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First-hand Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up

Footsteps near Portland, Michigan (2006)

1 October 2006 about 4 o'clock in morning, dark Portland, Michigan 1 witness

Account

While scouting for deer season the witness found a large woven vegetation igloo and crawled inside. On opening morning he sat 18 feet up in a climber when something came from that area straight to his tree, sniffed deeply below him for 25-30 seconds, then walked away on two legs.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Sounds

Footsteps Unidentified sound

Physical traces

Structure or nest

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Gait src
walked off on two legs

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
1 October 2006
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14 · read with 75% confidence
Time of day
about 4 o'clock in morning, dark
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14 · read with 85% confidence
Place
Portland, Michigan
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:39:32-00:41:16 · read with 85% confidence
Map point
42.8698, -84.8989 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Portland city (GEOID 2665860), matched from nearest town 'Portland'
Account type
First-hand
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14
Witnesses
1
Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14
Witness was
bow hunting from tree stand before dawn
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
something
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14 · read with 75% confidence
Creature category
UNKNOWN
Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up · transcript:00:39:32-00:45:10 · read with 78% confidence

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Structure

Measurements: taller than witness, room for four or five people

transcript:00:41:16-00:43:14

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/15/sc-ep50-bigfoot-encounter-stories-wrap-up Podcast Interview
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