Beast of Bray Road photos snapped near Elkhorn?
Has the most famous Wisconsin cryptid finally been photograhed? Elkhorn, Wisconsin is known for the legend of the Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf like creature that walks upright and has been the subject of numerous frightening encounters dating back to the late 1980s. Whether the creature is an actual dogman of mysterious origins, or nothing more than a case of mistaken identity, it has been terrifying locals for years.
Earlier this year, on January 29th, I received an email from someone named Danny Morgan. In the message, Morgan claimed to have been in the Elkhorn area the previous Saturday night when he saw something crazy – a wolf…running across the road on two legs. This was just a few days before the “super blue blood moon” of January 31st.
“Hey, I took this photo Saturday night in Elkhorn north of Lake Geneva after hitting a couple bars with my buddy,” Morgan wrote. “I told my brother I saw a wolf run across the road on its hind legs, figured the full moon just causes animals to act weird or I scared it but he said there are werewolves in Elkhorn.”
Morgan said he thought he was on Weeks Road, but that he “kinda got lost after I dropped my buddy off and just went north until I found 43.”
Weeks Road is just a few miles from Bray Road.
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WTMJ 4 received a similar email from Morgan. In an article that has since been removed titled “Great Scott: Wolf walking like a human?” Today’s TMJ4 wrote:
A wolf that “ran across the street almost like a man.”
That’s what Danny Morgan said was the “craziest thing I’ve ever seen” in an e-mail to WTMJ sister station TODAY’S TMJ4.
Morgan shared that photo which he says was taken on Townline Road in Elkhorn.
He said he “saw a wolf come cross a corn field and it got up upon its hind legs.”
The article included a somewhat clearer photo than the one I received:
Seth Breedlove, cryptozoologist and filmmaker whose company Small Town Monsters produced a documentary about the Beast of Bray Road, shared the image on Facebook and wrote, “Haha I could’ve come up with something way better than this. It looks like someone’s German Shepherd out for a stroll.”
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Beast of Bray Road Photos
In an email to the National Cryptid Society, Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters wrote:
“I talked to the witness (Danny Morgan). From what I can tell, he had just dropped his friend off at his home (I’m keeping the actual location under wraps at the moments) He noticed the wolf in the cornfield (on 4 legs) walking towards the road. His camera was handy, because he had never seen a wolf in the wild. He slowed…and when the wolf approached the road it stood up on 2 legs and walked quickly across the road. He said it walked just like any human would…didn’t stumble or look awkward. The wolf was also swinging its front legs, like a human walking. Honestly, I believe the guy… Lon”
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Wisconsin Werewolf
“Werewolf sightings in Wisconsin were first catalogued in print in the 1930s,” Mysterious Universe writes.
The first reported sighting of a dogman or werewolf in Elkhorn came in 1989.
The Mysterious Universe article continues:
“Lorianne Endrizzi saw a dark figure on the side of the road she mistook for a person. When she drove closer she saw it was a tall, hairy monster with the face of a dog, with prominent fangs and glowing yellow eyes. A local dairy farmer also saw the creature on his property that year, as did another driver on nearby Bray Road, and an 11-year-old girl who saw a dog walking on two legs across her family’s property near that road.”
Linda Godfrey, author of The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin’s Werewolf, has been covering the case since the beginning, and has received hundreds of similar reports.
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“Whatever it is, there is more than one,” Godfrey told NBC 15 in 2009. “It seems to be more of a scavenger that wants to frighten people. Maybe it’s territorial. It seems to want people to leave it alone.”
“Who knows,” Morgan concluded in his email, “maybe it was a werewolf.”
Have you had a similar encounter with a Wisconsin dogman, werewolf or the Beast of Bray Road itself? Share your story in the comments below or send us a message.
Watch on YouTube a guy reads stories people send in to him about dogmen, big foot, reptilians, and other cryptid encounters. He has 3 channels: What Lurks Above, What Lurks Beneath, and What Lurks Between. It’s really interesting!! I listen to them every night while I fall asleep.
Honestly it looks like a skinwalker. The fur is abnormal. Maybe it is a werewolf w mange. Anyway, Be careful out there. I live in South Beloit Il right now I grew up in Beloit WI. I did live a short time on the outskirts of Sharon WI. We woke one winter morning after a fresh snow and hearing strange noises outside our home all night to seeing extremely large foot prints of something on 2 legs all around our house, much of it focusing outside my then very young sons bedroom window near his bed. They looked like large feet w claws. Its scared us so much we moved back to Beloit shortly after.
I avoid driving or riding around after dark and Im very hyper vigilant to odd sounds at night.
I saw the same upright wolf back in college at UW Whitewater when I was coming home from working a show at Alpine Valley. I thought I was crazy but then people started telling me about the stories of the Bray Wolf. Now I’m certain that’s truly what I saw.
I have read many of Linda Godfrey’s books (they’re wonderful, I think!) and seen a number of documentaries on the subject of manwolves, and from what I can deduce, there is something, some sort of wolfen thing running around a number of areas, particularly around the Elkhorn area. I don’t find it that difficult to believe, just because I haven’t seen it…I also think that there is clearly some sort of Bigfoot creature, and probably lots of other cryptids that are ‘real’ – whether multi-dimensional, super-elusive or whatever. This photo, however, doesn’t look too convincing. Back legs too small and too short, etc.
@Daniel Webster …huh?
Thank you to those that are brave enough to share their experiences with the public, I really admire you. Most people will chalk these types of sightings and experiences had by others as hype, lies, hallucinations, hoaxes, etc., etc.
That is until they have their own little paranormal experience one day lol.
Some people have it all figured out, it’s just a wolf with deformed front legs, and there could be one, but the police officer that seen it said it was all of 10 feet high, massive and hundreds of pounds! That’s quite a difference from a wolf with deformed legs I would say, and seeing a wolf on its back legs might freak SOME people out but not to this level!
Locals claim that it’s a dead head that wandered away from Alpine Valley during a Grateful Dead Concert
Kinda looks like a dog/wolf that learned to walk around on its hind legs due to losing the operation of its front legs. Kind of common to see with quadrupedal animals that had limbs amputated.
To add some legitimacy to the photograph, this wolfe has to walk on its hind legs for survival. If you look close, its front legs are deformed, especially the right leg. It probably cant even use its front legs at all. So, i think this photo is real. In order to survive it needs to walk on its hind legs. There has been many dogs that i know of that for one reason or another had to have their front legs removed and learn to get around just fine.
Yeah somebody beat me to it but I just saw the same picture on TV, and it looked to me like some poor large shepherd-like dog or wolf (pretty rare for any wolf in most states these days) had been born with malformed front legs or it was injured such as hit by a car… and learned to walk upright to alleviate the stress and effort to use those front legs.
All that needs to happen for a legend to grow is for several people to see that animal and it will cause havoc on their minds. If I saw a big dog, coyote or wolf hybrid walking like without my previously knowing about it, I would probably freak out.
Once people get talking about it, the details are endless.
I have been to Bray road about 4 times now and the 2nd time I was out there about 3 years ago I saw what looked to be a large German shepherd that was tan colored stalking something in the cornfield . I have never seen an all tan German shepherd before .
Looks so fake like a stuffed wolf they posed upright
Simple as that. So, now, there are tens of thousands of reported sightings of “unnatural /paranormal creatures” annually. Ask yourself, “Is everyone lying? If so then, why ?” Then ask yourself ,” Is it practical for that many people be mistaken?”. Without a doubt there are plenty of liars out there as well as those inebriated, exhausted, distracted or any of the countless factors which result in the misidentifications. Let’s say HALF of all sightings are either lies or mistakes. Hell let’s say 90% are false claims. Now…explain that remaing 10%please. It’s goes back to the old adage,” where theres smoke theres fire” & when it comes to reports of Dogman, the smoke clouds casted rival those of a thousand forest fires. Use your logic folks. There’s something out there. Lots and lots of “something’s”.
I’ve had two reports from two seperate people who do not know each other, claiming to have seen a wolf-like creature, standing upright. They both said the eyes glowed red. Both will NOT come to my house again and one was audiotape. The animal was near my house, he was so scared he drove 100 mph to the end of the road and appeared again? Are there 2? I live 30 minutes west of Elkorn, in rural Beloit, Wi.
If this creature is real how come nobody tried to hunt it yet??? Like if its a creature of werewolf species that would be a pretty big deal wouldn’t it?
Very likely it may be a paranormal Beast because reports of it disappearing right in front of people have circulated as well as a man who left out deer carcasses in front of his trail cam. What appeared on the pictures was a gray mist which showed up and then hover over the carcass and then be gone. The carcass would also be gone anytime the Mist appeared. You can’t shoot a paranormal Beast.
Mass hysteria is absurd that gunson’s the same kind of fate people that are scared of the reality of Aliens but I am looking for a more logical explanation perhaps the wolves in that area have learned to walk on 2 legs. It’s hard to believe I know but not as hard to believe As a werewolf.
Wolf like apparitions have been seen at other locations around the US. One of the most famous relatively recently was at Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. The witnesses were the new ranch owner and his family when they were moving in on the ranch to raise cattle. The wolf in that account walked on 4 legs but was huge and seemed undisturbed by the families presence as if it was a tame dog. They tried to shoot it a number of times after it attacked some calves at point blank range but had no effect other than some ‘fur’ came off. Very strange story but was reminded of this by the accounts in Elkhorn surrounding area. Not a believer but these stories persist and most of the witnesses seem truthful in telling of their encounters. But what they saw is anybodies guess.
He is beautiful. Hopefully no one tries to hunt him. He should be protected.from the stories iv heard he doesn’t seem like he wants to harm anyone he seems more curious about humans. He has had the opportunity to hurt people but he has not. I would love to see him and try to communicate with him. I dont believe the stories that he is a demon or evil. I more lean towards the theory of the Greeks. If lycaon was turned to wolf that would explain why he spoke greek to the priest who says he saw him. Or he could just have a injury or deformity. Either way this special guy should be protected.
I believe it is a wolf that has been run over by an Automobile a long time in the past that broke it’s front legs .And it has adapted to walking on the hind legs .You can see the front legs have withered away to skin and bone . from non use ..The hind legs are very muscular . I have owned Dogs that have been run over and became crippled in their hind legs And adapted to that condition I also had a cat that lost Both front legs and adapted to running on it back legs with his chest low to the ground ..I also had a Bull calf that was born with just 3 leg’s mostly birth defects . but that bull could out run a horse on just 3 leg’s … just a thought Animals recover from horrible handicap .I have noticed this over many years of being a farmer and an outdoorsman ..PFC ..
I would like to know why the right arm and paw are bones with no flesh on them. Dogman looks way beefier than this dog. The picture looks like somebody’s taxidermied road kill dog. Just saying.
I am shocked to even think we have a werewolf running around on all fours either scaring people mutilating animals,and scratching up people’s cars this is the most creepiest thing but then we have people walking around here cheering about it I don’t find it amusing as many times as I’ve watched werewolf movies plus there are children that witness these types of things knowing how frightened they get when seeing something such as ghost for instance and now we are dealing with more than one creepy Cryptid on this planet getting back to the creepy humanoid creature on four legs I hope to God that he doesn’t attack anyone because there’s even a movie about the Beast of Bray road showing that he’s killing and Jehovah God didn’t create animals or beasts to harm humans.
The fact is that there are only a couple of options pertaining to sightings of cryptids. Especially when trying to satiate ones desire to know the truth about upright walking canids. ,(Dogman,Rugaroo,
Sk-nW-lker,etc) & those few possibilities are as follows;
1)EVERYONE is lying
2) EVERYONE is mistaken
3)A combination of 1)&2)
4) They’re real!….
Simple as that. So, now, there are tens of thousands of reported sightings of “unnatural /paranormal creatures” annually. Ask yourself, “Is everyone lying? If so then, why ?” Then ask yourself ,” Is it practical for that many people be mistaken?”. Without a doubt there are plenty of liars out there as well as those inebriated, exhausted, distracted or any of the countless factors which result in the misidentifications. Let’s say HALF of all sightings are either lies or mistakes. Hell let’s say 90% are false claims. Now…explain that remaing 10%please. It’s goes back to the old adage,” where theres smoke theres fire” & when it comes to reported sightings/encounters with Dogman my friends, the clouds cast slippers to be those of a thousand forest fires the smoke is so thick and present.
I have not come to any conclusions on werewolves….dogmen….cryptids, etc. This photo looks fake and then maybe not. Could this animal have had birth defects or severely injured itself?…and due to this it had to teach itself to walk on two legs ?….I know how this must sound…..OR are there now new gene mutated animals out there that has come into being by nature and we are starting to learn about this??
They may not even be dangerous to humans, except if cornered like any other animal or sometimes even us. Think about it.
We need hard evidence…..it needs to be trapped or darted so we can find out. I would think by now experts could have acquired one or two of these.
If this photo is a fake….I trust life will even out what he has done.
After the USN released those UAP tic tak films the environment for interpreting the non-mudane has fundamentally changed. Professional skeptics are on the defensive.
Anyone of these sighted bipedajs could be a pet or science experiment.of some nig-headed small-eyed dudes
I know its true because its me!
A lot of mass hysteria hype!