Claimed encounters in Kent County, Michigan

6 entries reported in Kent 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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28 September 2013 Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan Class B #42226

Multiple interactions involving a possible road crossing, vocalizations and paralleling experienced by a hunter/homeowner near the Rogue River Game Area

Around midnight in early fall, the witness was in bed watching TV at home when he heard loud howls through closed windows, followed by ape-like grunts. His horse became very nervous and distant dogs were barking. He woke his wife after the sounds stopped and they later compared the sounds to Bigfoot recordings online and found them very similar.

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September 1983 Lowell, Kent County, Michigan Class A #805

witness heard footsteps.

The witness was walking home alone on a gravel road when they noticed footsteps that seemed to stop and start with their own steps. They then saw a very large, hairy humanoid shape behind them that stared before moving, which frightened them into running to a lit section of road. The witness also noticed an odd smell and heard nearby hound dogs barking frantically.

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October 1979 Grand Rapids (largest), Kent County, Michigan Class B #35671

Bow hunter remembers possible intimidation behavior near Grand Rapids

The witness was bow-hunting deer alone from a makeshift blind at a clearing near a power-line cut. From inside the woods he heard loud branch and log breaking sounds together with strange slurred chatter-like vocalizations lasting a few minutes, then silence. He walked toward the area with bow drawn but could not penetrate the dense brush, and companions hunting elsewhere reported nothing unusual. Decades later he felt the vocalizations matched published Samurai chatter recordings.

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November 1978 Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan Class A #22802

Man recalls spotting a sasquatch watching him while hunting deer north of Grand Rapids

The witness was deer hunting alone at dusk from a snow-covered cornfield in western Michigan. Feeling watched, he looked behind to the treeline and saw a tall, dark-haired figure watching him from 150-200 yards away. He watched it through his rifle scope for two to three minutes, then became frightened and ran home across the road. The figure showed no aggression and only stood and stared.

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Nov 15th this year Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan Related account #42226

Whoop near Cedar Springs, Michigan

The witness heard distant whoops over several minutes while hanging a buck in his front yard, with his wife confirming some of the sounds.

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the prior spring Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan Related account #42226

Howl near Cedar Springs, Michigan

The witness's wife heard similar howls and grunts the previous spring from the same general area.

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