The Beast of Bray Road is a cryptid that is said to inhabit the area around Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The creature is described as being a large, hairy biped with a wolf-like head and powerful legs. Sightings of the creature have been reported for decades, with eyewitnesses claiming to have seen it roaming the rural roads and wooded areas around Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

One of the earliest reports of the Beast of Bray Road dates back to 1936, Mark Shackleman, a night watchman for a local school claimed to have seen a large, wolf-like creature in the field near several old Native American burial mounds. Over the years, there have been numerous other reports of similar sightings in the area, but it wasn't until the 1980s that the creature began to gain widespread attention.

In 1991, The Week, a Walworth County weekly paper,  ran a story written by Linda Godfrey, about the Beast of Bray Road.  The article included eyewitness accounts from several residents who claimed to have seen the beast. The story quickly gained national attention, and soon the Beast of Bray Road was the subject of numerous TV shows, books, and documentaries.

One of the most famous eyewitness accounts comes from a woman who claimed to have seen the beast while driving down Bray Road in 1989. Eyewitness Lori Endrezzi was driving home from work late one evening in the fall.  According to her account, she saw a large, wolf-like creature knealt down in the middle of the road,  eating roadkill that it was holding it in its hands.  She saw the bent elbows and the creatures hands.  She described the beast as half man, half wolf.  She described the creature as being about 6 feet tall with shaggy brown fur and yellow eyes. The woman's account was widely reported in the media, and helped to cement the legend of the Beast of Bray Road.

Another eyewitness account comes from a group of teenagers who were driving down Bray Road in 1999. According to their account, they saw a large, hairy creature standing on the side of the road. When they slowed down to get a better look, the creature ran towards their car on two legs before veering off into the woods. The teenagers described the creature as being about 7 feet tall with black fur and a snarling, wolf-like face.

There have been many other sightings of the Beast of Bray Road over the years, with eyewitnesses describing similar features such as its size, shape, and fur color. Some have even claimed to have heard the creature's howls and growls in the dead of night.

One woman reported the beast attempting to break into her home and later injuring one of her horses, leaving a gash across its back. She claimed the footprints it left behind were over twelve inches long. 

In 1999, an 18-year-old girl was driving down Bray Road near Delevan, when she says her right tire hit something, lifting it up off the ground. She stopped and got out to see what she had run over, but there was nothing there. She looked to the side of the road and saw a massive wolfish form standing on two legs. She rushed back into the car, and as she peeled away, the beast leapt onto her trunk, but slid off in the slick rain and she sped home.

In recent years, there have been some attempts to investigate the Beast of Bray Road using scientific methods. In 2003, a team of researchers from the Texas-based scientific group, the North American Science Institute (NASI), conducted a week-long investigation into the creature. They searched the surrounding woods for evidence and interviewed local residents who claimed to have seen the beast. However, they did not find any conclusive evidence of the creature's existence.

In 2015, a group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted a study to analyze DNA samples collected from hairs believed to have been shed by the Beast of Bray Road. The DNA analysis suggested that the hairs belonged to a canine, but it could not definitively identify the species. The researchers concluded that the hairs were most likely from a large dog or wolf.

Reported sightings continue, most recently in February 2018 and July 2020 when alleged witnesses observed a large, hair covered upright creature in Spring Prairie and Lyons; both in Walworth County.

Despite the lack of conclusive evidence, the legend of the Beast of Bray Road remains a popular subject of interest for cryptozoologists and enthusiasts of the paranormal. Many continue to speculate about the true nature of the creature and its origins. Some believe that it may be a supernatural entity, while others suggest that it could be an undiscovered species of animal.