heard there was more than one of these things. Some person said there were four or five of them. One of my friends that went with us said him and a couple of buddies were driving by in a Firebird very slowly and they saw the eyes and it chased after them and put scratches in the trunk of his car. But I didn¹t see that. This is really, really goofy. I¹d like to go back with a video camera. I am majoring in radiology, so I know enough about the body systems and anatomy to tell about the features. I didn¹t notice any reproductive organs, there was a lot of hair in that area. This thing didn¹t get any closer than 40 feet, but when I fired the car up the guy in back said it went down on all fours and went really fast. I didn¹t see the eyes until we flashed the light on it. I don¹t think this was paranormal, it was biological. Not ghostly. I was not aware that others things like this were going on at the time I saw this thing. The only reason I refer it to a dogman is the fact that I have heard through local legend that it was a dogman. So, I really had no idea that there were other sightings of dogmen or the body style it had.” – John MAY 27 2006 MANWOLF SPOTTED ON BRAY ROAD IN 2004 Eating my words as dutifully noted in my blog, I must counter both my oft-repeated admonition that the Manwolf has not been reported seen on Bray Road for ten years or so, and the idea that no one who has ever gone out intentionally looking for the creature has succeeded in finding it. A 47-year old registered nurse from Greendale, her 16-year old daughter and 16-year old friend (they were 45, 14 and 14 at athe time of the sighting) have told me that they saw what was definitely the Manwolf while driving down Bray Road about 8:30 p.m. October 30, 2004, for the express purpose of trying to scare the daughter’s friend, Kevin. The woman and her daughter do not wish to be identified, but I have interviewed them at length in person and found them to be very credible witnesses. The woman is trained in anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, and they estimate the creature was no farther than 9 feet away from them and illuminated in the headlights of their car. “We had been looking for it for years,” said the woman as we sat at her kitchen table drinking iced tea. “(My daughter’s) friend Kevin had never been to Bray Road so she wanted to scare him,” the woman told me. “We arrived about 8:30, drove up and down the road a few times, drove around Bowers Road…the whole thing was a lark. We went back onto Bray Road, driving slowly and under the speed limit, when something popped out of the corn about two miles down the road, heading toward Elkhorn. “It stepped right out of the corn and it looked aggressive. We all screamed very loud, I put my foot on the gas, and we went away as fast as we could and did not go back. I was a wreck, I was shaking. What I saw doesn’t make sense. A quadruped has its legs “backward’ for speed and agility. But this creature had large powerful thigh muscles and its knee was backward (note from Linda: witnesses often say knee was backward, not realizing the canid’s “heel” is at approximately the same height as our knee). It was covered in fur, with heavier fur on its back. It was dark in color but tipped silvery gray. It was in the oncoming lane of traffic so we were less than nine feet away, max. It was not a personin a suit, it was way too tall (about seven feet) way too brawny, and its eyes were glittery and dark, they had no sclera or whites like a human eye in a mask would have. It’s head was big, almost too big for its body. It had an elongated snout, but pointy, not rounded like a Lab’s. “It stood there, and then it hunched over into an aggressive stance. It’s arms were bent at the elbow and forward. I couldn’t see the hands. Its ears were pointed, shaped like a German shepherd’s, but laid back. Compared to your drawing of the indigenous dogman (see pic at right) the musculature on the legs was even heavier. It was looking right at me. I felt it was aggressive and would defend itself viciously. “This wasn’t a dog. Or a wolf. It had canine features but it was something else….something “other.” It was canid. There was this feeling we were not safe. And we didn’t get a picture although we had cameras all over that car…video, digital, disposable, we were prepared. But when we saw it, we all just screamed in unison and then I floored it.” The woman said she was not drinking any alcohol and does not do drugs. She has had a few incidents in her life she considers “somewhat” paranormal, but has never seen anything definite like this. All three witnesses saw the creature at the same time and agreed on its appearance. I will be interviewing Kevin by phone. Below are scans of her own drawings.
posted 5-28-06 SIGHTING NEAR CHILTON CIRCA 1995 I saw something that still has me wondering what it was. It was in the mid 90’s, just west of Chilton, Wisconsin….about 2 1/2 miles. I worked the mid shift at a nearby factory. Generally, after my shift I would drive around the countryside to unwind, before going home. On this particular morning, I was going to stop at a friends house, as he also worked a second shift at another factory. As I drove along the road to my friends house, I saw a deer on the road, and stopped in time to not hit it. It was froze in my headlights, so I gave a light sounding on the horn of my truck. This startled the animal, and it ran off. I proceeded along the road, when I noticed two red spots, looked like eyes, as they were an almond shape. I could’nt make out a body, but it was in the ditch, and looked to be 7′ or more tall. I kept driving, when suddenly there were two more deer in the road, directly in front of me. I braked, and they just stood there, looking at my headlights. One was facing west, and the other was facing east. I broke and the truck I was driving stopped just in time as to have the front bumper gentley tap the deer, knocking it into the second deer, and both to the road. They both just layed there. I had to get out of my truck, and startle them into getting up, at which time they ran off into a field. As I was returning to my truck, I looked back to where I saw the red eyes, and did’nt see them, but I heard something running on the road toward me. I did’nt wait around to let it catch up to me, I got in the truck, locked the doors, and began driving away. As I started to move, I heard a clunk on the back of my truck. I don’t know to this day what the clunk was. I was carrying nothing in the box of the pick up truck that would have rolled back as I drove off. I went to my friends house, and he had already gone to bed….so the hunt was off for that night. The next day, I told a fellow about the incident, and described the location of the incident. He informed me that there was a pet cemetary in that area, and there was something like what I described living in that area that guards the pet cemetery. Is this sort of thing real?. I also spoke to the county police about it, but I think they might have believed I was loopy, or something. I never got a report back on what it was. You can email back if you think this information is worth anything. Mark MOST RECENT SIGHTING APRIL 25, 2006, East of Powers Lake in Kenosha County, Wisconsin Currently under investigation, I am interviewing a high-security clearance employee of Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee who sighted the Manwolf three times now, twice in mid-February and then again April 25 while making his drive to work in the wee hours of the morning. The creature was spotted at approximately 3 a.m. and on the same 3-6 mile stretch of road each time. It was first observed crouching in the ditch, then rising easily to stand on two legs with its arms at its sides “much like a human’s.” According to the witness, who has observed it at close range and in several positions, it very closely resembles my sketch at right except the tail is longer and fuller, “about 18 inches,” he estimates. He has seen the creature cross the road on all fours, as well, and estimated it was at least five feet long from nose to rump, and its back stood almost three feet off the ground. It appeared unafraid of him, and stared at him with yellow, glowing eyes. When it stood, it appeared slightly hunched over, as many other witnesses have said. I was contacted by a relative of his, who said the man has been a steadfast nonbeliever in the supernatural, and the relative coaxed him into talking to me. I am planning to stake out the exact road location in the very near future. In the meantime, the man is now carrying a camera on his way to work. Stay tuned! Post script: Exactly one week after the April 25 sighting, a friend with a night-equipped videocamera and I cruised the exact sighting locale from between 2 am and 4 am but were unsuccessful at sighting anything but three deer, a fox and several cats. We’ll be trying again. – LG May 13, 2006 AREA RESIDENT with strange experience in E. Walworth Cty/ W. Kenosha Cty. sightings area I have been through the area many times at night, I work for the railroad. There is a sideing near there we call “Midway” at Honey Creek road, I never saw anything there but got weird feelings sitting there waiting for a passing train. Very strong, weird feelings like being watched and pure evil. One day, during daylight, leaving there southbound we were coming into Burlington, and I saw crossing the tracks what I thought was a bear, it was big, to big to be a dog, moving slowly like I would picture a bear to move, all black ,and on all fours, unconcerned about an oncoming train. As it went down the embankment it disappeared into the marsh and I lost sight of it. The “bear” sighting could possibly be explained somehow, but the weird feelings, at Midway, were very strong. I did not want to leave the engine! I have never experienced feelings llike that before. There was no reason for them, I just knew I did not want to get out of the locomotive there. I have spent plenty of time in the northern woods of Wisconsin, never felt afraid, but something there sure has me spooked! Posted May 6, 2006: Animal “Looked Inside” Him HEARD YOU ON C2C LAST SATURDAY NIGHT ON MANWOLF SUBJECT . I WORK STEADY AFTERNOON SHIFT . ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AROUND THE FIRST OF MARCH I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND I ALWAYS AND STILL DO TAKE A SIDE ROAD OFF OF THE MAIN HIGHWAY . THE AREA IS AS THEY SAY OUT IN THE STICKS . IF YOU HAVE A ROAD ATLAS I WORK IN MIDDLEFIELD OHIO WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN GEAUGA COUNTY FOM STATE ROUTE 88 EASTBOUND I TURNED SOUTH ONTO HOFFMAN NORTON ROAD MAYBE A HALF MILE BEFORE THE INTERSECTION WITH BRISTOL CHAMPION ROAD THIS IS A VERY DESOLATED HEAVY WOODED AND HILLY MOSTLY NOW PUBLIC WILD LIFE AREA TRUMBULL COUNTY HAS A HISTORY OF BEING LOACATED ON A STONE AGE INDIAN BURIAL GROUND THERE ARE AMISH HOMES SCATTERED IN THIS AREA ALSO . MY HIGHBEAMS SHOWN A LARGE AND I MEAN VERY LARGE ANIMAL IT WAS ON ALL FOURS BUT I WOULD GUESS IT WAS EVERY BIT OF SIX FEET LONG FROM ITS HEAD TO ITS BUTT NOT COUNTING ITS VERY BUSHY TAIL AND STOOD AT LEAST THREE FEET HIGH ON ALL FOURS TO ITS BACK AND SHOULDERS IT JUMP INTO THE DITCH AND AS THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD I STOPPED AND ANGLED MY CAR SO MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHINE ON HIM HE WAS BEAUTIFUL SILVERY GRAY AND WHITE AND HIS FACE WAS WHITE I WAS GLUED UPON THIS MAGNIFICENT ANIMAL A FULL BLOODED CHEROKEE FRIEND OF MINE AT WORK SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A WOLF HE MADE NO THREATENING MOVES TOWARD ME OR MY CAR I DID NOT GET OUT NOR ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN HIS STARE SORT OF LOOKED INSIDE ME IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE AT ALL THANKYOU FOR YOU WORK AND TIME Joe Posted May 6, 2006: Kettle Moraine, Washington County WI 1970 Dear Linda: I very much enjoyed listening to you speak on the Ian Punnitt show April 29th. Let me start off by telling you how grateful I am that you are compiling this information on the werewolves of Southeastern Wisconsin. Hearing about your book jarred my memory about an experience that I had more than thirty years ago as a teen living in that area. You no doubt have been receiving much mail but if you do have the time, I hope you can consider my story. We were a group of around five or six friends and family (all older teens) who were camping over night at a private campground on a small lake in the Kettle Moraine State Forest region of Washington County, Wisconsin. The year was approximately 1970, in midsummer. The nearest town was Kewaskum. It was very rural farmland mixed with deciduous and pine forests. We chose to relocate our campsite a little bit further from the main campground in a secluded, natural, practically circular, clearing. We liked this spot because of the unusual shape and the fact that it contained a sort of carved-out depression in the center. Here we wished to build a fire and hang out. The sun began to set. As we built our fire, roasting hotdogs and singing, someone happened to remark upon the primordial setting and how we resembled a group of ancient peoples who may have done just what we were doing thousands of years ago. Time passed and the hour was 10 p.m. or so and we began to exchange spooky stories. The sky was very clear and there was an abundance of shooting stars. Also, the moon was so bright we could actually see quite a bit although we were far from any city lights. Everything grew very quiet. There were crickets, of course, but no other folks were around – only us. Suddenly from off in the woods we heard the sound of something coming toward us, breathing heavily. This area had long ago become devoid of any large wild animals. Pieces of wood were crackling and breaking as it walked. We could hear large, trudging footsteps in the underbrush and a loud, snarling, huffing, puffing breathing sound. It did not sound like an animal, but more human. Soon we also heard twigs snapping and the creature, whatever it was, getting closer and closer to the edge of the woods and near our clearing. It let out several bloodcurdling growls and was so close we were terrified. That was all it took for us to be so shaken that we gathered up all of our gear and ran out of there as fast as we could so the creature could not get us. It really was trying to chase us out of its spot, I believe. None of us slept the entire night. I have been in camping situations where young men try to scare you but they are usually in groups or drunk and end up showing themselves and causing trouble. This was one creature against several of us and it showed no fear. I am sorry to say that we did not get a glimpse. At that time everyone knew about Bigfoot so we assumed that is what we had encountered. We talked about it but never found out what was out there until I heard of your research. Could this possibly have been the man-dog? Could we have accidentally conjured something up due to our youth or presence in that particular place? I am a 53 year old school teacher living in Los Angeles, California. Thank you for taking the time to read this. – Sarah Posted May 6, 2006: Michigan Man’s Sighting, Flint, 1973, and California Bedroom Experience I¹ve seen this this once, maybe twice in my lifetime and a dear friend of mine also encountered it too. Let me start with when I was a teenager- I was staying with my Uncle Jay and Aunt Shell in the summer of 1973. I was between my sophomore and junior year in high school. My Uncle drove a local grocery delivery truck, Pampania¹s I think, in the Flint Michigan area. I loved hanging out with him, driving around delivering produce, fruit, stuff like that. Every night we took the truck back to this fenced in truck park, and we drove home in his car. Well, late on a Thursday night (about 11:30), we were headed up the winding road that snaked around the hill up to the truck park, and we both saw what we thought was a big dog on the side of the road, pawing at something. As we got closer, I saw the thing was rooting and licking something with tongue and snout. Then the SOB stood up. This was no dog! My Uncle slowed to a crawl (not quite stopping) and hit the high beams, and what I saw scared me so bad that I couldn¹t even get a scream out! It was a MAN, covered in short, black fur, clearly well muscled with the head of a German Sheppard or wolf. I could hardly breathe. It¹s eyes were yellowey-orange colored, a well muscled abdomen and thighs and was clearly (if you get my drift) a tugid MALE. We didn¹t make a sound but started to roll by, when it lunged across the access road in a single leap. We got to the top of the hill, and my Uncle went into the guard hut in the middle of the fenced in area to turn in his keys and do whatever. He came back with the keys to the Ford and we drove back down the hill. As we neared the sight where we saw the dog-man, he pulled it over, and reached under the seat and got out a Colt Python .44 magnum handgun, checked the ammo in the revolver and told me to lock the door after him. I was not to do anything, including get out of the car, no matter what I was or heard, he said, and he was dead serious. After a few minutes, he called me to him, and he pointed to the side of the road. There was a fresh ( I know, I used to hunt and fish a lot) deer carcass, with the haunches torn away, and the poor things guts spilled out behind it. We just went home that night but were very careful the rest of the summer, never seeing the dog-man again. My other encounter is quite a bit murkier, so I¹ll go on and tell you about what Casey saw. I was in the Marines and my duty station was the USS Tarawa(LHA-1) where I was the Combat Cargo officer. We were in t he yards, and the ship was in dry-dock at the time. Some of my buddies (navy officer types) were detailed to the USS Mobile to finish out their Engineering (engine room) qualifications, and one of them was a close friend, Ensign Matt Stephenson. His wife, Casey, was pregnant and a diabetic, so her health was not the best. She wasn¹t dying or anything, just had, you know, the problems a young otherwise healthy person with this disease would would have. Anyway, Matt asked me and a couple of other officers to phone in and check in on Casey from time to time. We all loved her to death, like a little sister, so it was no problem at all. I was sharing a rented house in Long Beach with 2 other guys, and was dead asleep on a Saturday night when I got a frantic, panic, off the chain phone call from Casey, around 2 am. She was crying so hard she couldn’t talk, repeating over and over for me to ³get here for Gods sake². Well, I pulled on my sweat suit, and jumped in the car and speed off. When I got the apartment, at first she wouldn¹t answer the door, then wouldn¹t let me in. finally, I threatened to call the police and she let me in. What she told me chilled my…well you know. She had been asleep, and woke up feeling that she was being watched. She said she was very thirsty, and groggy. She shook her head to wake up and saw 2 orange-red eyes, about 6 foot up in t he air, at the foot of her bed. Casey said she was frozen in fear, and that she didn¹t remember any noise like something coming into the apartment. She kept a baseball bat next to the bed, leaning against the nightstand. Matt had put in a touch lamp on the stand before he left, so all you had to do to turn the thing on or off was touch the base. She did, and grabbed the bat. At the foot of the bed ( at least this is how she described it, I swear to God) was tall MAN covered in short, black fur with a dogs or wolfs head. Like the Egyptian god Annubis! She said it was built like brick sh**house, very muscular, and, I¹m lying here, in ³state of obvious physical sexual agitation². Casey is a Nurse, and that¹s how she put it. She cocked the bat back to defend herself, and the thing, in ONE LEAP, jumped out the bedroom window, smashing the screen outward, along with the curtains. I saw the window my self. Casey is very short and was VERY pregnant, and could not have done this herself. The rest of us guys took turns sleeping on the couch over there till Matt came home, about six weeks later. I don¹t if she told him, he never said anything. I believe what Casey told me: I think what she saw was really in that bedroom that night. Well that¹s it. Mail me if you want details, but that¹s basically it. The thing about the incident with Casey is that the next morning I went out to the yard below the apartment and found the screen. It was smashed to bits, but I didn¹t touch it. We called the San Diego PD and they came over and thought we were nuts, until one of the officers examined the screen. He found some animal (!!!) fur and blood and called the, what we would call CSI people, and they came. They took the screen, dusted the bedroom and asked Casey some more questions. Never heard from them again. I have other friends and relatives in Michigan who have seen this thing, and it¹s really got me puzzled. I am an electrical engineer with an MBA, and I believe that if you can¹t measure anything physical about a phenomena, it doesn¹t exist. I don¹t believe in UFO¹s ghosts, telepathy, and junk like that. But because of my class work in quantum physics, I think something is going on with what we call paranormal, but it is perfectly explainable as a quantum interaction phenomena. If nothing else you can cop to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and say you just don¹t know what you know! But this thing, Jesus! What is it, Linda? It can¹t be a hallucination, I know too many who have seen EXACTLY THE SAME CRITTER! I will follow your work with interest- Russell Posted May 6, 2006
Possible Dogman Sighting posted 4/28/06 : My friends and I about 20 years ago had a very strange encounter when walking late at night down a rural road not far out of town. It’s farm country and there was a corn field to the west of us and also to the east of the road. There was something in the corn making panting noises like a large dog that is very hot. It crossed the road behind us and seemed to marking pace with us as we went north. It was late, around 2 am, and it frightened us to say the least because it was so dark we couldn’t see far in front or our own faces and just the dark outlines of the corn fields and close road shrubs. There was a moon but there was very few peeks of light because of the cloudy early summer night and I remember it was very warm out, can not recall if there was a full moon. We could hear it moving through the field. One of the guys had enough and chucked a fist-sized rock chest high straight at where he thought the sound was coming from and made a direct hit with something very solid that yelped and then howled like a injured dog. Then it growled, LOUDLY, a bit further off. We took off running because the house we were heading to was close now. Before that, we did see some yellow eyes at one point that we thought were in a low tree when the moon had peeked out and though I did not see it myself, one of the guys thought that it was standing upright under the tree and not in it, about the height of a tall man. And there was a roadkill kind of smell in the air. That was one long walk, about a mile and a half and when I see the people who were with me, less now that we’re older and have moved on with our separate lives, we still nervously mention it to each other. . And yes, we had a few drinks, that’s why we were walking in the first place, but I know I was not at all drunk because I hate alcohol, I just couldn’t drive a stick-shift, the only car my boyfriend had at the time, so we had to hoof it. It appeared to be a canine, but I never got a look at it, my supposition is from the sounds it made. The writer asked that the exact location not be posted, but it occurred in southwestern Michigan, not near the usual northwestern sites. Speedy Quadruped, March 2004, between Lake Geneva and Kenosha WI, Received February 2006 Ok here’s our event. It was on a Friday sometime March of 2004, whenever spring break was for the University. Myself, a friend Adam, and another friend Ryan were going to Las Vegas for the week. Since we were going with another friend from Chicago, we decided to fly out of O’Hare. Our flight was at like 5am so we decided to head down the night before. We left Whitewater early that evening took 12 to Lake Geneva and then got on Highway 50 to Kenosha, then I-94 to Chicago. Anyways, I was driving my car 97′ Cavalier along Highway 50. Just as I was approaching the top of a little hill on the road (not sure exactly where), something flashed in front of my car. I hit the breaks quick, but it was too late. I thought I should have hit whatever it was, but there was nothing. No thud, no clunk, Nothing. Beside the fact that I should have hit it, my friend Adam and I, knew whatever it was, we had never seen anything like that before. The other friend Ryan was on his cell phone and didn’t see, but yelled at us because he thought we were playing a joke. The reason this thing was out of the ordinary was its features. For one, it was taller than a large dog. We thought at first it could have been a dog, but the size was tremendous. Another was its coat. It had this long grey, thick coat that just flashed as it crossed my headlights. And finally, I don’t know how it moved so fast to get past the front of the car. My goodness, it was there, then gone again. The whole rest of the way we tried to explain to our friend what we saw, > but he wasn’t buying it. Even when we got to Chicago and told our other friends, they thought we were nuts. I know I saw something, just not sure > what. After our trip from Vegas, we tried to find any information loose > animals or other sitings but nothing. Obviously, we didn’t look mysterious things, but had we , we might not have gotten this story too you so past > due. > Then, as I said before, I got a fax from Adam and asked what I thought, > and figured we’d send you our story. Well, your about the only person that could possibly believe us. So thanks again for all your research and work. – Sincerely, Jeff |
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Unknown Biped…Michigan Dogman?…near Manistee, Michigan, 1986, Received February 2006 This happened in the fall of 1986, when I was stationed in Manistee. I left the Manistee Army recruiting station late and was driving home, to Ludington. I always took the back road, as US 31 takes too long. It was early fall and was dark. The deer was out, so I had to be careful while I was driving. This was farm country and the deer graze in the fields. I saw a reflection of my headlights off to the left of me in a darkened field. They appeared to be eyes. But, they stood too high to be deer and too far apart, also. I saw it run across and the leap was incredible. It leaped only three times. Far greater a leap then any animal could. And leaped across the two lane road easily. It was too dark to see a shape, but from the position from the eyes, there is no animal that it could be. I know that this was not a deer. And from what I could tell, it was a lot taller then me. I am 6¹2². I do not know if anybody has or had any experience like this. As for the color of its eyes, somehow, the color yellow comes to mind. Remember that it was almost 20 years ago when I saw that. I am an outdoorsman (although in recent years, I have not been out) and know animals. So, when I saw that, it surprised me of the leaping ability. And the eyes, I do remember that they were not like any animals that I have seen before. And the height of the creature was a lot higher then any animal. I do remember that I saw both eyes, as if it was looking at me, the whole time. That, along with the leaping ability, is what I will never forget.- Ray Greenway |
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West Virginia Canid? Received December 2005 To who it may concern, I live in a small town in northern West Virginia, right between Ohio and Pennsylavania. Since I was a kid, we’ve heard rumors that an unknown beast has lived in some wooded areas near my home; It has the same discription of similar sightings and what not, except we don’t think its a bigfoot. Those who have seen the illeged beast said it ran like a dog, and seems to be carnivorous… There were several dogs missing and some of them came up half eaten in the woods. I don;t know what many scientists opinions are, but I don;t know of any animal that would eat a dog, most animals fear them. Anyways, I would appreciate if you send me what you know.. I might want to investigate this myself. Sincerely, Sylvia |
| Biped Manwolf in SE Wisconsin March 12 2006
I dont recall if you remember my saying so but awhile back, I took a new stance on the whole werewolf-type-creature after nearly flattening one with my 2 door car. Well, today, again, on the same road, I AGAIN encountered it under similar conditions in about the same location (within 50 feet). Yes, on two feet. It was certianly bi-pedal at the time…and again, it took place not more than 50-100 feet from where I encountered it awhile back.Here’s what I believed I seen this morning…3am. It was slightly foggy, and I was traveling a road I travel twice daily, and know it well. I suddenly sensed an animal-like presence, and instinctively braked in case of a deer (I’m what people refer to as a sensitive, empath, psychic, what-not). I suddenly felt two eyes on me and looked to my left, and I saw not more than 15 feet away a large, pale-brown (hairy/furry??) creature standing there, maybe 5 to 6 feet in size. It was tall and lankey, but yet oddly muscular in size, almost a rounded look to it, too, like it was streamlined for wind resistance. I barely noticed the to ears as my gaze was caught in its eyes…the eyes I remember very well. Large, and alert. A semi-resmeblant face of a human, but largly distorted in some way. It stood, and stared, shoulders slightly hunched forward, arms in front of itself (though it looked to be able to throw the shoulders back, like they were a movable joint??) In anycase I was too startled to stop, and on my way home, a local farmers pet had been mauled to deat by what police told me looked like either another large dog or wolf or bear. they had the area taped off and wouldn’t talk much about it to me. I plan to run an investigation intothe potential of this being a real, tangible creature, in the next month sometime. – Mike (Note: I’m still waiting to hear back about the exact location of this sighting but it was in SE Wisconsin – Linda) |
| Another Michigan Dog Man, St. Joseph County, March 21, 2006
Hello, I just was wondering if there was more resent sightings of Dog Man? Also this looks like what my friend and I saw around our area. I live in a farming community and one night my girlfriend was outside on a warm summer night, we heard this heavy footing coming through the corn field. When this Dog like thing leaped up on a shed and looked at us with this growl. I have never seen anything like this before. This sighting that you’ve seen is a Werewolf? They have keen senses also leap and they walked on there hind legs. When my friend and I saw this, we were frighten and my friend told me, a day earlier, was chased through the corn field by it. She never reported it because people around here would not believe it. Please e-mail me back I would love to hear more about this and also maybe come to the area and look around. I have small group of 6 people that have a interest in things like this. We gave our group the name of Michigan Haunts and the Unexplained. The Man Wolf we saw never hurt us he was passing and I think he knew that we were not going to bother it, but wanted us to know he was there. Please let me know thanks – Pam (2nd letter) Hi Linda, Was very happy to get your e-mail. Yes, this happened just before the New Year, about Oct. first 2 weeks, 2005. This time, I had gone to her home. St. Joseph county. She lives out in the country as I do, but 30 min, away. It was dark and the air thick. We were talking outside and heard heavy ft. coming through the corn. ‘we’, were not alone. Dogs were uneasy and the cats were hissing. Our hair stood up behind our necks. It was very fast it leaped on the shed and what I saw was him up on hind legs. But, by that time we were both moving for the door to the house. We still are shocked by what we saw and we really haven’t told a lot of people of this, or reported it. My husband does not know this. She has a lot of cats outside, Some were coming up dead, also rabbit. The night before she was outside and I really am not ,sure why she was in the corn ,but it chased her through the corn. She had called me that night to let me know what happen and I was going to go out there, but she said no. If I need you I’ll call. Linda I believe in this, and have had many things happen that I don’t understand, This dog man, been watching and he wanted to make his presents known. And he did. One night maybe 4 weeks ago, I was going to work. It was 3rd shift, so I left around 9:30 when I went outside, [I live in the country also we are farmers] I felt like I was being watched, in fact I was in danger. I ran to the car, about 100 ft. from our deck. Got in the car, put it in gear and left. I did not look up to see what it could be, I just drove. I have not had any problems since, but do at night sense something is not right. – Pam note: for more on the Michigan Dog Man, see weirdmichigan.com |
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a few acquaintances. But the husband, Lenny Faytus, recognized my husband’s name when he stopped in to pick up our Friday night fish fry carryouts the week before last, and asked if I would call him to talk about a sighting. I did, of course, and was excited about it because it does help corroborate the first sighting to have another so similar and so close in time and location.
eyes set made me think of a human face, I could not see the ears, I remeber the mouth to be narrow but I dont recall seeing a nose on the end of the “snout”. All I could really tell about the eye color was yellow, and the eyes were a little slanted. I think it may have been some light reflection off its eyes. It has a very big forehead. When I saw the picture on your website of the sketched dogman, It didnt really look like that.
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[…] The screaming stopped, and the canine cryptid ran off as soon as the car approached, making it hard for Matt to parse out too many details. The car then stopped behind Matt, turning out to be a police officer, who proceeded to ask the college student, “Are you the one who called?” Apparently, though, the officer wasn’t checking up on any screaming, only on concerns coming from the earthquake itself. Still, after the officer left to investigate the neighborhood further, Matt would hear the same noise intermittently throughout the rest of the night, and indeed, a handful of nights afterward as well.[7] […]
being a person who used to be in the occult, the connection is there… a werewolf is someone demon possessed who is transformed by the demon usually into a werewolf… it was stated that the area this beast is seen has alot of satanic rituals, so it wouldnt surprise me if that is the connection to the beast… the person will also get to a point that it feels more natural to be the werewolf and will no longer change back to human form…
[…] modernos que estavam aparecendo. Linda estava recebendo a história de um Cachorrão que namorava de volta a nada menos que 1936. Claramente, qualquer que fosse a fera, eles tinham uma longa história na área – embora, ao […]
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[…] encounters that were appearing. Linda was on the receiving end of a story of a Dogman that dated back to no less than 1936. Clearly, whatever the beast were, they had a long history in the area – albeit, it seems, in a […]
Theres probably hardly anywhere within the continental United States,that we have not already desecrated and trampled Native American burial grounds and we continuously and relentlessly still do and have been doing so for a several hundred years at least…
And so all these Moth Men and Bigfoot and Dog beasts and Jersey Devils and Lizard Humanoids ect ect and maybe even Ghosts and Poltergeists and who knows what else as well,could actually be inter-dimensional protectors from another reality,conjured relatively long ago by Native American Shaman, for horrifying vengeance against those who thoughtlessly tear asunder their ancestral lands and ancestors graves…
How would we feel, if say for instance, the Chinese came over here and bulldozed over and built upon our parents and grand parents cemeteries?!
Well thats exactly what we have done and are still doing every moment of every day,so sad…
Yes, that has always been true.
I suppose if a person was killed by a werewolf and dragged away to its subterranean lair, we would never know it even happened,except for the multitude of continuous missing persons reports…
Any large predator in the area will make birds act that way. I have not received a report from there but it doesn’t mean there’s nothing there. Keep your eyes peeled 😉
Hello, I am just wondering if you’ve heard if any unusual accounts in the Lake Kegobsa State Park area? I ask becausr in August I was camping with my daughter and I woke up at 3:10am and everythibg eas silent but at exactly 3:20am (according to my watch) every animal in the forest started going crazy. It lasted for a couple of minutes and then just as abruptly as it started, the noises stopped and all was silent again.
What could have prompted all the animals, owls and other birds to act up like that out of nowhere?
Hi I’ve written 3 books since Real Wolfmen: American Monsters, Monsters Among Us and I Know What I Saw. The last one was just released. You can find them all on amazon. Thanks so much for your interest!
Will you ever write a sequel to real wolfman? You seem to have easily enough new sightings.
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It sounds like a classic dogman, Samuel, and my next book is titled, “I Know What I Saw” because so many witnesses say that. They do seem very interested in farm animals and will often hole up in old or abandoned out building. The growl much more than howl. You were probably wise to move. Coincidentally, Washington County in Wisconsin is also a frequent site of encounters. Thank you much for sharing and please let me know if you have questions.
Washington County, KY is a very old place. My family settled there in the late 1700s. I was living in a 220 year old house 8 miles out of town alone and working 2nd shift. I carried a Ruger .45 auto and the only other structure on the 3 mile lane I lived on was a dairy farm. Well, one nite I came home about 2am and walked down the lane as I usually did, smoking before I went in the house. I was texting a friend. This would have been in 2014. Summer. I heard a noise to my left and saw this massive creature walking om two legs. Long snout and pointy ears. Barrell chested and its back legs kicked back like a dogs. It put one arm around a utility pole with a dim light on it and was surveying the dairy cattle. I drew down on it with the .45 but held my fire as I got the feeling the gun would simply alert it to my presence and piss it off. I was downwind so it never saw me. After a couple tense moments it dropped to all fours and bounded over an 8 foot fence like a deer. It was crazy. Now there was an old cellar out in back of the house and it was hewn out of the rock on the hillside. It had a door on it that was pried open. It smelled of dead animals. The house had light sensors on the back that would come on during the night and I kept hearing growling noises. I moved out shortly thereafter. It was about a 50yd walk from my driveway to the side door and I was just sure this thing was going to be laying for me one nite. I kept rhe pistol jacked and in my hand at all times at nite. When I found my groundhog torn to pieces I moved out the same day. Stayed in a hotel in town for a while.
Now I know what people were going to say
So I just didnt talk about it. But I know what I saw and I don’t care what anyone thinks, I KNOW they exist.
Hi Kristi, I would love to see your photo and talk more about the details. You might be interested to know I’ve had other fairly recent reports from right around there that one person described as a “black shadow” wolf. I’m trying to put some of these together for a blog post. Thanks so much, and please send directly to me at lindagodfrey99@gmail.com.
I was with my husband making deliveries and we were out by Eagle wisconsin near Town line rd and we drove past this empty lot that was for sale and i looked i yelled turn around so we did i got a pic of what looks to be huge wolf thing under a large tree i tried getting a second picture but it ran off it was size of bear but looked more like a wolf
Thanks and please feel free to write me about details at lindagodfrey99 (at) gmail.com. When it occurred, description and actions of creature, etc. Looking forward!
Dixon Illinois, sighting meadows park by wooden wonderland
Yes, many other witnesses have seen that behavior, as well as the reverse when it is first seen on four legs and then rises to stand or run upright.
I’ve seen it. It does not always go on two legs. When it stalks, it goes on all four legs.
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Thanks for your comments and apologies for my error. I will be sure to leave out the word “province” in the future. Best regards…Linda
Hello,
The London Fortean Society recently posted this blog entry. I found it quite fascinating. At what point you mention werewolf sightings in “Quebec province.’ Being Quebecois, I can attest that werewolves are very much ingrained withing our folk history. There was a fairly good film entitled “Le poil de la bête” that touched upon the reasons why werewolves became part of our folklore.
As an aside, I would like to kindly request that instead of referring to the province of my birth as “Quebec, Province” that you just refer to it as Quebec or Quebec, Canada. To my mind, I don’t see any logical reason to include province. Thanks!
Thanks for your nice comments, and yes I have reports from all over PA and will be featuring one particular area in my next book, right now in production at the publisher. As for Lon, we’ve corresponded for some time and in fact I’ll be on his podcast this Friday night https://www.facebook.com/events/477954395941495/
Hi Linda,
I’m a Coast listener and I love when you’re on, makes for such a fun interesting evening.
Anyhow I was curious if you’ve ever worked with Lon Strickler and looked into the numerous and rising number of sightings in Central/Western PA down as far as perhaps into West Virginia.
I’m in Law Enforcement (work nights and in heavily wooded areas) and patrol an area where there have been numerous sightings (as accounted by Lon) and the area is also known for Bigfoot sightings as well. I have yet to see anything out of the ordinary myself, but find the topic fascinating.
Have you had many reports from the Western/Central PA area? and Have you ever spoken with Lon (who seems to be very professional and thorough)? If not looking into both may be worth your time.
Take Care
By ri do you mean in Rhode Island? Can you describe any more of your sighting?
Had a sighting deep ri woods me and friend up close
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Do you mean packs of upright canids? Not that I know of in Kansas, but there have been other places such as Maine.
Thanks for writing!
Possibly you can help me with a rather disturbing question: In the lower midwest (Kansas), have there ever been, to your knowledge, any recorded incidents of packs of canids? I’m thinking back to around 25-30 years ago.
Did you have an experience?
Not sure if something like this happened to me, but…
Cliff I really appreciate and thank you for all your kind comments. There are others that have come to many of the same conclusions you have, and I keep an open mind to them. I don’t really favor any one theory over another since I have no real proof for any of the ideas that have been suggested over the years. But I still like to hear the different ways people make sense of this creature, and you are right about the many instances of very old legends of dog-headed, upright creatures. Thanks for sharing your views!
Thanks again for your very clear notes and ideas about this subject that is so often very hard to understand. You offer some very apt metaphors. I have been studying these things for some time and think you have really nailed your points about the distortions that would be caused by differing densities, and I would add also to our perception of these other densities in comparison to our own. It explains why our photos of the creatures often have a warped quality. And no, I never thought that original news article would lead to any such speculation but the subject is so much more interesting to me now that it has!
Greetings oh Queen of strange and wonderful happenings. I was listening to Vic Cundiff of dogman encounters recently . He had on a guest who collects dogman stories for a hobby and reports to Vic occasionally . He spoke with a older man who found a dead dogman in a draw on his ranch years ago . He said it had pups judging by the teats on its belly (and the baby one in a nearby tree) , but he also said it had breasts like a human woman.
Fast forward to a podcast with Melba Ketchum from January this year. Seems Dr. Ketchum has sold out her lab business and has nothing to lose anymore and had some pretty interesting things to say . She has a dogman on her property which she and her help have both seen up close in the open in the daylight . She watched it until it vanished into thin air . She has done DNA tests on some dogman samples and said that it had human DNA in it . ???????. She seemed to imply that that the dogman was possibly something from the old testament . She a christiian like me .
Now rewind to another show that Vic Cundiff did where the guest had a very close encounter with two cinocephali outside an abandoned mobile home in New Mexico. He also recounted how the kid next door was found across the street in 17 pieces in a field. I think he said the cinocephal wore clothes .
Now go back to Marco Polo and saint Augustine who wrote about dog headed men in Libya and on an island somewhere. Alexander the great wrote about about the cinocephali in north India . 150000 of them in a tribe who were mercenaries ?
In our home we have saint Christopher medals above the openings in our house . Christopher was a cinocephali who was captured by the Romans in a battle in Libya and went to Rome and became a Christian . Then he went back to Libya to Christianize his relatives. Supposed to have turned into a human as a reward from God.
So I’m voting g for these things to be part of the nephilim story . The hybrids that were created by the annunaki . They have human like intelligence and are an abomination .
To further my claims Dr. Ketchum said she had DNA from a lizard man and it had human mito DNA . ……..what say you?
By the way you have the most beautiful angelic voice and mannerisms and I rank you right up there with Vic cundiff as the two people I would most like to have lunch with . Cliff martin
Parallel Universe
Most scientists now support theories that there may be as many as 11 dimensions. That’s six more dimensions of higher than the ones we live in. We, human beings, from Earth, occupy the highest of the lowest of these dimensions, the 3rd and 4th. Now, Astrophysicist have over the past 2 decades or longer have noted that only some 5 percent or less of the universe is observable by our paltry human senses. In other words, all that we hear, taste, smell, see, and touch is only a sliver of what really is. That’s a ton of stuff we not only can’t see, but wouldn’t recognize even if we saw it. I like using existing models as examples. Take earth for instance. Over 70 percent of our planet is covered by water. Now, that medium, water, harbors over 90 percent of all life on earth. In other words, this is really planet water not earth. From a lifeforms look at our planet, a visitor would more than likely study our oceans first since it contains the maximum amount of life. This means that most of the life on the planet swims and not walks. Most of these creatures, if you bring them up from the depths and place them on the beach, resemble nothing that lives on the surface. Furthermore, they don’t look anything like their natural form on land as they do in the water. Now check this out. When you use this same scale of life against the universe, then it makes perfect sense that most of the life in the universe would be living in that larger, ethereal portion of the universe. Just like the jellyfish looks nothing like it’s true self on land as it does in water, so too would a creature from a higher dimension, not resemble anything we would readily recognize if it appeared in our own dimension. Since we are talking about time and time distortions, it may make sense that a person’s time is distorted when in the proximity of such a being or UFO. What are the dimensions we live in? 3rd spacial, and 4th which is time. A higher density being coming into our vicinity would disrupt both of our weaker dimensions like one walking through a still pond and disturbing the Lilly pads as you went.
If UFOS disrupt or pierce dimensions as they travel or warp space, then such a method would disrupt our dimension and may well even leave rifts or hopes in their wake for other lifeforms to walk through.
Funny, I bet you never thought when you started chasing monsters you’d be led to Quantum Physics. (Smile)
Thanks for all of your very thoughtful and incisive comments. I have been “scent-slimed” (last Feb.) while in a known Bigfoot area but no visual evidence of creature close enough to create that smell. And yes, I agree they are extremely intelligent and clever and ancient as well. Elusive in every way!
Cloaked in suspicion
First off I was so surprised, pleasantly so, when your latest book (Monsters Among Us) I pre-ordered showed up three weeks ago on my kindle. It was around 10PM and as fate would have I got right into it. In an hour I was too afraid to go to bed, lol How ya like that, a 55 year old man afraid of the dark again. My wife got up at 4am, found me still reading, and asked if I had stayed up all night. Sheepishly I answered yes. (LOL) Anyway, I’m at your chapter in the book called “Cloaked in Suspicion”. Something hit me reading this passage. What if a detectable by product of the cloaking ability is the horrible smell associated with these creatures. I mean, when one smells this smell they should probably realize they are now in the presence of one of these beings, they just can’t see it. I would also venture to guess we should start using infrared and ultraviolet filters on trial cams when looking to catch these creatures in the act. One thing also seems very apparent from your studies. And it’s the high level of intelligence at play here, An almost ancient intelligence as it seems the beings realize their world could come crashing down it their true nature was ever discovered. This may be the only reason they don’t harm humans. Or, leave human remains around to be discovered. Keep up your great work and I hope to see you soon at one of your events.
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Hi Shadowstar, can you describe what you saw?
I have been trying to find out what it was that me and my mom saw and almost hit back in 2011 between Elroy wi.and Richland center wi. Ever since then and when I googled it’s description the only thing that came up was the Wisconsin werewolf so I went on to try to track it down and have had no luck yet if anyone else has any ideas please let me know I.am.shadowstar @ Gmail.com
Hi Gary, thank you for your very kind comments. I have actually considered your ideas before and others have written me too. I mention this Biblical possibility at the end of American Monsters. I agree that the Bible is nothing if not supernatural, but I think people confuse the fact that various spirit worlds and entities are often discussed and mentioned in the Bible for our edification with the notion that all thoughts about things other than our material world are forbidden and occultic. Sorry I only have time for a short answer here, but regarding your bedroom visitation, these things are more widespread than people know and I have a whole chapter on it in my next book out late September. I agree they are not physical when they appear in your home at night. I have heard people say they have warded off UFOs and cryptid animals by shouting for Jesus to help them, and my next book also has a chapter on a rather spectacular such incident with a Bigfoot (outdoors) where a man was being chased on a footpath in a riverside park. My publisher wishes me to mention these particular encounters only briefly right now, but I hope this is some reassurance that you are not alone in your experience or opinions. Thank you so much for writing!
Dear Linda, when I was five years old I had an encounter with a creature in my bedroom. I called it a bear at the time because I had no other reference, since this was in the 50’s and bigfoot wasn’t widely known yet. The creature was about 6-7 feet tall and completely covered with very dark hair. The eye’s were what frightened me most, they were glowing red and staring at me intently. I thought about this off and on at different times in my life and had almost convinced myself it was dream. I know this was not a dream as I’ve had hundreds of scary dreams in the last sixty years but I can’t remember any of them but I remember this as if it were yesterday. After studying accounts of dogman, bigfoot and other creatures it seems just about all reports are of self illuminating eyes. I believe what I encountered was a demonic being, there’s no way it came through the furnace duct work as I thought it had as a child. After reading thousands of accounts from others and their encounters, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s been some kind of dimensional shift and the doors to the paranormal have been kicked open. I’m a believer in Christ, not a nominal Christian but a sold out, sacrificed my life kind of believer. I find it sad that my fellow believers are some of the most ignorant when it comes to the supernatural. Even though our faith in God and what’s written in the Bible are supernatural most feel it’s taboo to even talk about the unseen. I believe firmly that we haven’t seen anything yet! The time is coming that sightings will be common place and even stranger than the strangest we’ve seen yet. The ancient gods (demons) that were once common are being worshiped again today and this will be the catalyst for what’s coming. It’s been reported and widely known that UFO abductions have been warded off when A person speaks the name of Jesus, do you know of anyone that has broken off an encounter with dogman in this manner? I listen to you every time you’re on the air and have most of your books but I don’t think you’ve ever mentioned this. Thank you for having the guts to address this issue. I trust, respect and admire you for all you do, thank you and may God Bless you and keep you!
Hello Linda, me jimmy. I had an idea about the ” BEASTS” and other cryptids. Bare
with me on this theory but, back in the times of Noah, the Nephilim would mix species to create hybrid creatures and one of the things Jesus said in the Bible about his return is times will just like in the days of Noah. Who’s to say these weren’t created and let free to multiply. Yeah, that sounds crazy but…it all sounds crazy. LOL!
Hello, do you have the source for these incidents? Thanks for sending them, I’d like to know where to find more information.
There was a sighting by a Montello park (next to water) 2009 where a woman and her baby were practically being stalked, the woman ran with the baby six blocks away fearing for her life- it was described as being at least 7 feet tall and having silver black fur with red eyes and 2012 outside of Montello heading towards Packwaukee same werewolf description as in 2012. July 2015 A sighting outside of Baraboo this creature had a dark reddish brown fur tone and red eyes.
Would you like to tell more about that?
I seen it 20 feet away form me
[…] and cautious, and it is remarkable how close his “2+2” comes to equalling the “4” of Linda S.Godfrey in her description of such entities as the Beast of Bray Road and the Michigan Dogman. Reports mentioned by Nick […]
Bill Professor 5, I can understand your reasoning on this, but I don’t feel that people are looking at the entire picture here. Man has a long history of doing “malevolent” things to planet earth and to nature. There is almost no one out there that shares my philosophy on things, but the continent of the united states is where the majority of these sightings seem to occur, and this was also the last continent to be inhabited heavily by human kind. I tend to believe that these creatures are trying to “guard” and protect these lands from the misdeeds and actions of mankind. When we can humble ourselves a bit, and swallow some of that pride and ego, this allows us to open our minds a little bit wider, and look at things a little differently. I have personally gone to sighting areas where dogmen have been seen, and I have had unusual encounters with what I believe to be dogmen that were not aggressive. Humans have become so poisoned by anger and arrogance, that the only defense they have is when “something” makes “their” lives miserable. How about the misery of natures inhabitants?
Bill Professor 5, I can understand your reasoning on this, but I don’t feel that people are looking at the entire picture here. Man has a long history of doing “malevolent” things to planet earth and to nature. There is almost no one out there that shares my philosophy on things, but the continent of the united states is where the majority of these sightings seem to occur, and this was also the last continent to be inhabited heavily by human kind. I tend to believe that these creatures are trying to “guard” and protect these lands from the misdeeds and actions of mankind. When we can humble ourselves a bit, and swallow some of that pride and ego, this allows us to open our minds a little bit wider, and look at things a little differently. I have personally gone to sighting areas where dogmen have been seen, and I have had unusual encounters with what I believe to be dogmen that were not aggressive. Humans have become so poisoned by anger and arrogance, that the only defense they have is when “something” makes “their” lives miserable. How about the misery of natures inhabitants?
I read all of the books by Linda. And then see the connection to David Poulades books on missing Americans. You can find them under the title; Missing 911 series on line. Water was a frequent factor in the missing persons and the creatures sighted, when sighted and bodies found, when found. If David is right and he certainly presents a clear case as he uses only bona-fide police and validated files in his books. Whatever is taking people in the National Parks is not benign. It is malevolent. Also Tom Horn and Chris Putnam seem to have a clear picture of where theses creatures come from in their books. The connection to the Indian Mounds (they are not American Indians) is very well connected and researched. Linda has one piece of the puzzle, the others fill in the gaps. Does anyone really know….no. But some things can be analyzed given what we do know and a close association or connection projected.
[…] These explanations probably wouldn’t change the minds of many people in the state of Wisconsin who claim to have seen werewolves or other creatures with wolf features. Between the towns of Delavan and Elkhorn near Bray Road, there is widespread belief that werewolves are real. They are called the Bray Road Monsters. You can read more here and here. […]
There are many different ideas about these creatures, but for me, I regard them as the guardians of nature and planet earth. I have gone visiting to areas where there are dog men, all alone late at night, and I have encountered some special things, and have yet to encounter aggression, and unarmed at that. It’s a great honor for me to be in the presence of the great masters of life. I went to visit an area all alone where a werewolf had been seen about 1 1/3 hours from me, and i did see something dashing back and forth in the one field, that did not run like a horse, deer, or bear, and was too big to be a dog. I had a feeling i had see that werewolf, what i could see under the full moon, was the silhouette of something i could not discern except for the way it ran. Even though humans require different methods for survival than creatures in the wilds, it is really unfair how humanity has developed so much of the lands for the purpose of humans, as our modern ways are not the ways of nature. I stand next to the Dog Men and Big Foot in spirit, I also stand by this planet and the balance of nature, which has long been lost through centuries of human ignorance. Its really sad, but it’s not something that most would contemplate on. I don’t blame these beings one bit for being upset, as their world has been turned into a chaotic state of human power struggles. As much as humans like to think that the earth belongs to them, it doesn’t. As far as changes in the future being made regarding mankind, i do believe in that, and what i have to say, is that there have been wrongs committed my mankind that will be addressed eventually, and a new era of balance between humans and nature will be re-established. That is a day I am looking forward to. It makes me cringe to see the way that humans go around persecuting life in the name of humanity. It sickens me. The way that you approach life, is often the way that life will approach you. When you seek something out, try dropping your feelings of fear and defense, and replace those feelings, with humility, respect, and submissiveness. I think some would find it interesting, the subtle and amiable ways that these creatures will approach you with, when you change your attitude towards them and about life in general. I would rather be allies with the frightening, elusive and unapproachable masters of life, than to have friends among those that are consumed by intolerance and fear. People have a lot to learn about life, and they will not learn very much if fear, disrespect and dominance are ruling their hearts.
Thanks for offering your theories. Of course, the question regarding increased sightings is always whether actual sightings have increased or that with the Internet and all the reality TV shows there is just greater awareness and better knowledge of where to go to report them.
Hello Ms. Godfrey,
Please continue your great work. I had the pleasure of having listening to your show on Coast to Coast with Mr. George Noory. One explanation might be that these creatures may fall into the category of a term I coined called Selective Evolution.
Wherein certain species belonging to higher orders of creatures, (Based on Brain Capacity) as an adaptive survival mechanism, can employ a Mimic process. As explained in the movie by the same name. In this movie, insects, cockroaches, are genetically altered by the U. S. government. Thereby accelerating an insect’s natural ability to mimic its surroundings and its prey items, in the case of this movie, man.
What if, in some sort of way, wolves over the centuries have learned that MAN was as prey, an adversary worth mimicking? Remember, we nearly wiped out the U. S. wolf population over a century ago. And anyone knowing, studying, and living among animals can tell you that are far smarter than the average human has any clue about. So in this theory, rather than face extinction, they have decided to blend in, sort of.
This could also account for the ancient werewolf legends as well. Knowing how folklore is created, one could well imagine seeing one of these creatures in ancient times. And due to its near resemblance to humans, a semi-logical conclusion would be close to the conclusion we are arriving at in this writing. That a man or woman somehow transformed into this being. Especially since they are rarely seen, as where could such a thing hide during the day?
Now, the other obvious and most popular conclusion is that these creatures or beings are inter-dimensional or mythical. If this is the case, then it has all the earmarks that something big is about to happen to mankind as a whole. I arrive at this conclusion due to the new increased frequency of sightings.
This is of course very unsettling.
I look forward to reading this. I just went down Bray Road this past Tuesday (I live in this area), and couldn’t resist looking a little closer along the tree line bordering the fields… Well, I only saw a deer, which was a good indication that there were no canines of any sort nearby.
I’ll be glad to look at it, Zay. Please send to my email at lindagodfrey99@gmail.com. Thank you!
I have a rather interesting article that i would like to share with you linda, it is an article that i wrote myself for my google page regarding these dogmen. If you are interested, i will send you a copy of it. I am currently and heavily supporting canines and nature with my google page. It is a place of maturity and not for the casual reader. It is a page with a purpose that some may not understand or appreciate. Take care
O my gosh!! That video!! I heard wood knocking sounds once!. I go canine cryptid visiting to areas, and there was this one tree that had knocking all throughout it which i found to be very odd. Now i understand. I was calling out to them, softly and quietly of course, wanting to have an amiable visit with them. I think they were reaching out to me. Im so overjoyed and inspired. Thank you. I feel like i have been enlightened by coming here. I have had about 4 different “audible” encounters that are very unusual, but they were all positive and touching experiences for me. The one being something in the dark snapped a twig and did a very short growl at the same time like it was acknowledging that it snapped the twig and drew my attention. Another encounter regarded a growl, but more like a welcoming. Another was an encounter of something approaching me from behind making “slow shifting forward of weigh sounds”. It got really close and i also had a telepathic image come into my head of a long snout and canine like head. The image was black and white and at the same time a very strong presence washed over me. For my own personal reasons, i have grown rather fond of these creatures. I have always loved werewolves to begin with. Not for the gore but because i find them to be attractive and beautiful, even if they are scary and wild looking, to me, that is what lends them their beauty. Most people go visiting with guns. I only visit with respect, humility, and submital. Everyone is different i realize this, but for me, these encounters have turned into something special. Most would tell me not to seek them out and that they are dangerous, this is common reasoning. But i think that natures creatures can sense the feelings and intentions that a person is feeling and respond to those feelings, i believe that. I do tend to believe that these creatures are quite intelligent and i believe they can also differentiate the differences within people.
I don’t know how many ancient legends you’ve researched but I know of at least one that maybe of interest to you, Linda. In the Babylonian legends, there are stories which tell of the gods experimenting with mixing humans with wolves, horses, bulls, lions, etc. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the most famous of these tales and probably the longest.
I can see the start of many ancient legends which may be more based on facts that perhaps we realize since there is a modern day urban legend that speaks of human and animal DNA mixing at Plum Island off of, I think Manhattan. It’s an animal disease research site that was run by ex-nazi Erich Traub after WWII. The same man who wanted to give fleas and ticks bubonic plague and then drop them from planes over the Allied Nations — now THAT is one sick bastard. Also the creator of Lyme Disease, but I digress.
The urban legend is this, that wolf and humans mixed resulting in three types: 1) what looks like an upright wolf, the Beast of Bray RD type of being — born this way and never changes. 2) People with enhanced senses who can “change skin” but the kind of physical and mental stamina required for that makes it rare so it’s more of an internal feeling with, as I said, enhanced senses. The third is a regular human who does not show any traits but carries the genetics of type 2. There are documents out there that back up what I have said, for the researchers who have the patience to look.
What I am wondering is this; can the federal government give these beings protection before any official discovery? I thought I had heard that this was done for Bigfoot, but I may be mistaken. If they cannot be protected, then I don’t think they should be sought out. Knowing how humans operate, we can’t say they wouldn’t end up in a lab in petrie dishes, in so many pieces.
Peace and Blessings With You All…
Rain Wolf
i believe in it. saw it and I think we have one near where I live. frankly its interesting to see if we can get more info about it.
I am always saying that other than for reasons of self-defense from immediate danger, it’s not right to kill, especially when you don’t really know what the creature is.
Keep Him, Dont shoot or Capture, Dogman is a legacy….. No hurt please
Colleen, I haven’t had the pleasure of doing research in Alaska yet but hope I have the opportunity some day. And I’m with you — I wouldn’t want to see these things killed or put in a zoo. I do not “hunt” them in the literal sense, i.e. tracking something down to kill or capture, ever. However, a good photo or video would be nice. 🙂
I DO NOT WANT either bigfoot or dogman shot, captured.
Linda, I live in Alaska. Have you ever came here to study our squtches…and dogmen have been seen in mat su vslley…..40 mi. N of Anch.
The Black Shuck (or Bar-Gest…the latter a term that has undergone multiple spelling revisions) has always seemed to be one of those “harbingers of death” visions that are so wide-spread. Banshees, certain family ghosts. In Philip MacDonald’s novel THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (and the movie made from it) we have the “Foxes of Bruttenholme” who always bark when a Member of the family is going to die. (What does the fox say? “You’re doomed,” that’s what.). In Paul Gallico’s novel TOO MANY GHOSTS there’s a harp that plays by itself which foretells the coming of the Phantom Nun. And, of course, the family of Baskerville is plagued by a “hound of hell” that comes for the current head of the family. A Hound which Conan Doyle based on the legend of the “Black Shuck” and now we’ve come full circle.
[…] Linda S Godfrey, who specialises in the more exotic of the world’s canids and possible canids writes about the Wolfmen who are regularly seen in her native Wisconsin. […]
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[…] at least, they’re not animals in the accepted sense of the term. Of the American creatures, Linda Godfrey says: “I do find more and more sightings are near cemeteries and old sacred burial and effigy […]
Well, no, I don’t want the creature captured, hurt or put in a cage, just want to know what it is that’s hanging around this city family’s back yard. This one may be simply a natural gray wolf that has adapted to walk upright, for all we know. The family has a right to know what is peeping into their house, and there are also lots of neighbors near by with small pets and children. For all those who feel allied to werewolves, I keep saying that I do not believe these upright dogmen are traditional, human-changing-into-wolf werewolves and I surely don’t want to hurt whatever it is.
Oh good, I’ll make pupcorn for the event!
Redvino1963: thanks!
Saturnwolf: My “furry” comment was a bit of fun on my part based on my past interactions with Linda. She has ME as a furry friend/admirer and MoMo bunny. 🙂 I agree, all beings have their place in this world and no one enjoys unwanted exposure or grief.
I agree with everything you just said except for “furry” admirers/friends. In nearly all encounters reported dealing with people trying to expose their existence (via taking video/photos, telling others, etc) they have made it crystal clear to those humans that they DO NOT appreciate being exposed to the world! I’m sure they have enough problems as it is dealing with trying to stay out of sight WHILE having to deal with all the miseries that all other wildlife has to deal with (i.e., human encroachment on their hunting territory, depleting wildlands/food sources, etc). It’s no wonder they often show disdain/disgust toward humans in encounters. That doesnt make them “evil” by the way. It just makes them HONEST about how they feel!
Humans just want to trap them and stick them in a laboratory or a cage at a zoo, or on their wall as a sick trophy. The vast majority KNOW this. They’re not stupid. They’ve proven this already many times over. But I digress…
So in short, no I would bet my life that they would NOT appreciate this exposure. But now that it’s a bit too late for that, the least we can do is make an attempt to be a little more compassionate and understanding toward them as fellow souls on this planet with whom we SHARE! 😡
Wereanimals and shapeshifters have very long history that predates Lyceon and Machatutec. They hail worldwide across cultures, continents, and origins. They can live alone or together, be good or bad, sometimes they’re a bit of both. A true authority would know this.
Research my young attention hungry friend and don’t disrespect this awesome author, Linda, or her books. She might have friends and admirers in “furry” places who may not take kindly to it.
You’re welcome! I don’t have a report at hand that I can tell you about in Necedah or Mauston but I’d be surprised if there haven’t been sightings. My husband hunts in Necedah and I always have him on the lookout. Thanks much!
There is more than just one such creature.
ZEACK: Please be respectful of Linda, other bloggers, and this blog site and the subjects shared here. You don’t have to believe in them or agree with what people say about them, but that isn’t an excuse to make light of or drag down the quality of blog exchanges posting as you have. Besides, if you’re going to try to at least come up with something more entertaining!
Linda I love your books !!!!!!
Big fan big fan !!!!!!!
Erhem.
Many witnesses do feel the creature doesn’t want to be seen and that it is more intelligent than regular animals. Judging by their uncanny behavior, I have to agree.
The whhooop sound is what the Bigfoots are believed to make, and they do use the calls to communicate over distance according to many observers. The guy picking up deer that had one stolen from his truck was in Washington County, however, and it was definitely canine.
My girlfriend and I both saw one when we were driving home late one night on a rural stretch of road south of Galena. It was along the ditch, standing up. A large wolf like creature. We both saw it. There was no question. We saw what we saw.
I am a bit south of bray road in unincorporated Antioch Il I believe I have
heard a pair of Sasquatch last summer. On the 4rth of July my neighbor who shares the small residential strip along our marsh was lighting of some type
of crazy fireworks, as they quieted down I heard a loud but childlike whoooop
which got my attention, because no kid live around here, after several more
fireworks I here the whoop whoop moving around in the marsh area and I think what the heck is going on, and it kept doing it. I got my wife to listen and she heard it several times too. We both thought human, but I said well if it happens again in the middle of the night I might have to wonder, On July 12th at 3:50am I lie awake in bed with the window open, and sure enough I hear the same voice, by that I mean I knew it was the same individual. This time the whoop was like whooooeeeep? It sounded like it was asking a question, this was very close, probably between mine and my neighbors house, then I heard a more emphatic lower whoop whoop from inside an adjacent tree line, this repeated and both voices seemed to move into the marsh. I got up and came down the stairs just then I saw a spot light from a patrol car flashing between the houses, the car stopped and shined the light precisely where I had heard the whoops and sat there. I called the county sheriffs office and they said there was a report of a man down, I think the patrol car startled a juvenile sasquatch that
had come to get apples from my apple tree, and it was asking mommy what to
do, mommy said go go, and they both got out of there. I have some interesting
recordings later that might be the same individuals. Suffice it to say the Beast of Bray road is not at all a myth in my mind, and I think it stole that deer a few years back from the guy picking them up in Kenosha County.
Do you ever think that maybe the creature doesn’t want to be seen? I’ve heard in some witness accounts that the animals almost seems upset that you have spotted it.
This would indicate intelligence, correct? Maybe it is aware of intentionally or not, humans will most likely harm the species or commit cruel acts if given the chance.
Do you think that maybe they are hiding and are, peaceful unless provoked animals? Do you think they are intelligent?
hello Linda,
you might find this interesting……. The Terra Papers by Robert Morning Sky.
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It makes me think about that old business of why dogmen are not allowed to attack us?
Keep up the good work….love it
William xx
Hi Anthony, where did this happen? Thanks for writing!
I BELIEVE,MY NAME IS ANTHONY PRETE AGE 51 I USED TO CAMP OUT EVERY WEEKEND I SAW BIG FOOTS FOOTPRINT IN THE MUD
Mrs. Godfrey my names Joshua Melton I’ve been doing research on werewolf sightings since I was in highschool and I must say you research has been the most solid I’ve ever seen. I would like to get in touch with you about this more. Please contact me soon my emails joshmelton220@yahoo.com. Hope to hear from you soon.
Linda godfrey you may not believe me but I saw a wolf creature in Montello and not a lot believe me but it was last summer and well….i’ll tell you it started in the middle of the night when me and a friend where outside and she was in a porta potty and I was outside when I heard clanking of garbage cans and saw two glowing white eyes stareing at me and then it was on all fours and walked toward me I thought it was a dog but then it shot up and stood on its two hinde legs it had the body of a human muscular and nimble but had the head of a wolf and it started stalking towards me and I just stood there until my friend got out and it ran off, the next few nights I still seen it every night just watching me, I finnaly left the camp and whent back home. I still go the camp and still see it occasionly what is it? I don’t know and I’m telling you the truth!
It could very well be. Also, large predators need a lot of water to digest protein-rich meals. Waterways are also usually easier to follow than dense forests, too.
perhaps these creatures, bigfoots also, chase small prey into the water to easily slow them down, and drown them or break their neck. some predators do this habitually. it would explain why they are near wooded watery areas.
None from Minneapolis burbs although that doesn’t mean there haven’t been unreported sightings, and just a couple reported from the northern part of the state. I’ve always wondered why there weren’t more from MN.
Any sightings in south suburbs of Minneapolis or anywhere else in Minnesota? – Ter
Corliss, there is indeed a Southern tradition of an upright feline called a Wampus Cat, and I have also received reports of cat-like bipeds the observers call “dog-cats” or “dog-lynxes,” and all of these are covered in “Real Wolfmen.” In countries where great cats are the top predators, you will find stories of were-jaguars, were-tigers and were-leopards. Japan has Kitsune, or were-foxes. Funny you should mention Baast, I was just looking at some sculptures of that Egyptian deity yesterday! And rest assured there will be a segment on this topic in the book I’m just now finishing. You are entirely right, cats must have their day in the unknown creature spotlight!
I had a friend whose cat was seen sitting on the entryway table where sat a small china jar with a lid. My friend watched her cat. (she stood hidden behind the corner of the wall as she didn’t want to distract the cat. She knew it was up to something). The cat placed both paws around the lid, slowly lift up the lid and place it beside the jar, and peer into the container. Obviously my friend was flabbergasted.
My question is: Wolves are very intelligent… cats are very intelligent… Anubis seems to figure in many reports… What about the deity Baast. Why are there no 7-foot tall feline creatures that walk on their hind legs.
I ask this because if these werewolves could be thought forms from the Old religions, why are there no were-cats. They figure just as strongly in ancient cultures as wolves do.
And can this be a lead on what exactly these werewolves might be seeing as there are no ‘were’feline creatures via the ‘ruling out’ method.
Hi Malinda, thank so much for your very kind words! I am almost finished with a new book, yes, and it will include dogman sightings but is broader in scope. It should be out early next year! Fabulous day wishes back at you — Linda
Hello Linda, I’m a huge fan of your work and truly enjoy indulging in your books from the safety of my home lol. I was looking through some of your blogs and tweets today and read that you’re working on a new book? Is this another dogman/wolfman book? If it isn’t, do you think you will be writting another book of dogman sightings in the future? This is the most fascinating and scary topic and I can’t get enough haha. Thank you for your time and have a fabulous day 😃
Hi Corrine, I just watched the trailer and was dumbfounded, since I was told more than once they both stayed in the house all night. I’ve written to ask what happened in that regard. I did learn earlier that they gave me the wrong date, too, which explains why I didn’t get anywhere calling the library and police in their town to check for the 911 call or other records. Sometimes it happens that witnesses aren’t ready to share everything the first time they tell about their experiences; perhaps that’s what happened here. And dates are often misremembered and corrected later. It looks like a terrific program, however.
Hello Linda,
The Paranormal Witness Aug. 7th episode is “The Wolf Pack” on the Palmyra, Maine sighting. The trailer shows the story has some additional detail though. Did these folks not want their whole story published by you? I’m wondering about your thoughts on this. I hope that show doesn’t push people to fabricate details. This is the second werewolf story they’ve featured..the first was pretty interesting. I will have to download this episode on my phone since I just moved & will have no tv or computer in time! The Palmyra, Maine sighting was my favorite…makes me have so many questions!!!
Thanks so much,
Corrine Mandera
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Hi Rob, thanks For the many kind comments. The scenario you suggest is something that I’ve discussed from my very first book and I call it the indigenous dog man theory. I have never found a zoologist that confirmed this was anything recognized by science but I keep trying my own theories. I do think that the rising deer population may have something to do both with increased dog man and Bigfoot sightings since they both have been observed hunting, eating or carrying deer or deer parts quite frequently.
Thank you for writing – – Linda
Wow Linda, this is so amazing-and scary! Kudos for the great job you’ve done over the past 22 years! Two quick questions:
-have any zoologist that you’ve spoken to suggested that this creature may be a species of wolf that evolved to move in a bipedal fashion? (although this doesn’t explain the menacing look and the ‘evil in their eyes’ mentioned by some witnesses…creepy!)
-could the explosion in deer population also cause a spike in dogmen/werewolf populations? At first I thought that they were concentrated mainly in Winsconsin/Michigan but in reading your blog and website I see that there are witnesses as far away as Texas and Florida!
Thanks Linda, keep up the great work!
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Actually, if my memory serves me correctly….
In terms of the smell: you did mention before about the “Gadara” one where the people smelled rotting flesh from the creature, right? That’s just one example. I do recall there were others but I’d need to look/listen back at all the interviews/reports to give details.
In terms of the personality: Some reports of yours were of them running away, some were running TOWARD the people aggressively (to simply run them off it seems). One I recall the best is the one from I think Mt Baldy where the dog-being just stood there looking at the human out of innocent curiosity, didn’t flinch when the person took out his gun, but got scared and ran off as soon as the guy started to take out his camera.
Like I said these are just two examples of the stuff I’ve collected from your websites and radio interviews.
These beings seem far too intelligent and independant to be anyone’s “pet”. But I am curious if it’s possible any of them could be befriended by a human.
That’s one of the reasons I ask.
Hi Greg, I can’t say that I’ve ever noticed certain personality traits being more common in any one geographic area. They seem pretty consistent throughout. Also I’ve never had anyone report a smell of decaying flesh in connection with sightings of these creatures. I don’t think any of them want to be someone’s pet!
i to have had the same experiences,is it a strange quicendece or something else.
Hey Linda, I was wondering if you know whether there’s a pattern of reported PERSONALITY/BEHAVIOR traits of these canid beings common to certain regions that you’ve noticed from your reports of encounters?
For example, have you noticed any area of the world where the reports of encounters with these beings are more positive (or pawsitive, rather. hehheh) or neutral in terms of the beings’ demeanor toward them (i.e.No OUTWARD display of aggression of any kind)?
Alternately, have you noticed any pattern/correlation between this aggression-type behavior and the putrid smell of DECAYING FLESH I keep reading/hearing from your reports and elsewhere??
Would be interesting to know where one could potentially encounter the relatively nice ones, and if there’s a connection between that smell and a certain “breed” of these that despise humans!!
I noticed in your blog about reporting sightings the mention of being under the influence. I would have to say that although smoking pot will shoot one’s credibility in the ass, wild animals have walked right up to me many times over the years while doing so. This has been true for both predator &prey. Many of the prey close enough to touch! Behind that, I would guess it would hold true if these creatures are as present entirely in this physical dimension. If they are transdimentional or supernatural, who knows? Consistent attraction to the smell would indicate the creatures exist in the physical realm to the same degree as us.
Not to my knowledge…yet!!!
These Dogmen — haven’t been seen in CONNECTICUT, have they??? I would like to know they have not gotten to my state… I don’t want to run into one!!!
Linda here’s a piece about a newly rediscovered Romano British art artefact circa 1st-3rd Century AD depicting Apollo Cunomaglos supposedly meaning Apollo the Hound ‘Prince’ but maglos is etymologically related to magus mage and magi and has a meaning closer to Saint or Holy power worker [though it’s true in British vernacular “you’re a prince” can mean something akin to “you’re a saint”].
Roman artefact discovered in Sudeley Castle cupboard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-21800190
Elsewhere especially in Greece Apollo was more associated with mice wolves and certain birds like ravens and swans so a suggestive deviation from the norm.
that would be great,love your new book
Would love to Bruce, maybe I can arrange something at a B&N!
linda,please come to madison we would love to hear from you. i was a student at jfk prep and have many stories i would like to share with you
I have not seen it but it’s interesting. And thank you for sending it.
Thanks also for the artist suggestions. I’m not sure what I will need for the new book yet but I’ll keep that in mind– if you know any of them that you think would especially like to do something for free in exchange for national print exposure you could ask them to e-mail me a JPEG as a sample. I’ve had other artist friends help me in the past and I do have a son who is a professional artist as well but if something looks like it would be appropriate. I might be able to consider it. Of course, my editors always have the last say!
Again I appreciate all your consideration and interest Linda
Hey Linda, have you seen this? Just came across this youtube video of this preacher who apparently is a former high-level satanist and gives a FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT (apparently) on where exactly the werewolf demons, the ones with the RED EYES specifically, come from! Certainly something worth looking into I think (he starts talking about werewolves at around 1:21:45) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZWxSqY2aY&feature=related
ALSO: did you catch my last response regarding contacting these artists for PRO-BONO illustration work?
Interesting, Abby. I think it unlikely that human and canine DNA are compatible, but this sounds like a good candidate for a wolf-dog hybrid that fits witness descriptions of dogmen!
Have you ever heard of Eastern Shepherds? They are black dogs like German Shepherds except they have stronger hips and more manipulation with their paws. I have a rescue dog that many people I have met think is an Eastern Shepherd because he is blace & can manipulate things w/his front paws. Eastern Shepherds (Eastern Europe not NY) were bred to have stronger hips and be able to climb ladders for police & search & rescue work. I just read your last book “Real Wolfmen” also the “Big Bamboozle” which tells how black ops work & is scarier & I am wondering if some bases are or have been used to create dog men using Eastern Shepherds as the basis because they can stand on their hind legs and catch things w/their paws.