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21 August 1950 Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan Class A #30753

Witness recalls a childhood face to face daylight sighting near his home and night vocalizations outside Gaylord

The witness was in an outhouse near the home after waking when rustling and sticks breaking were heard approaching. The witness opened the door and saw a tall, hairy, ape-like figure that fled into the woods on being seen. Later that night the witness and relatives heard loud screams or howls.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
July 1944 Eben Jct., Alger County, Michigan Class B #28897

Memory told of a possible daylight sighting while playing in the woods in Eben Junction

In summer 1944, the 9-year-old witness and his cousin were playing in a woodlot on a family farm, knocking dead saplings against live trees. They stopped and saw a huge man-like figure standing broadside nearby looking at them, which then turned and walked away. The boys ran out and told their mothers, who dismissed it as a neighbor, and the witness says they avoided that part of the woods afterward.

Full-body sighting
1910 Livingston County, Michigan Class B #807

A family observes a small group of bigfoots swim across White Lake.

When she was about seven, the witness saw five hairy, unclothed figures at the edge of a lake from a hill. She fetched her parents and younger brother, and the four of them together watched the five figures swim across to oak woods on the north side of the lake. The family never saw them again and kept the account secret for decades.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 2000/01 Hoxeyville, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #26196

Possible intimidation experienced by two bow hunters near Cadillac

The witness and a companion were bowhunting deer from separate ground positions near a creek and swamp. The witness heard quiet rustling behind a small hill, then a large tree shook violently and a loud roar/scream sounded. The witness fled to the truck, met waiting officers, and returned with them to retrieve the companion, who had also heard the scream and seen deer flee. The group left the woods together without explanation for the sound.

Movement onlyScreamAnimal behaviour
over the last few months since deer season Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Related account #57401

Vocalization near Higgins Lake, Michigan

The witness and others heard loud roaring sounds in the same woods repeatedly over months.

Vocalization
a week later Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan Related account #822

Movement only near Goodells, Michigan

A week after the main night the witnesses returned to the camp and experienced something circling them repeatedly throughout the deer season for about 2-3 months.

Movement only
two days after summer vacation started in June, 1974 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Related account #24620

Animal behaviour near Ann Arbor, Michigan

The witness and a friend felt watched passing the shelter site on the way to a park cookout.

Animal behaviour
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 Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan Related account #48824

Property disturbance near Romulus, Michigan

The witness suspects the source of the howls slept in the barn on a few occasions.

Property disturbance
BFRO YEAR: 2006 / 07 Wetmore, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Class B #20043

Possible footprint and chatter outside Wetmore

In June 2007 the witness and a companion visited a small lake in Schoolcraft County to fish and look around. At the spot where sand met grass the companion called the witness over to a very large human-shaped footprint. The witness stepped into the print and found it fit but was much bigger.

Tracks
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
Date unknown Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan Related account #29409

Howl near Rogers City, Michigan

The witness and neighbors repeatedly heard loud horn-like howling moans from the thicket.

Howl
from 1984 until the early 2000s Meredith, Roscommon County, Michigan Related account #25298

Sasquatch sighting near Meredith, Michigan

The witness states there were three other noteworthy incidents during years camping and hunting at the location, without providing details.

Upon further trips to hunt the area over the years Meredith, Roscommon County, Michigan Related account #25298

Scream near Meredith, Michigan

On later hunting trips to the same area, the witness heard strange screams at night he could not identify.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 99 or 2000 Mio, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #1211

Drives around curve, sees a bigfoot step into the treeline

The witness was driving on a paved highway near an ORV area in the morning with a companion. Around a curve she briefly saw a large black hair-covered man-shaped figure take a final step into dense roadside trees. Her companion, who was talking, did not see it. The witness slowed and both looked into the woods but saw nothing further.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
The second night Prescott, Ogemaw County, Michigan Related account #34990

Scream near Prescott, Michigan

The same relative reports hearing the vocals again very close while sleeping in a tent outside the cabin on the second night, then again minutes later before running inside.

Scream
Memorial Day weekend around 1 am Prescott, Ogemaw County, Michigan Related account #34990

Scream near Prescott, Michigan

A relative reports first hearing the strange vocals from far away and then closer about half an hour later, describing distress-like sounds, growling and cheering mixed with animal noises.

ScreamGrowlUnidentified sound
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
BFRO YEAR: 1989 &2005 Evart, Osceola County, Michigan Class B #31592

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.

Partial sightingFootstepsVocalization