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BFRO YEAR: 1988? - 2003 National City, Iosco County, Michigan Class B #42418

Former Michigan native recalls possible activity near National City

When the witness was about nine, she was walking with an older neighbor girl in the back portion of family property. Something nearby growled loudly at them, and after they walked about 200 feet into the front pasture it growled and shrieked again. The companion looked, exclaimed, then grabbed the witness and ran with her to the house. The witness never learned what the companion may have seen, and the companion never walked there with her again.

GrowlScream
BFRO YEAR: Late 60's Iron River/Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan Class B #29549

Memory told of a possible daylight sighting while driving deer on a farm east of Iron River

In the late 1960s, the witness was stationed at a fence corner during a family deer drive on fenced farm land. He reported seeing a large hairy figure step over a four-foot barbed-wire fence from the west and then over a second fence to the north. The rest of the hunting party later emerged from the woods behind it, and the witness maintained the same account into adulthood.

Full-body sighting
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.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1996 or 97 Beaverton, Gladwin County, Michigan Class A #25651

Man tells of sighting of two creatures while shining for deer near Beaverton

The witness and companions were driving through farm fields shining a spotlight for deer in the evening. The light revealed two large black standing figures with bright red reflective eyes that blinked but did not move. After watching for several minutes the witness felt uneasy and left the area. No deer were seen that night, which was considered unusual.

Partial sightingEyeshine
BFRO YEAR: 1972-1974? Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan Class A #23530

Man recalls childhood incident near Grayling

As children playing in a cedar swamp, the witness and two friends surprised a roughly six-foot, rusty-brown-haired creature sitting by a creek. They watched for about ten seconds as it stood about 70 feet away and walked gracefully deeper into the swamp. Afterward they went to the spot, found the stump warm to the touch and the ground disturbed, but no clear tracks.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: mid 80's Bendon, Benzie County, Michigan Class A #24776

Near Bendon, woman and daughter recall their daylight sighting from automobile

A driver and passenger stopped on a dirt road through woods when several large dogs crossed in front of the car and trotted toward a dark object in a field. The object stood up as a very tall, bulky, dark-gray hair-covered figure with long arms and no visible neck, which the dogs greeted excitedly. The figure then moved quickly into the adjacent woods with long bent-legged strides and exaggerated arm swings while both occupants watched in shock without speaking.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: Maybe 1974 Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan Class B #7386

Observer hears scream changing to low "demonic" chuckle

The witness was awake alone on the living room couch late at night while younger siblings slept. A very loud, close howling scream outside the window shifted into a gurgling laugh-like sound lasting about 10 seconds and did not repeat. After waiting, the witness searched outside in fresh snow but found the snow totally undisturbed with no tracks to indicate the source.

ScreamVocalization
four years ago Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Chatter in Michigan

Early in the morning before hunting, the witness and a companion heard loud chimp-like calls behind them and then again to the side sounding like multiple animals. On another night with night vision, they saw three pairs of eyes peeking over a woodpile.

ChatterEyeshineVocalization
about five years ago Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Tracks in Michigan

Coming home near dawn, the witness glimpsed a figure running through the yard toward the barn and found footprints. The trackway went around the barn, through the backyard, over a hot tub, around the house and over a propane tank where it disappeared.

TracksPartial sighting
Date unknown Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Object throwing in Michigan

During a bonfire with several visitors, a carved apple was thrown into the woods. About twenty minutes later dirt seemed thrown over the group from behind, distressed cat-like cries were heard, and the same apple rolled out between a visitor's feet.

Object throwingVocalizationProperty disturbance
back in the fall, late fall Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

At night at the current home, the witness called for the dog from the raised deck and saw a dark brown figure walk from between the barn and the house addition. Only a profile was seen, standing as tall from the ground as the witness on the deck. The witness went inside without retrieving the dog.

Partial sightingSilhouette
two nights ago, morning about 5:30 Michigan #ac6a2bec-73d1-4521-a134-bf04ba00cc80

Tracks in Michigan

At the current wooded home, the witness hears a cork-popping sound and later a wailing sound followed by branches scraping the barn. The dog fled back to the deck. In daylight large tracks about 18 inches were found leading from the road by the mailbox around the property to the barn.

TracksVocalizationUnidentified sound
last fall, Halloween night and night before Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

While scouting a reputed haunted road the witness saw a brown figure watching from brush and later found unexplained scratches on his shoulder. The next night during a Halloween broadcast the group saw moving shadows, heard talking, and recorded a white light hovering over the trail. A partner who approached the light reported being pushed backward.

Partial sightingVocalizationMovement only
after returning home, about 11 o'clock at night Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

While recounting the trip at home late at night the witness saw the same face pressing into the patio screen about eight and a half feet up. He waved and it stepped back. Next morning he found large footprints in the garden and photographed them.

Partial sightingTracks
December a couple years ago, winter solstice night Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

On a winter solstice night the witness and a friend went to a reverent-feeling spot in the woods. They saw many red, white and blue flashes like fireflies around them. Several times they also saw dark outlines of figures standing between trees watching from about a hundred feet away.

Partial sightingMovement only
Date unknown Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

At a swamp bridge one companion reported a figure by a tree while another had stones lobbed at him. The witness saw a broad-shouldered dark figure throwing stones over brush. After shouting a challenge he heard a loud crashing bluff, later finding snapped sticks. On the walk out they heard escorts, saw smooth-moving figures on a ridge, and saw a basketball-sized light crash with nothing found.

Partial sightingRock throwingFootstepsVocalizationMovement only
wintertime, 28 degrees Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Movement only in Michigan

While checking a preserve for activity the group saw red and green softball-sized lights and a baseball-sized white light on the trail. When the partner walked to where the white light had been, the witness perceived a spinning vortex-like blur around him. The partner reported feeling warmer despite freezing temperatures.

Movement only
Date unknown Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Vocalization in Michigan

During a live broadcast that required frequent phone resets, the group heard knocks and whoops timed to the resets. A loud deep voice said hello twice. When the witness and his partner separately approached the sound source in dense brush, each was met with a deep chest growl.

VocalizationGrowl
seven years ago this month, in June, night of full moon Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Whoop in Michigan

Alone on a full-moon night the witness heard whoops from two directions, then alternating knocks and thumps for over an hour. Loud chatter erupted from behind the car in the swamp, followed by a tree fall and final whoop. Next day a fresh snapped tree and viewing window in brush were found.

WhoopWood knockChatterTree breakUnidentified sound
Date unknown Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

While sitting at a fire the witness noticed a light-colored figure watching from bushes toward a truck where a young person sat with a lantern. After being alerted, the second man shouted and the figure dropped and belly-crawled, with eyeshine still visible, before leaving.

Partial sightingEyeshine