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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.

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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.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #17175

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

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in the summer Place not stated Related account #47557

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #32976

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

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December 3 Place not stated Related account #32976

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

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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.

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one Friday evening Place not stated Related account #2473

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The witness and a companion heard prolonged horrible screams and smelled a foul odor during a Friday evening cookout.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #10678

Structure or nest

The witness had noticed several bedded-down spots in nearby fields, with an unpleasant odor around them once or twice.

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during the Spring Place not stated Related account #4635

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The witness had repeatedly noticed a nasty musky rotten odor when returning home from night-shift work in the spring.

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twice back in the spring and another time between spring and summer Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Odor near Mount Vernon, Illinois

The witness noticed a brief skunk-like smell by a window on three occasions between spring and summer with no skunks found the next day.

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in April Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Tracks near Danville, Illinois

While mushroom hunting in April the witness smelled the strong odor again and found a single very large detailed left footprint.

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the next morning Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Odor near Danville, Illinois

The witness and a relative returned the next morning to follow the blood trail, found the deer vanished, and noted strong odor and feeling of being watched.

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In early summer (late May,early June) Place not stated Related account #15844

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In late May to early June while driving through the park the witness smelled a terrible musky wet odor.

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early June of 2010 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Odor near Chatham, Illinois

A year earlier the dog became fearful facing south, hid shaking in the basement, and that evening the witness smelled a strong locker-room and road-kill odor, after which deer and coyotes were rarely seen.

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spring of 1960 Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois Related account #40475

Scream near Oregon, Illinois

In spring 1960 the witness and family heard terrible screaming from the woods with a horrible smell, and a relative searched outside with a gun and found nothing.

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1980 to 1999 Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Related account #36667

Footsteps near Ottawa, Illinois

Over many years the household heard loud walking and branch breaking at night, noticed quiet beforehand and foul smell, and found footprints and damaged rabbit cages.

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