Claimed encounters in Delta County, Michigan

20 entries reported in Delta County, Michigan, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.

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30 May 2018 Rock, Delta County, Michigan Class B #59590

Possible vocalization outside Rock MI near western edge of Hiawatha National Forest

Five people camped in a remote forest-swamp area to look for sasquatch. After they went to sleep in their tents, they were awakened a little after 4 a.m. by a very loud long yell lasting about 10 seconds from roughly 50 yards away, with coyote yelps and several shorter yells mixed in. After the sounds stopped the woods went completely silent.

HowlScream
November 2016 Gladstone/Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #56552

Possible ongoing activity experienced while hiking a trail outside Gladstone

The witness and a companion walked night trails and noticed a stationary bright light over a ridge. They then heard bipedal footsteps from an embankment, felt watched, and smelled a skunk-like odor. While leaving across the bridge they heard prolonged crying/calling vocalizations that continued to the trailhead. The witness later concluded the sounds matched Bigfoot recordings found online.

FootstepsOdorVocalization
23 April 2014 Escanaba/Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan Class B #47439

Fishermen have possible daytime encounter near Escanaba

Two companions stopped while on a fishing outing to inspect a river area. They heard large animals moving on both sides of the road and believed they had interrupted two animals crossing. One animal then charged through brush, knocked vegetation down, and a tree was heard being ripped down, followed by silence and faint hiding sounds. Neither witness obtained a visual, and they left without crossing the river to investigate.

Movement onlyTree break
15 November 2013 Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Class B #42967

Deer hunter reports possible ongoing activity on his family's property near Bark River

On the morning of November 15, the witness was deer hunting when back-and-forth calling was heard lasting until daybreak. The sounds were described as lower pitched than coyote or wolf and coming from nearby, with knocks to the northwest preceding howling from the southwest. The woods were unusually quiet, with spooky deer and few gunshots despite many hunters in the area.

HowlWood knock
17 January 2013 Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #40801

Possible nighttime sighting by a couple in separate vehicles outside Escanaba

Two people driving home separately at night each reported seeing a large shadowy figure by the highway slip into the woods about a half-mile from home. They compared notes after arriving home and realized both had seen the same thing, but could provide no details beyond its large size and shadowy appearance. The sighting occurred two days after a bizarre shrieking noise had been heard in the yard.

Silhouette
October 2005 Perronville, Delta County, Michigan Class B #43145

Possible sighting by a motorist avoiding deer west of Escanaba

The driver was turning left when deer ran across the road and the passenger shouted about something to the west. The driver only glimpsed a large dark upright shape already entering the tree line. The passenger, seated on the right side with a clearer view, believed it was a sasquatch chasing the deer.

Partial sighting
16 July 2001 Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #44387

Possible early evening sighting at a cemetery outside Escanaba

The witness was searching for veterans' graves in a cemetery in the early evening when they noticed movement to the northeast along the tree line. At first thinking it was a deer, the witness then perceived a very large, dark, bipedal human-shaped figure watching from the shadows about 100 to 150 yards away. Feeling watched, the witness backed away to their car and left.

Partial sighting
13 October 1997 Gladstone & Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan Class A #29675

Daylight multi-witness road-crossing sighting just outside Gladstone (MI-UP)

A woman driving home with her children at dusk saw a brown figure crouched on the highway median outside Gladstone. The figure stood up, crossed the highway in a couple of steps, lowered its arms to its sides, and disappeared into the woods. She described it as extremely fast and graceful and concluded it could only have been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1986 Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan Class B #5694

Campers have strange encounter near swamp in the Upper Peninsula

The witness and four companions were camped overnight on a ridge between a lake and a swampy area. Between about 1 and 4 a.m. they heard repeated loud screeching calls that approached from a distance to within tens of yards and circled their camp, sometimes accompanied by breaking branches but never revealing a source when lights were shone. After about three hours the sounds receded the way they had come, and the group left at first light without finding tracks.

ScreamMovement only
15 November 1982 Cornell, Delta County, Michigan Class B #33559

Memory told of strange incidents while alone at a family hunting camp near Cornell

Late at night the witness was alone in the family's hunting camp when something repeatedly struck the window and screen and then dragged down the side of the building. He searched outside with a flashlight and rifle but saw no one, noting no trees were close enough to hit the cabin and the access gate remained locked. Frightened, he packed up and left that night without identifying the cause.

Door or window contact
10 October 1982 Watson, Delta County, Michigan Class A #20202

Motorist sighting on County Road 426 between Cornell and Watson

In the fall of 1982 the witness was driving at dusk and noticed a tall hair-covered figure standing at the edge of the road. She slowed and observed it for several seconds, noting its long arms, dark face and red-glowing eyes. The figure then jumped quickly into a nearby swamp as she drove away.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
woke up Rock, Delta County, Michigan Related account #59590

Sasquatch sighting near Rock, Michigan

The group found two long broken bones, thought to be deer, a short distance from their tents the next morning.

about 4:20 Rock, Delta County, Michigan Related account #59590

Whistle near Rock, Michigan

Two companions left their tent to urinate and heard a bird-like whistle with no other animal sounds around.

Whistle
First night we were there Rock, Delta County, Michigan Related account #59590

Movement only near Rock, Michigan

Two companions heard movement in the woods behind camp and one thought he saw a face on the night-vision camera, which was not recorded.

Movement onlyPartial sighting
earlier in the day Rock, Delta County, Michigan Related account #59590

Tracks near Rock, Michigan

One witness found two large older footprints on a game trail behind camp and two companions made a cast of them.

Tracks
two days after I saw the creature Gladstone & Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan Related account #29675

Sasquatch sighting near Gladstone & Rapid River, Michigan

Two days later another person reportedly spotted a bigfoot on the same highway, as heard on local radio.

every year around April and will continue through the year until just after the firearm deer season ends on November 30th Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Related account #42967

Wood knock near Bark River, Michigan

The witness and family report recurring knocks, tree falls, howls and chatter on the land over about ten years, typically from April through late November.

Wood knockHowlChatterTree break
Date unknown Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Related account #42967

Chatter near Bark River, Michigan

The witness reports having heard strange gibberish sounding like someone upset in the woods.

Chatter
Date unknown Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Related account #42967

Wood knock near Bark River, Michigan

The witness reports having repeatedly heard wood knocks on the same property on prior occasions, sometimes with a hair-raising feeling.

Wood knock
a few days later Gladstone/Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Related account #56552

Whistle near Gladstone/Escanaba, Michigan

The witness returned alone in daytime to the area where the crying had been heard and heard a more distant whistling-like sound.

Whistle