First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 661

Sasquatch sighting near Marquette County (1976)

1976–1977 morning Marquette County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness, then a teenager, was grouse hunting near the family hunting camp and walked to a bear bait station on a small knoll. About 50 feet away he saw a very large dark hairy animal facing away and feeding, which he first assumed was a bear but noted a strange head shape, no visible ears or tail, and a strong wet-dog odor. The animal then ran away on all fours with an odd chimp-like gait unlike a bear. As he walked back to camp, something paced him from cover for a couple hundred yards, stepping when he stepped, until a chainsaw started at camp; he reported it to relatives who were skeptical.

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Described appearance

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Build src: very large, really big
Hair colour src: dark, not black with brown tinge
Hair length src: about four inches long, thick
Arms src: longer front legs reaching out to grab
Feet src: no hair on soles, gray
Gait src: ran on all fours like a chimpanzee, not like a bear
Posture src: on all fours
Other features src: no tail, no visible ears, funny conical head, visible glute muscles

Facts & provenance

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Date	1976–1977 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:01:39-00:03:40 · read with 60% confidence
Time of day	morning Stated Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:01:39-00:03:40
Place	Marquette County, Michigan Stated Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:12:48-00:13:42
Map point	46.64, -87.56 (± 30 km) Stated Bigfoot Society map layer · Bigfoot Society published map layer · read with 70% confidence Show's sighting map pin 'Marquette County', matched to this account (score 1.0)
Account type	First-hand Derived Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:03:40-00:05:40
Witnesses	1 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:01:39-00:03:40
Figures reported	1 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:03:40-00:05:40
Witness was	grouse hunting and checking bear bait station before cutting wood Stated Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:01:39-00:03:40
Witness's word for it	very large, hairy creature Stated Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:03:40-00:05:40
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 661 · transcript:00:01:39-00:09:41 · read with 85% confidence

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