Wisconsin: Man-Wolf sightings

Submitted by Xavier Ortega on November 15, 2009 – 12:05 PM30 Comments | 9,666 views

What the hell is going on in Wisconsin?

You all know how skeptical we here at GhostTheory are. Sometimes we even come off as being too tough on people. For example take the case with “Extreme Paranormal“.

The reason why is because in this field, criticism and misconceptions are harsh. It only takes a pair of fools to slip up and add another coat of tarnish to the the word parapsychology. Most of the public’s exposure to the paranormal has come from reality TV. Rarely do I meet someone who knows a thing or two about parapsychology or abnormal psychology. When I say parapsychology, they think “oh, you mean stuff like ‘Paranormal State’ ?”

So when I first started reading into the so called “Wisconsin Werewolf” mysteries I was assuming this would be a “chupacabra hysteria”. Something with no substance. Then I started corresponding with Linda Godfrey. She’s the investigator behind the these cases. The infamous Beast of Bray Road.

The more I talked with her, the more I start to think: “What if..?”

Drawing by Linda Godfrey

What if the reported sightings are not just from drunks looking for attention? What if the reported sightings were not a hoax? What if something did exist that is not currently known to science?

The more I learned that Linda Godfrey herself was skeptical of these things, the more I began to be open minded. Linda believes that what these credible witnesses are seeing is something not known to man. The possibilities of a wolf-hybrid seem possible. A mutated wold that can walk on it’s hind legs? Maybe. A werewolf? Not likely.

So why do people still continue to report sightings of these creatures?

Do you guys remember the “Gable film” & “Gable film 2″ saga ?

Those films only left more questions and the possibility of it all being a hoax behind. Then again we have the single eyewitness reports like that of government worker Steve Krueger from the Wisconsin DNR, who reported seeing this beast eating at a deer carcass he had just picked up. He described it as 6-7 feet tall, long snout (longer than a bear) and pointy ears.

Or like one of our reader’s account:

Eric says:
November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM

Hello,
My name is Eric I spent many days {years} out on hospital rd as my best friend lived there when we were 11 until now. I am currently 30 yrs old and I guarantee that this bray road beast is very real. I cant even talk about it with-out tears coming to my eyes. First I will tell you that I really didnt believe in anything like this but this baby is the real deal.Ok there were three of us camping and we started a small fire and suddenly realised that we needed a couple of chairs. At this point two of us left on the tractor with a trailer to make the long trek back to the house to grab the chairs and a couple other needed items for camping. On our way back we encountered our good friend pale white running with everything he had to get somewhere safe! He told us there was something like a warewolf out there and there was no way he was ever going back out there nor back to this area. The farm boy we were with just laughed because he didnt believe in this type of thing either!!! The two of us went out there to the campsite only for a split second and right away the howling began. I couldnt believe what I was hearing but as the howling got closer and I caught a glimpse of what was out there with my spotlight and I totally freaked out, started my dirtbike and my big farmboy friend was screaming your not leaving me!! He jumed on the tractor and i have never rode so fast in my life across a fully tilled field with-out caring about anything but getting away!! He was so mad and scared at the same time because the tractor was not nearly as fast as a dirtbike but at this point i was saving my own ass!! Its true it stands on its hind legs and is vicious as hell looking and its howl is something so scary sounding that its unimaginable to say the least. Ill NEVER GO BACK OUT THERE NOT EVEN WITH A GUN.

I don’t know what people are reporting, but like Linda Godfrey, I believe that there is something out there that is causing these reports. Werewolf or not, there’s something out there.

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ERIC L

I would like to comment on the warewolf I saw in my friends field while camping off of Hospital Rd. I will assure you that this creature is as real as it gets. Lets put it this way, if I were to get a flat tire anywhere near there I would drive to town and im now turning 31 yrs old. I was the one that made the statement above and im telling you I never thought that I would believe in this type of thing but what I saw was completely unforgetable,it will be permanently etiched into my mind and the two friends minds for life. My daughter asks me all the time what it was and all I can tell her is that if there is such thing as a so called warewolf that was it. My wife still says it just cant be real, but see see’s the tears run down my face when I talk about it. Just typing this is hard for me, it gives me goose bumps and my hair stands up on end. I cant make you a believer but if you have enough guts to go walk around out there at night you must have ba__s of steel to say the least. I would encourage anyone that is into this type of stuff to make the trip by plane, bus, boat, or whatever means nesasary to investigate the bray road sightings, it may become well worth your time. I promise if you do get an encounter you wont know what to do with yourself, when it happened to us it was like time stopped, you just dont know how you will react when and if something of this nature happens to you. If there are still folks out there that dont believe in this im sorry but you just dont understand how WRONG you really are…..
jbondo

I have no doubt that those who claim to have seen these thing did see something. The problem is the unbelievable things that need to be in play for a “werewolf” to exist. Think about what a “werewolf” is (historically speaking)? Think about just the idea of an upright biped Wolf? I’m not even going to get into the whole man changing into a Wolf deal. Then there are those that say they saw a Werewolf running along side of cars on 2 legs. This doesn’t even make physiological sense! Why would an animal with 4 legs at it’s advantage run on two? Especially when it’s pretty much impossible with it’s knees turned backwards.

Now I do believe Bigfoot is very possible although I’m not 100% convinced. In fact if there were misidentification of a Werewolf IMO BF could fit the bill in some of these cases.
cryptohunter

Eric L. I’m from Duluth MN, and am interested in taking an excursion to those neck of the woods that you and your friends were at. I am interested in making a trip down that way this fall, is there any directions you can give me to help familiarize myself to the area better? Any help would greatly be appreciated. If anyone can find this thing, I’m pretty sure I could, just a finger in the right direction is all I need.
thank you for your time………….
http://www.wolfmonster.blogspot.com Brandon Spokes

“This doesn’t even make physiological sense! Why would an animal with 4 legs at it’s advantage run on two? Especially when it’s pretty much impossible with it’s knees turned backwards.”
Where did you get the idea that wolves’ knees are turned around backward? Do some research on canine anatomy, and you will see that it wouldn’t be too far fetched for the evoloution of bipedalism to occur in canids. Dogs walk on what for us would be the balls of the feet, called digitigradism. Besides, bipedalism has many benefits in nature. For instance, a bipedal canid might have also developed prehensile hands and the ability to climb trees.

On another note, the same creature lives in the vicinity of my neighborhood. Myself and several other neighbors have seen a bipedal wolflike creature. It seems more curious than aggressive however, and has been sighted on both porches and roofs.
Hucksterfoot

@Brandon Spokes – Benefits? Why do you think it would benefit a Canid to be tree climber?
At what point do you think Quadrupedalism was not beneficial to a Canid. They’re quite a successful species this way – On all fours.

Maybe there’s a species of deer that have developed an extra eye pointing up, so they’re not too distracted from their primary predators that dwell on the ground.

Roofs? Is this the benefit part you’re talking about? :]
Brandon Spokes

@Hucksterfoot – I’m not saying quadrupeds aren’t successful, I’m merely stating a possible explanation. Obviously, people are seeing bipedal canines. Skeptics rely too much on the “witnesses are uneducated” excuse, as most people can clearly tell the difference between one of these creatures and a bear, wolf, etc.
Hucksterfoot

@Brandon Spokes
People can misidentify and make things all up, regardless of how educated they are.
Sedwin

It’s been awhile since anyones been commenting on this site but in case anyone is still interested… I find it interesting that there are a number of “skeptics” who have openly admitted that they have no outdoor experience or are from areas that are in clearly non-rural and yet they offer ridiculous explanations in an effort to debunk what experienced outdoorsmen in rural areas have seen. Believe me once you have seen a hundred deer, moose, antelope and bear you do not confuse them for another animal no matter how scared you are or how dark it is. However inexperienced city folk who have never seen these animals could confuse a deer for a bear when they are confused or scared because of the situation and their inexperience. Don’t confuse your lack of experience with someone else’s. You wouldn’t assume that a mathematician wouldn’t be able to solve for “x” when he was scared or nervous. Additionally, pay attention to recent facts. There are now a dozen hair samples that have been collected from all around the western U.S. that have been analyzed for DNA at various accredited labs by accredited scientists and have proved to be from an unknown large ape/human. However, scientists use circular logic and say unknown DNA equals non existent animal.
Anonymous

science is trying to hide reports
Billy

Assuming people are being truthful and not trying to deliberately mislead…

“Truth” is not fact, but a person’s interpretation of fact. So having the different versions of the story – they could all be truthful, but based on a person’s understanding, may not be factual.

Additionally, people can also suffer from moments where they don’t believe what they are seeing, where they don’t understand what is happening, and where it it so shocking they can’t remember. They may guess in order for them to cope with or understand what they are seeing.

When they recall, they could be truthfully recalling what they saw, but with no actual understanding, may conclude differently from another person witnessing the same events.

Fear and surpise can also heavily influence their understanding of a situation.

All of this impacts how a person interprets their experiences. And can make one person’s “truth” different from another.

Getting to the facts is what is key.
justin

i live just outside of cedarville, il. i would like to know where the sitting was between cedarvill and freeport, il so i can check this out for myself. ive been following this whole story for quite awhile so if anyone could tell me where this spot is please let me know….
Elyn

so wait, creatures of the dark exsist?! like really exsist??!!! I can’t believe this i’ve been searching for a straight answer and forst hand accounts for months, this is the answer i’ve been looking for. since i saw my very first werewolf movie i’ve wished they were real, that there was somthing speacial in this world that couldn’t be explained or almost impossible. though now i have question to all the other paranormal and preternatural creatures that we know about, like vampires, skinwalkers, heck even the devil himself! and are there creatures that haven’t even been mentioned that we don’t know about? this is so amazing, and i don’t care if this message sounds like i’m a lunatic, its that i’m so happy i can’t contain it, i mean i knew witch craft was real and that it actually works but this takes it one step higher for me!
Jimmy Barnett

I’m 15 years old. Since i was 9 i have been searching online, through countless rare books, and in the woods around my home for proof of mythical creatures. i have knowledge on just about every thing from afrits to zombies. I have found what i believe to be a gryphon feather but have no proof to back it up. If this werewolf is real, it could throw everything we know about the world and science right out the window. Is science magic? Is magic science? Are they the same thing? I believe these things exist. I would love to find one, and see it up close and prove it to be real. Maybe im just a kid who never out grew all those fairytales he used to read. Maybe im crazy. Or maybe im smart enough to see through the glamours of the hidden world. Dark beings, Light beings, if one exists they all do. Humans may live all across the world, but how much of it do we really inhabit? These things could be everywhere, just waiting to be found
http://thisone ashley

i saw that beast last night i was so scared igoing to pick up anna and that thing was bronw and i thank he was7feet

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