Manistee County, Michigan

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Manistee County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

November 2009

My Grandson (11 years old at the time) and I were hunting for deer in the back end of the Clay Bank swamp, this time on the north end of it, opposite of my earlier encounter, when it was getting twilight we decided to call it a day, picked up our equipment and started a slow walk back to my truck, only got about 50 yds when a 6 point buck ran within 20 feet to the front of us, and about 6 feet behind the deer was a sasquatch chasing him, it had its arms outstretched to grab the deer, it was black and in the 8 ft area, really big. As the creature was directly in front of us it looked at us, it was as surprised as we were, the deer continued on to the south west, the creature headed south east at that point into the pines, hard woods, hemlock and ceders, it was out of sight in about 15 seconds, they seem to be able to hide from sight pretty easy. My Grandson turned to me and said,"Holy crap Grandpa did you see that big black thing?" all I could say was "yup", and again the safety was tak...

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Manistee County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Night fishermen startled while in their boat at Tippy Dam Campground

We were on our yearly camping trip to Tippy dam pond, I believe its outside of Manistee. Its very remote, you have to travel down many back dirt roads to get to the campground .We have went camping up...

April 2012

Manistee County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting of a white creature while walking near Thompsonville

I was walking in the woods down a two track by Thompsonville in the early spring morning. On these early morning walks I often scare up deer and occationally a bear so when I heard the noises of somet...

May 1999

Manistee County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Possible bluff charge toward a hunter in a blind near Copemish

We deer hunt in a very remote and thickly wooded swamp. It is very difficult to walk through, not because of lots of water or mud, but there are fallen trees and dense small trees and brush. My encoun...

November 1990

Manistee County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of an early evening sighting at a migrant work camp in Bear Lake

I'm 46 years old, we were at a migrant worker camp in Bear Lake Michigan picking apples. I stepped out of our house for what reason I can't remember. I happened to look in a direction up towards a hil...

October 1984

Tulare County California (Class A) BFRO

Creature Seen Jumping Over a Barbed-Wire Fence

I thought a saw a bear in the middle of the road; then it stood up and ran on two feet and jumped a nearby barbed-wire fence and kept running into the woods until it was gone....

August 1998

Pierce County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Skydivers witness creature while flying over mountain

We are skydivers, in August 1996 in Kapowsin Washington we were at the annual Skydive boogie called "Geek Brothers". Some of our friends flew there Cessna to the drop zone, and over Mnt. Rainer walkin...

August 1996

Roseau County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Creature seen running and bobbing in and out of a ditch

Swift is only about six miles from Warroad. Two individuals heading west seen a creature heading east on the right hand side, running and bobbing in and out of the ditch (swift ditch) Lakeside. They s...

January 1994

Clarke County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

Motorist sees Bigfoot like creature, hears scream

A large creature, about 6.5 feet tall and covered with hair, crossed the road in front of me in broad daylight at about 3 PM. The creature crossed the road just below the top of the hill and moved in ...

December 1996

Midland County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

witness describes an "ape-like" creature along a road.

Sighting on Nov 15, 1997 I was driving north around 6:45 and saw a creature coming out of the ditch. Hair on arms and head approx 8 inches hanging down face was facing forward then head turned when I ...

November 1997

Dixie County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Five or Six foot tall ape looking creature observed picking up road kill.

At 5 am Feb 9 1998 Heading north on 349 a small redish long haired ape looking creature about 5 foot five-6 foot tall, picking up road kill in the middle of the road ran off in to the woods ...

February 1998

Monroe County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Two boys, out "hunting" with BB guns, witness a seven foot tall creature on two legs.

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October 1983

Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Witness sees a large creature crossing the road

I was traveling early one morning in January, in snowy conditions, when I spotted a large, upright, dark-colored creature just off Rt.55. Very tall, fuzzy looking, with primate features, similar to an...

January 1998