#brayroadbeast

[thesupernaturaluniversity]

The Beast of Bray Road (or the Bray Road Beast) is a creature reported in 1936 on a rural road outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The same label has been applied to other sightings from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Bray Road is a quiet rural road near the community of Elkhorn. The rash of claimed sightings in the late 1980s and early 1990s prompted a local newspaper, the Walworth County Week, to assign reporter Linda Godfrey to cover the story. Godfrey was initially skeptical, but later became convinced of the sincerity of the witnesses. Her series of articles later became a book titled The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's Werewolf. The Beast of Bray Road is described by purported witnesses in several ways: as a bear-like creature, as a hairy biped resembling Bigfoot, and as an unusually large (2–4 feet tall on all fours, 7 feet tall standing up) intelligent werewolf-like creature able to walk on its hind legs and weighing 400-700 pounds. It also said that its fur is a brown gray color resembling a dog or bear. Learn more at the UofCZ.com #werewolf #cryptids #cryptozoology #UofCZ #staycurious #cryptozoologyuniversity #paranormal #creepy #wolf #brayroadbeast #bigfoot (at Elkhorn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPJVCpFnWD/?igshid=1c7bul7ztq518

[coffeefordrew]

Going their way? #beastofbrayroad #brayroadbeast #portlandartist #portlandartscene #cryptid #cryptids #nwcreatives (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cee4rCWPkVQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[acadma]

My cryptid haul for the day, most from @cryptidcrate #Cryptozoology #mailcall #iwanttobelieve #brayroadbeast #mothman #pointpleasant #bigfoot #yeti #strangethingsinthewoods #highstrangeness #cryptozoologymuseum (at Williamsburg, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWrgK7ZLWdm/?utm_medium=tumblr

[singularfortean]

Two of our lovely friends Linda Godfrey and @allisonjornlin are sharing a table in the vendor area. Please stop by to say hi to them! 🐺🦇 #beastofbrayroad #brayroadbeast #chicagomothman @othersidepodcast #paraconinthenorthwoods #singularfortean (at Bowler, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpuvwyJliPB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t31l1hatl5vu

[gotojobin]

#BrayRoadBeast A number of animal-based theories have been proposed. They include that the creature is an undiscovered variety of wild dog, a waheela (said to be a giant prehistoric wolf similar to Amarok), or a wolfdog or a coydog. It is also possible that hoaxes and mass hysteria have caused falsehoods and sightings of normal creatures to all be artificially lumped under the same label. Concurrently with the sightings in Wisconsin, there was a rash of similar encounters in the neighboring state of Michigan. Following the release of "The Legend", a popular song about the Michigan Dogman in 1987, author Steve Cook received dozens of reports, including photograph and film evidence of the creature. There is no known link between the sightings in adjoining states, other than the similarity of the creature described.

[gotojobin]

#BrayRoadBeast Bray Road Beast The Bray Road Beast is a wolf that stands on two hind legs and has opposable thumbs. Reports of this beast, also known as the Wisconsin Dogman. The Beast of Bray Road (or the Bray Road Beast) is a cryptozoological creature first reported in the 1980s on a rural road outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The same label has been applied well beyond the initial location, to any unknown creature from southern Wisconsin or northern Illinois that is described as having similar characteristics to those reported in the initial set of sightings. Bray Road itself is a quiet country road near the community of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The rash of claimed sightings in the late 1980s and early 1990s prompted a local newspaper, the Walworth County Week, to assign reporter Linda Godfrey to cover the story. Godfrey initially was skeptical, but later became convinced of the sincerity of the witnesses. Her series of articles later became a book titled The Beast of Bray Road: Trailing Wisconsin's Werewolf. Most descriptions and eyewitness accounts are cataloged on Linda Godfrey's book, Hunting the American werewolf The Beast of Bray Road is described by purported witnesses in several ways: * A hairy biped resembling Bigfoot. * An unusually large and intelligent wolf-like creature apt to walk on its hind legs, right up to 7 feet, on all fours 2-4 feet, and weighing 400-700 lbs. * A bear-like creature. Although the Beast of Bray Road has not been seen to transform from a human into a wolf in most of the sightings, it has been labeled a werewolf in newspaper articles.

[gotojobin]

#BrayRoadBeast Wisconsin Werewolf Sighting #8 Year: 1992 Location: Elkhorn, Wisconsin Tammy Bray, the wife of Scott Bray, was driving back to her home on Bray Road when she saw the creature.  She also described a tall, broad shouldered, and muscular beast covered in dark brown hair.  The dog-like face and glowing yellow eyes match the previous descriptions of the Wisconsin werewolf, though at this point, the other sightings had still not been widely reported. Wisconsin Werewolf Sighting #9 Year: 1999 Location: Elkhorn, Wisconsin This is the sighting that got everyone talking.  It was the night of  Halloween 1999, and an 18-year old woman named Doristine Gipson was driving along, you guessed it, Bray Road, when her car suddenly jerked as if she had hit something.  She got out of the car and walked back along the road, straining to see.  Then she caught sight of what she had hit.   A huge, dark, hairy figure began rushing toward her.  Gipson ran back into her car and began to drive away.  The beast reportedly jumped up onto the trunk of the car, but due to the wetness of the rain-covered car, it could not hold on and fell to the ground. Gipson said she drove back to the location that same night with a young trick-or-treater, and they both saw a large figure laying on the side of the road.  They didn't stay long. Gipson reported the sighting the next day, which is what brought the other witnesses to share their tales.  At this point, no one was sure what the creature was, so they dubbed it "The Bray Road Beast".

[gotojobin]

#BrayRoadBeast Wisconsin Werewolf Sighting #4 Year: 1989 Location: Elkhorn, Wisconsin The town of Elkhorn, about an hour south of Jefferson County, had its own reports of the Wisconsin Werewolf.  The first werewolf sighting occurred in 1989, though it wasn't reported until another sighting was reported 10 years later.   A woman named Lorianne Endrizzi had seen a large figure on the side of the road.  As she got close she realized that it was not a person but a tall beast, covered in gray/brown hair, with a dog-like face featuring fangs, pointed ears, and glowing yellow eyes.   Wisconsin Werewolf Sighting #5 Year: 1989 Location: Elkhorn, Wisconsin A dairy farmer named Scott Bray owned a cattle pasture near his family's namesake street, Bray Road.  He reported seeing a dog, larger and taller than a German Shepherd, in his pasture one night.  The creature was muscular and heavy, covered in gray/brown hair with pointed ears.  Bray was able to find footprints, larger than any known dog or wolf, in the pasture the next day. Wisconsin Werewolf Sighting #6 Year: 1989 Location: Elkhorn, Wisconsin Russell Gest saw a large, dog-like creature in Elkhorn close to the time of the previous two reported encounters.  He described the creature in a very similar way to the other reports, stating that it stood on its hind legs and began to slowly approach him before he ran away. Wisconsin Werewolf Sighting #7 Year: 1990 Location: Elkhorn, Wisconsin An 11-year old girl named Heather Bowey saw what she thought was a large dog stand up on its hind legs and run away.  She lived near Bray Road, which would become part of the famous nickname for this werewolf.