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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.

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BFRO YEAR: 1998-99 Atlanta / Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan Class A #27009

Woman recalls daylight sighting while driving and a possible incident at a home east of Gaylord

The witness was driving home from work on a secluded dirt back road on a sunny summer afternoon. From the car she saw a huge dark upright figure running bipedally through thick swamp beside the road, with a very thick upper torso and swinging arms, moving faster than a person or bear could. She heard a loud branch crack, glanced at the road, and when she looked back the figure was gone, so she continued home fearing another encounter.

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For two nights after that incident Manistee, Mason County, Michigan Related account #44191

Footsteps near Manistee, Michigan

For two evenings after the morning incident the witness felt watched and heard slow circling movement around the stand.

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Date unknown Chippewa Lake, Mecosta County, Michigan Related account #42658

Footsteps near Chippewa Lake, Michigan

The young woman's niece was startled by a loud running sound in the woods while walking the same trail.

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while building the cabin Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan Related account #46401

Door or window contact near Kalkaska, Michigan

While staying alone in a trailer during cabin construction, the witness heard bipedal footsteps and a stick dragged along the exterior after something slapped the trailer, finding scrape marks, a large hand print in moss and a stick the next morning.

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the next night Traverse City, Leelanau County, Michigan Related account #42056

Wood knock near Traverse City, Michigan

On the next night the same witnesses made wood knocks and howls and heard a distinct knock back, thuds, splashing and movement, and a scream.

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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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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.

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around 9 pm on February 25th Isabella County, Michigan Related account #32981

Howl near Isabella County

Later that night the group heard dogs, coyotes, whoops, whistles, screams and moans, and review showed something approached the field recorder.

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during the afternoon Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan Related account #15187

Footsteps near Allen, Michigan

The landlord's wife felt watched near a trailer in the afternoon then heard something large run away through brush.

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on another occasion Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan Related account #20423

Footsteps near Albion, Michigan

The witness heard heavy bipedal walking in the same area on a different occasion.

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Within a few days of the scream episode Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan Related account #19838

Footsteps near Pullman, Michigan

A few days after the screams, the witness yelled outside around 11 pm and heard bipedal footsteps running away from inside the forest.

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about a year later Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana Related account #25793

Footsteps near Campbellsburg, Indiana

About a year later the same witness camped in the valley with companions, heard steps descend the valley wall and cross the creek into camp, had a cooler knocked over, and saw a large hairy head look into the tent before it left.

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BFRO YEAR: 1980-81 Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois Class A #10037

Youth has daylight sighting in corn field near Rock Falls

The witness was in a garage when the dog barked frantically and then hid in its doghouse. The witness then heard heavy running like a galloping horse and felt vibrations, and saw a large bulky humanoid with reddish-brown hair running through a cornfield. The figure glanced briefly, pushed through the corn with swinging arms, attempted to jump an irrigation ditch but fell short, then disappeared into brush.

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once Radom, Washington County, Illinois Related account #50502

Footsteps near Radom, Illinois

The witness reports once being followed along the field edge at night by something in the woods that moved and stopped with him.

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Last night, it was probably after 10 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Footsteps near Chatham, Illinois

Late at night the witness heard heavy steps in twigs, called out and heard a whoo-oo reply, then distant coyotes and nearby high-pitched child-like chatter, while the dog froze.

FootstepsWhoopUnidentified sound
Sunday around 3 a.m. Eddyville, Pope County, Illinois Related account #25704

Footsteps near Eddyville, Illinois

A few nights later at the same campsite the witness woke around 3 a.m., heard footsteps about 20 yards away, then packed up and left.

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Summer 1978 Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Related account #32196

Howl near Granite City, Illinois

The witness and a friend spending the night in the barn hay loft heard a loud howl at dusk and later heard heavy breathing and bipedal footsteps moving in the barn below without seeing the source.

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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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