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Movement only near Big Bay, Michigan
The witness and his wife were camping at their remote property and sitting by a campfire after sunset when a low white light approached, passed nearly overhead, and continued behind the trees. A few minutes later they heard yipping that rose and dropped into overlapping grunting, screams and yells from about half a mile away, followed by total silence. The witness said he had camped there for decades and never heard anything like it, and later felt a recording from another Michigan case sounded nearly identical.
Sasquatch sighting in Michigan
The witness was tending a fire while his son swam in the river when he repeatedly saw bipedal legs moving through foliage on the far bank getting closer. He called his son out, heard snaps and a whoop, and later saw the legs taking big strides on the ridge. They waited by the fire until it went quiet.
Footsteps in Michigan
The witness and his brother were camping during bow season when something walked around their tent and hammock about 4 a.m. They got out with a shotgun and lanterns and heard it leave toward the swamp. They searched for tracks in the morning for hours and found nothing.
Movement only in Michigan
While hunting from a friend's blind, the witness noticed a bobcat high on a broken tree backing upward while watching the ground. He saw movement below passing the cat and believed it was not a deer or hunter. He watched it move through the woods but never obtained a clear visual.
Sasquatch sighting in Michigan
The witness sat alone in a raised blind before shooting hours and felt watched as the woods went eerily quiet. A yearling doe ran to his blind followed by other panting deer. Through his scope he saw a distant silhouette moving slowly through a valley about 200 to 250 yards away, which he believed was not a hunter.
Tracks in Michigan
Officers repeatedly responded to a woman's reports of someone on her roof. On a winter night the witness checked the house perimeter in snow and saw isolated footprint-like marks on the peak of the roof with no apparent access path. He did not tell the resident what he saw and advised her to call again if noises recurred.
Tracks in Michigan
A detective friend investigated an attempted break-in at an old cabin north of the witness's jurisdiction. Officers found large claw marks seven to eight feet high on exterior walls and window frames and very large canine-like foot impressions around the building. No suspect or animal was seen, and the cause was left unidentified.
Sasquatch sighting in Michigan
The young son told his parents he saw four blank-white two-footed beings in the field that ran up a hill. The family went to look where they went. From the opposite end of the field something crashed through branches and hit the ground with a very loud heavy thud, after which the family went inside. A next-day search found no thrown log or rock.
Tracks near Benzie County
On a later family walk down the same two-track, the witness noticed a single bare footprint in the middle of the trail. No other prints were seen and no shoes or sandals would explain it. The witness wondered if it was from a young Sasquatch.
Odor in Michigan
The guest relayed an unverified story from his uncle about hunting deep in the woods with friends when the same foul odor from the farm incident returned. The uncle urged leaving, mentioned a Bigfoot nearby, and was ridiculed before the group camped overnight. The next day news reportedly told of a cow carried over a six-foot fence and gutted with organs missing, plus several Bigfoot sightings in the area the night before.
Sasquatch sighting near Midland County
Two sisters were in bed sleeping when a large hairy hand appeared at the bedroom window screen. Both saw it and one screamed, bringing the parents. The parents dismissed it and little more was made of it.
Sasquatch sighting near Midland County
A female cousin walking alone on a trail through the woods behind the house saw the creature from the side. It stood completely frozen and motionless though she felt it was aware of her. She pretended not to notice and walked quickly out of the area.
Sasquatch sighting near Midland County
Two boys walking down a road noticed what they first thought was a [name withheld] in an apple tree in an orchard. They watched it stand and walk bipedally between trees while continuing to pick apples. Realizing it was not a [name withheld], they became frightened and left the area.
Rock throwing in Michigan
The witness and a companion were walking a foggy morning trail toward a lake overlook when a heavy object crashed down through the canopy nearby. They then heard fast, childlike chattering from off the trail that continued as they walked. On the return trip they heard the chattering again from farther away.
Vehicle contact near L'Anse, Michigan
While sleeping in his parked tractor-trailer, the witness felt the truck rocking and shaking. He looked out, found footprints going around the truck, and smelled the same dead-animal odor as before. He stayed the night with difficulty sleeping.
Sasquatch sighting near Lake County
The witness was deer hunting from a familiar hillside stump in the late afternoon when the woods went silent and a strong rotting odor appeared. He watched a large black hairy biped walk effortlessly up a steep hill toward him, sniff the air and make eye contact for several seconds before walking away over the hill. After it left he heard a loud high-pitched scream in the distance, felt watched while leaving, and vomited once clear of the woods.
Sasquatch sighting in Michigan
While driving slowly on a washboard dirt road parallel to a highway, the witness saw a tall upright hairy figure pacing her vehicle through a dark cedar swamp. She observed its profile, including head, arm, hand with fingers, and thick legs, and estimated it at eight to eight and a half feet tall. She lost sight of it after glancing at the road and drove home fearing it would cut her off.
Vocalization in Michigan
The witness was woken around 3 a.m. by her husband to listen to a distant loud vocalization coming from the direction of power lines and a lake. The sound repeated about every 30 seconds for over an hour and was felt physically. She had never heard anything like it despite familiarity with local wildlife.
Chatter in Michigan
While camouflaged in a tree in a dense cedar swamp, the guest heard what sounded like a group of people strolling and conversing at a distance, though no words could be distinguished. The location seemed unsuitable for casual walkers. He could not determine what produced the sounds.
Footsteps in Michigan
Several years earlier the guest and a group of friends gathered for a nighttime bonfire on a high sandy riverbank. After hearing movement across the river, some in the group threw rocks, one producing a hollow thud, and something large charged across the water up the bank. The group scattered, and the guest helped carry a pregnant companion to a vehicle while the pursuer stopped close behind.