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the year before Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Related account #24620

Odor near Ann Arbor, Michigan

The witness and two friends found a branch shelter with tripod logs, twisted branches, and a wet-dog odor in the same woods about a year before the main walk.

OdorStructure or nestTree break
In the fall of 99 Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan Related account #5321

Unidentified sound near Kingston, Michigan

A relative planned to build a hunting blind by the swamp and the witness later heard loud sounds like logs being thrown and briefly saw something large move between trees.

Unidentified soundMovement only
Date unknown Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan Related account #29409

Odor near Rogers City, Michigan

A rotten meat smell persistently came from the thicket.

Odor
BFRO YEAR: 86 and 87 McKinley, Oscoda County, Michigan Class B #2943

Wood knocking and tree shaking noticed while deer hunting

In fall 1987 the witness was archery hunting with a relative in Michigan when wood-on-wood knocking was heard to the west. About 15 minutes later a nearby small pine shook violently from side to side with no animal visible. The witness left the area for lunch shortly afterward and noted no odor.

Wood knockMovement only
around midnight (Removed), Mecosta County, Michigan Related account #35437

Whoop near (Removed), Michigan

Around midnight at the relative's house the witness played shared vocal recordings outside, heard something large moving and received three short whoop-like responses.

WhoopMovement only
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #78631

Movement only

Earlier the same morning the dog flushed something bedded in the marsh, shaking trees, which the witness thought was deer.

Movement only
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #17175

Odor

The horrible odors smelled like a wet dog that had rolled in feces.

Odor
in the summer Place not stated Related account #47557

Odor

On a summer night while sleeping, the witness was awakened by a horrible skunk-like but unfamiliar odor drifting through the bedroom window.

Odor
on the 4th of July evening around 11:30PM Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan Related account #31860

Sasquatch sighting near Mount Pleasant, Michigan

On a July 4th night around 11:30PM the witness saw a dark furry figure standing at the deck corner about 15 feet away, which then took two giant leaps toward the river and crossed downstream, leaving a partial footprint found next morning.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteFootstepsTracksOdor
BFRO YEAR: 85-present Whittemore, Iosco County, Michigan Class B #14854

Possible ongoing activity outside Whittemore

The witness reports recurring nighttime activity over many years at her parents' wooded property. She and others hear footsteps pacing them along the tree line, loud crashing movement, screeching sounds and cracking noises, often accompanied by a strange smell. Family members and visitors have also reported red eyeshine and ape-like figures, and large footprints were found in snow. An investigator later visited, interviewed family members and noted unusual stick and vegetation features in the woods.

FootstepsScreamUnidentified soundMovement onlyOdor
the 4th of July in 2003? Place not stated Related account #42418

Whoop

While sitting on a deck the witness heard something crash through the woods behind a house while whooping loudly.

WhoopMovement only
from age 9 to age 17 National City, Iosco County, Michigan Related account #42418

Animal behaviour near National City, Michigan

Through years of riding in the area the witness reports recurring feelings of being followed, peripheral dark motions, and heavy human-like footsteps.

Animal behaviourFootstepsMovement only
7-12-2006 Place not stated Related account #15187

Sasquatch sighting

The witness and a companion sat in a vehicle late at night, heard movement in weeds, had rocks or sticks thrown at the vehicle, and the companion reported seeing a manlike figure cross their view.

Partial sightingMovement onlyRock throwingObject throwing
Since that night Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan Related account #15187

Vocalization near Allen, Michigan

Since the first night the witness and his wife repeatedly heard loud nighttime vocalizations, large movements in brush, banging on the trailer, and occasional dead-skunk odor.

VocalizationMovement onlyOdorProperty disturbance
in 2011 Place not stated Related account #32024

Vocalization

During a 2011 expedition night walk to a river, the group was paralleled briefly by something unseen after responding to guided vocalizations.

VocalizationMovement only
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #39785

Movement only

The witness reports being followed out of the woods on more than one occasion by something that moved when he moved and stopped when he stopped.

Movement only
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #32976

Odor

The witness reports smelling very pungent odors on several other occasions near a relative's house without further vocalizations.

Odor
December 3 Place not stated Related account #32976

Howl

The witness and a relative heard deep ragged howls near a treeline while noticing a strong odor in the wind.

HowlOdor
BFRO YEAR: 2008, 2009 Jackson, Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Class B #32976

Possible daylight sighting by a mountain biker in the Pere Marquette State Forest

The witness was mountain biking on a game trail in thick forest when he stopped in a clear-cut opening to repair a flat front tire. A loud thump came from a burnt-out RV about 50-60 yards away, and he saw a large jet-black furred head appear in a broken window about six feet off the ground. The head tilted slowly to the side as he remounted his bike, and he rode back to his cabin using GPS. He reported smelling a pungent odor at the site and again outside his cabin the next morning, which he interpreted as the animal having followed him.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified sound
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