Delta County, Michigan

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Delta County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

October 1997

In October of 1997, I was returning home from work on US Highway 2 / 41 just outside of Gladstone, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. I got off work at 5, picked up my kids from daycare, stopped at the local sub shop and headed out of town. My son was in the front seat with me and my daughters were in the back. We had just left Gladstone City limits on the four lane highway heading northeast to our hometown of Rapid River, when I noticed what I thought was a hunter crouched down on the opposite side of the median of the highway. I was the only car heading that direction. There were two cars heading southwest in the other lanes. As I approached I said to my son, 'Look at that stupid hunter ... Why is he just sitting there?' As we got closer the 'man' or now I say creature stood up' It was brown colored just like the grass which in October in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan everything turns brown. It crossed the highway with a couple steps. It then was on the other side of the high...

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Delta County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Deer hunter reports possible ongoing activity on his family's property near Bark River

5:45 am November 15th, opening day of Firearm deer season, I heard back and forth calling that lasted until daybreak was lower pitch than a coyote or wolf sounds were pretty close I'd say less than a ...

November 2013

Delta County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Possible nighttime sighting by a couple in separate vehicles outside Escanaba

My Fiancee and I were each in our own cars on Highway M-35 drving home from her parents' house. We were about 1/2 to 1/3 mile from home, I was driving behind her and on the west side of the highway, j...

January 2013

Delta County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting by a motorist avoiding deer west of Escanaba

Heading west on 17th Rd as I was making a left hand turn onto C Rd. A couple deer ran across the road from my right to the left so as the driver, I was fixated on not hitting the deer. At this time my...

October 2005

Delta County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Possible early evening sighting at a cemetery outside Escanaba

I was walking in Holy Cross Cemetery looking for graves of veterans. I am building a database of veterans buried at Holy Cross and Lakeview Cemeteries in Escanaba. I was in the back of the cemeter...

July 2001

Lane County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Couple in car observe an upright animal crossing highway

My girlfriend and I were driving westbound on Hwy 58 just west of the summit. When I saw this very large, seemed to be dark in color, come running across the road at a very fast speed!!! I was very ti...

November 2003

Chemung County New York (Class A) BFRO

Witnesses observe creature darting across road

Driving westbound my brother and I were doing approximately 60 miles per hour on Rte. 224. Three fire trucks from the Odessa-Montour fire dept. were coming in the opposite direction with lights and si...

September 1999

Athens County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Evening sighting by squirrel hunter in woods behind old brick Kilns

I was squirrel hunting and walked right past bigfoot. That's what I'm calling it. I was about 3 miles in the woods and something took off running and out of the corner of my eye I saw a big brown thin...

September 1994

Ashtabula County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Rabbit hunter witness's a massive creature running through the woods

During rabbit season in 1976 myself and four other went hunting just off Stanhope Kellogsville Road. It was one of the worst days to go hunting. It was snowing and unbelievably cold. We had been in th...

November 1976

Alberta Canada (Class A) BFRO

Dusk sighting of a creature standing against a tree, as witnesses drove around a curve in the road, 90 miles outside of Jasper, Alberta.

My friend Jason and I were on our way to Alaska at the time from college, ( he to go home, I to go to work for a Fisheries ). As I said earlier it was about 45 minutes before dusk. We had just come ar...

May 1990

Indiana County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

Sasquatch moves out of a squat position to a run when hit by vehicle head lights

Me and a friend pulled into a gas well a location i've been hunting for several years. When i pulled in i saw a tree stump that wasn't there before so i moved the car to put it in my headlights when i...

April 1993

Gallia County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Late night sighting in Wayne National Forest, off Hoadley Road

i went camping with a friend on labor day weekend in 1998.we were camping in wayne national forrest.on the third night of the camp out,i kept hearing twigs snapping out in the woods.i would shine my f...

September 1998

Chariton County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has daylight sighting near Marceline

It was a bright sunny summer day. My 14 year old daughter and I were on our way to pick up my 16 year old daughter. I was watching the road ahead and saw a figure cross the road from one treeline on t...

June 1984