Class B First-hand BFRO #35224

Possible sighting and vocalizations heard by a young man near Hillman

June 2009 around 8 o'clock, sun starting to set Hillman, Montmorency County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking back from a boat launch in the evening when rustling sounds drew attention to the treeline. Looking into the trees, the witness saw a large dark-brown figure crouched behind brush about 50 to 60 yards away. Thinking it could be a bear, the witness backed away and left the woods quickly, then saw a very large animal running through the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Described appearance

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Height src: about 8 to 9 feet tall
Build src: very large
Hair colour src: dark brown
Gait src: running
Posture src: crouched down behind the brush
Age / size src: large

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 2009 Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 8 o'clock, sun starting to set Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 80% confidence
Place	Hillman, Montmorency County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.06, -83.92 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 35224 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking back to house from boat launch Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large, dark brown colored figure Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #35224 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Jim Sherman (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and had the witness compare the heard howl to recorded vocalization samples.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #35224 Primary

Published 2012-04-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 42180ad54e68

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“A few locals have reported seeing Bigfoot.”
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