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Early morning vocalizations heard by fishermen near Walhalla
The witness and a companion were fly-fishing in a river at night when they heard distant screams they did not recognize. Later they heard mumbling, speech-like sounds coming from dense brush in front of them that did not seem human. Unable to see the source and feeling frightened, they left the area.
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.
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.
Hunter has unnerving experience at Bear Den Lake NE of Gaylord
The witness was parked by a vehicle at dusk after a day of hunting, waiting for two companions to return. After putting a rifle in the vehicle, the witness heard footsteps and then an extremely loud, deep guttural roar close enough to feel in the chest and fled by vehicle to meet the companions at a local establishment. The companions said they had heard strange noises and felt uneasy all day, and the group left the area that night.
Homeowner recounts multiple instances of rock throwing and vocalizations near Mount Pleasant
Late at night the witness took the dog into the backyard overlooking a river and heard grunt-like vocalizations from the opposite bank. From the deck the witness heard something large moving through brush and keeping pace with them, then heard a loud crack, a large splash, wading steps, and a rock thrown across the river. The witness heard water dripping and shaking off fur and a strange snort before the animal moved away through underbrush. The next morning a previously intact rotten stump across the river was found split with half lying at the river's edge.
Resonant vocalizations and bipedal movement heard by hunter camped near Roscommon
The witness was camped alone in thick woods before hunting season when, after dark in rain, they heard an extremely loud scream followed by guttural grunts from nearby in the woods. After shouting and banging tools together, they heard something large moving through the woods as if running bipedally. The witness retreated to the truck for the night and recorded video that showed nothing, finding nothing disturbed in the morning.
Possible vocalizations heard from woods on a family farm outside Alpena
The witness was sitting on the patio at home on a warm sunny midafternoon when a loud vocalization was heard from the woods behind the house. The sound reminded the witness of televised Bigfoot researchers' calls and caused goosebumps. No creature was seen.
Young woman hears possible vocalization late at night by a home near Gull Lake
The witness reports standing by a garage at a relative's house at night waiting to leave. From nearby woods she heard a strange vocal-like sound followed by branch-like clicks, though bright moonlight revealed nothing to see. She was alone at the time.
Farmers record interesting vocalizations west of Clare
The witness reports repeatedly hearing unfamiliar sounds at a central Michigan farm over the prior summer, often while doing outdoor animal chores at night with two other people. The sounds included howls, wood knocking, deep guttural noises, whoops, and indistinct talking-like vocals, which the witness recorded and felt matched published bigfoot recordings.
Possible stalking of two people walking in the early evening near Lake Michigan and Gulliver Lake (Upper Peninsula)
The witness and his sister were walking a loop road by a lake back to a cabin on a moonless night. The sister sensed something following them behind the treeline, and both paused to listen to movement. As they left the woods they heard a loud grunt about 20 feet behind them that frightened them and seemed territorial.
Multiple years of wood knocking and primate-like behavior described by a soldier hunting near Manistee
In October 2004 the witness was bow hunting from a stand when gibberish-like vocal sounds and running were heard in the pines. A doe ran in front of the stand staring north, then a short huh sound, silence, deep sniffing and slow deliberate movement with snapping twigs circled to the northeast and east as the doe fled. The source was never seen.
Odd sounds and animal behavior from the forest cause woman concern
In summer 2000 the witness arrived at friends' secluded, wooded residence near Lovells in early evening to find no one home. While sitting outside, the witness heard movement in the woods and heavy grunt-like vocalizations, initially considering coyotes or a bear. Feeling unnerved, the witness left and returned later, and the residents jokingly attributed the sounds to a local Bigfoot and mentioned their own prior unexplained experiences.
Mother and son find footprints in woods near Nunica
The witness and her son were exploring the woods behind their home when they found large footprints described as non-human in sand. The witness reported a sickening odor, grunting sounds from deeper in the woods, and many broken branches. No creature was seen, and the witness said she has avoided the back of the property since.
Hunter hears loud vocalizations as the animal moves around him, hunting partner hears it as well
The witness was hunting at dawn when something moved in a half-circle around the position to get downwind. Once downwind it gave an ear-ringing scream followed by grunts for about two minutes, then left into very thick cover. A hunting companion also heard the scream, and neither reported seeing the source clearly.
Fisherman recalls being startled by late night encounter on Fletcher Pond near Hillman
The witness and a companion were bass fishing from a boat on Fletcher Pond around midnight on a full-moon night. They heard a loud roar from the dark shoreline and seconds later something splashed into the water very close to the boat. Startled, they started the motor and returned to the lodge without seeing the source.
Avid hiker recalls years of experience living in an area with what local people called the "Shadow People" near Montague
The witness describes repeated activity over years living near woods in White River Township. The witness reports seeing part of a tall hair-covered figure peeking from brush, finding deer carcasses cached high in trees, stacked bone piles and dugout shelters, hearing breathing and strange calls, smelling musk, feeling watched, and being chased at night by a bipedal creature that halted near the road.
Hunter recalls incidents near Pecks Lake
In early November 1989 the witness and a relative returned after dark with a lantern to track a deer shot earlier with a bow. When the blood trail stopped they heard heavy bipedal footsteps pacing, saw a very large dark outline, and heard a guttural warning sound. Feeling threatened, they backed out while the witness held a handgun, and a next-morning search found neither deer nor tracks.
Observer hears scream changing to low "demonic" chuckle
The witness was awake alone on the living room couch late at night while younger siblings slept. A very loud, close howling scream outside the window shifted into a gurgling laugh-like sound lasting about 10 seconds and did not repeat. After waiting, the witness searched outside in fresh snow but found the snow totally undisturbed with no tracks to indicate the source.