Michigan Teen's 1977 Bigfoot Encounter: A Cautionary Tale

A fascinating account of a possible Bigfoot encounter has been shared on the YouTube channel "My Bigfoot Sighting." The witness, who remains unnamed, describes their experience in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the late 1970s. The witness was spending a weekend with their father, uncle, and grandfather at their hunting camp in Marquette County. One morning, they asked their father if they could take a walk before they started cutting wood. The witness ventured out and eventually found themselves in a area known as the "big Ravine." As they were sitting in a deer stand, they heard something coming towards them. To their surprise, a fox ran straight at them, which the witness found odd as they were the only ones around. After the fox ran off, the witness decided to check their bait station, which was about 3/4 of a mile away. As they were walking, they could smell a strong, unpleasant odor. Suddenly, they saw a large, conical-shaped head belonging to a creature they couldn't identify. The witness described it as having a "funny gate" and running on all fours like a chimpanzee. After the creature ran off, the witness heard something following them on their way back to the cabin. They couldn't see anything, but they could hear it walking when they walked and stopping when they stopped. The witness's father and uncle, both veterans, were in the yard when they returned, but the witness didn't see anything following them. The witness had forgotten about the encounter until many years later when their father mentioned hearing a bear "bellowing" near their cabin. The witness knew that bears don't bellow and began to wonder if they had seen a Bigfoot. The witness's