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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
15 January 2011 Hickery Corners, Barry County, Michigan Class B #32924

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.

VocalizationUnidentified sound
2011–2012 Isabella County, Michigan Class B #32981

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.

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Date unknown Michigan #d9a91a80-ad70-460e-b711-b005faab97a5

Vocalization in Michigan

A woman living near a large airport sent the witness audio of loud yelling and screaming. She also reported strange footprints, a presence in her barn, large crossed-tree blockages on trails, and small trees and flowers left on her porch after she cleared them. Contact was later lost without identifying the source.

VocalizationTracksStructure or nestProperty disturbance
Date unknown Isabella County, Michigan #d9a91a80-ad70-460e-b711-b005faab97a5

Vocalization near Isabella County

Residents of a central Michigan farm reported frequent night vocalizations over several years. Recorders captured goat-like and horse-like sounds, breathing and banging on a food barrel, and loud knocks from the woods when people moved between buildings. The witness investigated possible human sources and found one distant caller to exclude, but did not see the source.

VocalizationFootstepsWood knockProperty disturbance
Date unknown Isabella County, Michigan #d9a91a80-ad70-460e-b711-b005faab97a5

Growl near Isabella County

The witness visited a central Michigan farm property late at night to retrieve recorders. A powerful growl was felt in the chest from a distance, followed by two vocalizers calling back and forth while moving away. The exchange lasted many minutes and was partially recorded after the witness restarted equipment.

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Date unknown Hillsdale, Michigan #d9a91a80-ad70-460e-b711-b005faab97a5

Footsteps near Hillsdale, Michigan

The witness volunteered as bait on a southern Michigan property while others monitored with microphones. Operators reported footsteps following the witness along a road. On other nights the group broadcast whale sounds and later recorded similar sounds unprompted, and daytime slapping on a garage was reported until cameras and lights were installed.

FootstepsVocalizationProperty disturbance