Incident #991531
Stevens Point, Maraton Cty, Wisconsin
Aug 1981
Account
Patty Brehm, Kim Brehm and Dave went to stay in Dave's mother's cabin in the woods. On Aug. 6 something growled at them repeatedly as they walked in the woods. Next a.m. Kim saw creature in the woods as she was sitting on a bench and it approached her. Others wouldn't believe her. She saw it again later in the morning standing by their car, and she got Patty who saw it too. Dave saw it that night at the edge of the woods. That night they heard crashing and slamming downstairs, and next day the girls heard clawing and pounding on the outside of the house. For the next three days they stayed locked in the cabin while the animal walked back and forth outside, then saw a second creature (not described) approach. It came up the stairs, walked back and forth on the second floor deck, and looked in the windows. Monday morning everyone left. Next weekend Rolly found huanlike tracks in mud next the pond near the cabin and cast one 11 inches long with six toes and a narrow heel.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 08 1981
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Maraton Cty
- Nearest Town
- Stevens Point
- Latitude
- 4432
- Longitude
- 8934
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- pond
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- The News World, New York, NY, Oct. 17, 1981, quoting Racine, WI, Shoreline Leader, quoting Patty, 19, and Kim Brehm, 15, and cousin Dave, 15, Racine, WI, and Dave's brother Rolly.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- white
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýapproached
- Aggressive To
- building
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- building
- Sound
- growl
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Reaction
- watched
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Additional Movement
- returnedýhandled somethingýentered building
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 11.0
- Number of Toes
- 6
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled