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25 April 2025 White Lake Township, Michigan #027728e8-94b8-4cdb-bd90-5be7fcf5b16c

Sasquatch sighting near White Lake Township, Michigan (2025)

The witness camped alone in her van at a rustic campground during storms. Deer ran toward her then fled after looking toward the treeline, where she saw a high pair of large forward-facing eyes. After trying brighter lights she got in the van to get thermal, closed the slider, and heard a loud growl very close. She stayed quiet overnight hearing howls and screams, and her friend found suspicious tracks and hair the next morning.

EyeshineGrowlHowlScreamTracks
2020 Michigan #4799708d-75f7-480e-801b-dbf75db6ff70

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (2020)

After shooting a buck in rain, the witness followed a tracking string that unexpectedly went 15 feet up into trees and across toward high sand dunes. He later found a rear leg, front leg, blood and guts indicating something else had torn the deer. He then saw a wide black figure and a thinner gray figure fight, with one slapped rolling down the hill before walking off.

Partial sightingGrowlAnimal behaviour
October 2017 Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Michigan Class A #58621

Ongoing activity including a late night sighting at a home east of Vestaburg

Around 2 a.m. on a clear night in late October, the witness heard growls and other noises outside his home and went out with a flashlight to investigate. He reported a strong dead-animal odor, movement across the road, and green eyeshine, then watched a tall dark bipedal animal cross the road into his woods and viewed it at close range in the treeline before retreating to the house. He reported hearing noises through the rest of the night and finding a few tracks afterward.

VocalizationGrowlWhoopEyeshineSilhouette +6
2 September 2013 Traverse City, Leelanau County, Michigan Class B #42056

Possible activity at a cabin outside Traverse City

Two witnesses were on the back deck of a vacation cabin at night with a small leashed dog when they heard a loud grunting/growling sound from bushes about 60 feet away. The dog was alert and barking at the bushes. Frightened, both people went back inside the house.

Growl
April 2012 Nearest City Well Between Tawas City And Whittemore MI, Iosco County, Michigan Class A #40204

Daylight sighting by a young man fishing near Whittemore

The witness was fishing alone along a river when a rock splashed nearby. The witness then saw a large apelike animal leaning over the bank to look at them, heard loud knocks and a sudden silence, and later watched it cross a fence and run uphill out of sight across a field. Shortly afterward three relatives said they had heard a growl and heavy footsteps leaving nearby woods.

Partial sightingRock throwingFootstepsWood knockGrowl
Summer 2012 Montcalm County, Michigan Class B #36355

Possible paralleling described and tall figure seen at night south of Mt. Pleasant

A group walking back to a cottage late at night on a dirt road through dense woods heard something large paralleling them. They stopped and watched a very tall, light-colored illuminated figure moving in a small circle near a mailbox, heard a short powerful grunt, and then saw reddish eyes watching from the woods. The eyes retreated deeper, dropped low and disappeared while the group returned to the cottage.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlFootsteps
January 2012 Beaverton, Gladwin County, Michigan Class B #32594

Woman has a possible encounter involving her vehicle while driving near Beaverton

The witness was driving home at night on a dirt backroad when something struck the truck, leaving scratches and a dent on the passenger door. After calling for help, the witness with two relatives found footprints along the road and photographed them. While photographing they saw green eye-shine above the brush and a large upright shadowy outline, then heard wood knocks, growling and heavy footsteps before the eyes disappeared.

Vehicle contactTracksEyeshineSilhouetteWood knock +3
2012–2013 Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/yzwiKTmVr4WtxWd-fPZvIeK-aXNJlf55ro11duS_woA

Growl in Michigan (2012)

After an evening campfire, after his family went inside, the witness stepped to the woods edge near the pond. Something in the pond area directed four or five deep guttural growls at him. He went back inside.

Growl
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.

HowlWood knockGrowlWhoopVocalization
July 2010 Manton, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #29633

Late afternoon encounter by hunters scouting for deer between Cadillac and Manton

The witness and two companions were scouting for deer season by a creek near a cedar swamp when they heard an unfamiliar low growl. After the witness threw stones toward the sound, they saw a dark upright shadow moving at the swamp edge and rocks were thrown back toward them. Hearing further growls and large branches breaking, the group left quickly for their vehicle.

GrowlSilhouetteMovement onlyRock throwingAnimal behaviour
4 May 2009 Marion, Osceola County, Michigan Class A #35282

Close encounter experienced while waiting for the school bus near Marion

The witness and his sister were waiting at a rarely used roadside bus stop before sunrise when they smelled a foul odor and heard low grunting that grew louder and more aggressive. A large dark-brown figure then knocked over a small dead tree across the road and ran toward them. Both fled a short distance to their house, with the figure closing to within a few feet before continuing into the woods.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlOdorTree break
Spring 2003 Pittsford, Hillsdale County, Michigan Class B #7181

Two bikers hear strange sound near "Lost Nation"

Two people stopped to rest while mountain biking on a wooded trail when they heard a very loud, low growl-like sound from a distance that could be felt as well as heard. The sound repeated a couple minutes later at about the same distance, but nothing was ever seen. They joked about it being Bigfoot but could not explain it.

Growl
May 2002 Plainwell, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Class A #4414

Nighttime sighting by four witnesses, near Plainwell

Late at night at home, the witness and three companions heard banging on the deck and went outside to investigate. In moonlight they saw a large shape kneeling on the lawn that stood and ran across the lawn, through a puddle, and up a driveway. The group later heard low growling and groaning, and the following afternoon the witness found a large footprint in a nearby sandbox.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbanceGrowlVocalization +1
11 November 2001 Gay, Keweenaw County, Michigan Class B #3388

Father and sons hear screams while deerhunting near Gay

On the opening morning of deer season, the witness sat in a deer stand when a musty odor rose and a loud woman-like scream was heard twice. The odor then dissipated and no creature was seen. The father, stationed a mile or more away, reported hearing the same screams.

ScreamGrowlOdor
19 June 1999 Willis, Washtenaw County, Michigan Class B #8351

Father describes possible late night vocalizations heard by his boys near Willis

Three boys holding a late-night bonfire heard loud screams that seemed to move around the yard from west to north to east. The sounds started high-pitched and dropped into a low growl, frightening the boys so they ran inside. The witness, awakened afterward, went outside with a light but found no source, and a morning search also found nothing.

ScreamGrowl
July 1991 Ashley, Gratiot County, Michigan Class A #37823

Woman remembers unnerving interactions near Ashley

The witness states she had just put her crying infant back to bed and was sitting on the side of her waterbed in a dark mobile home when she felt watched and heard a loud guttural grunt/growl. She turned toward a window about nine feet off the ground and saw a huge, reddish-brown hair-covered head with a wide nose and large nostrils staring at her sleeping companion. She froze in fear and was unable to speak for some time before the head disappeared. The next day she and her companion found nothing to stand on beneath the window and no tracks due to leaf cover.

Partial sightingGrowl
1 October 1989 Michigan #4799708d-75f7-480e-801b-dbf75db6ff70

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1989)

The witness and a hunting partner encountered a very tall hair-covered figure on a raised railroad bed while walking to their tree stands. They shone a flashlight on it, saw a huge hand raised to its face, and watched it approach to about 25 yards. They fled to a ladder stand, then heard it running and a violent fight with another unseen animal that ended with a splash in the river, after which they waited until daylight to leave.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingFootstepsGrowlVocalization +1
11 November 1985 Barton City, Alcona County, Michigan Class B #7272

Hunters endure hour-long, intimidation behavior by unseen aggressor(s)

A group of hunters sitting at their campfire at night heard loud wailing, growling and howling sounds from just beyond the firelight, followed by the sound of trees snapping. They remained in camp as the sounds continued for an extended period before moving away into the woods. At daybreak they found snapped trees, uprooted brush, and heavily disturbed ground in the direction of the sounds.

ScreamGrowlHowlTree break
October 1984 Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan Class B #15514

Possible stalking at rural school bus stop near Benzonia, Michigan

The witness was alone waiting for the school bus before dawn at the edge of woods. He heard heavy footsteps in dry leaves that appeared to pace him as he moved along the road. As he boarded the arriving bus he heard a deep growl from the woods behind him. He searched the area later that day and found nothing.

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September 1981 Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #821

a family reports repeated encounters on their farm. (From newspaper articles.)

Two young family members went to the barn after dark to check animals and one touched fur in the dark and then saw a tall furry biped with red eyes. The creature followed as they left the barn without harming them. An older relative then confronted it with a shotgun, fired in the air, and it ran into the woods making a noise.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour