Delta County, Michigan

Near Gladstone & Rapid River 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

Bond County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Deer hunters have close sighting along Dry Fork Creek

Me and my son and daughter were hunting deer during the 2006 youth deer season. My son shot and wounded a deer and it ran into the woods. We all three went into the woods looking for it. Something sta...

October 2006

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Nightime sighting and possible footprints found by homeowner near Edwardsville

Object was standing near a bush. Coloration was a gray or white. Thought it was odd for some person to be standing out in the country at that time of night. Object was about 7 foot tall....

June 2006

Jack County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Youth has daylight sighting along Texas highway near Jacksboro

I was driving to Wichita Falls Texas with my family. I was looking out the window and saw this big black figure running fast on two legs. It ran off a hill into a little valley. It was dark black, had...

July 2016

St. Clair County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

Roadside Sighting near Moody

We were riding along cherokee road in Prescot, a comunity near Moody Al.when rounding a curve we saw what looked like an ape man but humanlike exept for the hair,which was all matted and black.it was ...

July 2007

Ontario Canada (Class A) BFRO

Two witnesses (Truck drivers) spot a Bulky, Hairy (Brown Hair) being walking under the bridge

Bulky Hairy (Brown Hair) being walking under the bridge. We are Tractor Trailer Drivers and both saw a bigfoot Sept. 3, 1997 3:00PM Central Time. Hwy. 406 in Hamilton, Canada. We were crossing a bridg...

September 1997

Washington County New York (Class A) BFRO

Hikers find footprints and see 10 foot tall creature outside home

We saw footprints while walking in the woods that must have been 20 inches long and found some tree branches broken down. They were originally about 15 feet high. We decided to head back to his house ...

January 1989

Warren County New York (Class A) BFRO

Stand-off with motorist at 6AM in fall, near town of Brant Lake

It was about 6 am on my way to work at [R**** Ranch] when something came from the right side of the road, out of the woods, and forced me to stop or run into it. It is dark that time of morning so i...

October 1992

Allegheny County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting behind business near Allison Park

I was at work with my uncle. Its a family business, and it is located near the forest, with a huge open field across the creek. Anyways, we weren't very busy at work, so my uncle is walkin around and ...

January 2006