A deer hunters Bigfoot encounter
Over the years, I have taken in many reports of deer hunters encountering Bigfoot. This could probably stem from the fact that both hunters, and bigfoot, are stalking the same prey. This encounter occurred in Lenawee County, Michigan. Lenawee County is in the southeaster part of Michigan.
Here is a report I recently got in from Craig.
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Name: Craig *****
Email Address: On file
State: MI
County: Lenawee
Date of Sighting: 2006
Time of Day: before dark
Nearest Town: Tecumseh (Tom – Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County. It is about 60 miles from Detroit and a 40 miles from Toledo, Ohio.)
Length of Sighting: Unsure
How many Witnesses: 1
Any Photos/Videos: No
Describe sighting in detail:
I was watching 3 deer at about 200 Yds away, while bow hunting. When I began to hear a knocking sound coming from the woods very close to the deer. The knocking came closer and it was an unmistakable wood on wood sound that was loud. At about 80 Yds away a branch was broken that immediately had me very nervous as it was very loud.
The knocking kept coming closer with no other sounds and it was calm and quiet that day. It came all the way to within 35 yds or so and the knocking was all I heard. If it came any closer it would have to show itself but never did.
After a few knocks at close range my mind was racing as I had never heard of this behavior by anything and absolutely did not believe in Bigfoot, until that day. I heard a slight rustling of the leaves as apparently it headed back into the woods deeper but not without letting out a crazy scream/growl/yell that was terrifying.
That was all I could take and jumped from my tree stand (about 10 ft) and hustled to my truck without running, because I was thinking it might attack as I’ve heard that you don’t run from a predator. It took 2 hands to start my truck since my hands were shaking so bad. This happened 3 miles from my house and I do hear things occasionally but nothing like that day. I’ve never gone to that spot again, and never will.
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Thanks goes to Craig for sharing his encounter with all of us. Even though this might have been a scary experience, it was also an eye opening one for Craig. Most of us have been told, that Bigfoot is not real, but for those of us who have seen and/or heard it, we have no doubts about bigfoot being real. Just be careful when jumping out of a tree stand.
Thanks
Bigfoot Lore by Val Zavala
Bear encounters with Sasquatch
Michigan Bigfoot report and data
I am posting a face book page dedicated to my personal friend and fellow researcher. His name is Val and he posts daily reports of Bigfoot activity from all over. He has had a Bigfoot sighting himself a few years back. And when I interviewed him he had mentioned that this sighting was a ” Life changing event”. So let me introduce my friend.
When Bigfoot takes to water
Early Native American Lore
This post was kindly sent into me by a gentleman named Thomas Phelps, who has a back ground in history. I appreciate his contribution.
A book by Andrew Blackbird titled, History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (first published in 1887, but available on Scribd), has a legend story in Chapter 3 of the “earliest possible history” of Mackinaw Island and its inhabitants. As the story goes, the Ottawa (Odawa) came upon the island already occupied by a small band of Indians, who in turn consolidated with the Ottawa. A subsequent fight with Seneca (Iroquois) left only two ‘Ottawa’ survivors, a man and a woman, who escaped into the deepest wild and raised children, shunning civilization. It is believed:
“That is, they can be seen and unseen just as they see fit to be; and sometimes they simply manifest themselves as being present by throwing a club or a stone at a person walking in solitude, or by striking a dog belonging to the person walking; and sometimes by throwing a club at the lodge, night and day, or hearing their footsteps walking around the wigwam when the Indians would be camping out in an unsettled part of the country, and the dogs would bark, just as they would at any strange person approaching the door. And sometimes they would be tracked on snow by hunters, and if followed on their track, however recently passed, they could never be overtaken. Sometimes when an Indian would be hunting or walking in solitude, he would suddenly be seized with an unearthly fright, terribly awe stricken, apprehending some great evil. He feels very peculiar sensation from head to foot–the hair on his head stand and feeling like stiff porcupine quill. He feels benumbed with fright, and yet does not know what it is; and looking in every direction to see something, but nothing to be seen which might cause sensation of terror.”
The Ottawa call it “Paw-gwa-tchaw-nish-nah-boy,” or “wild roaming supernatural being.” This story caught my attention for the description contained within, which happens to be very similar to reports of Sasquatch behaviors experienced during encounters. I have never seen Blackbird’s accounting of Ottawa legend mentioned as a possible historical Sasquatch tale, but I think by the description it should be included.
Bigfoot in Michigan’s History
Another great report from my friend Gumshoe.
Michigan has a long and rich history of Sasquatches. In fact, the earliest mention of this strangely beast goes back to 1631 long before the French traders would ply the land and missionaries navigated through the settled waters of the Detroit River. Michigan became the 26th state when it gained its statehood more t
Michigan has a long and rich history of Sasquatches. In fact, the earliest mention of this strangely beast goes back to 1631 long before the French traders would ply the land and missionaries navigated through the settled waters of the Detroit River. Michigan became the 26th state when it gained its statehood more than a dozen years after the War of 1612.
Missionaries, fur traders and British and American combatants both wrote about encounters and sightings too. Nearly each since the state became settled there had been singular reports of Sasquatches around the state and in each county.
Most years passed with ‘no’ reports, or a single or two reports in a single year but all of that changed in 1950 when six separate reports and recorded. The lowly precedent all changed in 1962 when twelve Bigfoot reports taken that year. In the next three years, there would of sorts and 41 reports would and the public would have their first real awareness of the strange and illusive animal spotted around the region leaving the public and authorities to deal with the mystery.
The next greatest leap in reported activity occurred in 1978 when there were 46 reports that year surpassing the previous four-year jump that 41 reports over a four-year time period.
In 2006, 28 years later the number of reported Sasquatch (Bigfoot) nearly doubled at 87.
Today there are 1,376 Michigan reports to date.
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Other information gleaned from the data:
There were 92 reports of encounters close enough to detail eye color. The overwhelming majority of colors mentioned were red, closely followed by yellow eyes.
There were 28 instances of extraordinarily tall, “Extreme Height” Bigfoots 10 feet or taller.
17 at 10 feet
5 at 11 feet
5 at 12 feet
1 at 16 feet
Colors of Sasquatch ranged from Black, Brown, Blonde, Grey, and White and all variation thereof.
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The most active time period are the hours between 7:00PM and 12:00AM midnight.
In springtime May is the peak time of year. July is the most active month of the year during summer months. During the “fall” season from the autumnal equinox period forward November is most active and February is the busiest wintertime month of the season in Michigan.
Of all four seasons the two most active are Summer and Fall, respectively.
To recap, the dawning age of Bigfoot’s march into Michigan’s long history began during the early to mid-1960s and steadily grew and peaked in 2006.
MAIN ACTIVITY GROUPS:
Boaters 29
Camping 215
Farming 141
Fishing 41
Hiking 443
Hunting 260
Motorist 247
Residence 383
1. SUB-GROUPINGS:
Abandoned Houses, Barns, Vehicles 24
Bridges 20
Caves 6
Cemeteries 9
Ditches 18
Going Bathroom 6
Swamps 252
2. SUB-GROUPINGS:
All Fours 38
Tree Breaks 207
Tree and Car Shaking 28
Watching Kids 60
Wearing Clothes 4
Window Peeping 56
3. SUB-GROUPINGS:
Extreme Heights 10 ft. or greater 28
Multiple Animals 76
4. SUB-GROUPINGS:
BF Nest 14
BF Poop 12
Odor 140
Stick Formation 35
Tracks 214
Vocals 450
Wood Knocks 64
5. SUB-GROUPINGS:
LEO 140
Military 12
Other Govt. Agency 57
7. SUB-GROUPINGS:
Aggression 184
Chasing 47
Climbing Trees or Roofs 20
Damage Property 41
Gunfire 20
House Pounding 42
Stalking 54
Stolen Food 26
Stolen Property
Throwing Objects 65
han a dozen years after the War of 1612.
Missionaries, fur traders and British and American combatants both wrote about encounters and sightings too. Nearly each since the state became settled there had been singular reports of Sasquatches around the state and in each county.
Most years passed with ‘no’ reports, or a single or two reports in a single year but all of that changed in 1950 when six separate reports and recorded. The lowly precedent all changed in 1962 when twelve Bigfoot reports taken that year. In the next three years, there would of sorts and 41 reports would and the public would have their first real awareness of the strange and illusive animal spotted around the region leaving the public and authorities to deal with the mystery.
The next greatest leap in reported activity occurred in 1978 when there were 46 reports that year surpassing the previous four-year jump that 41 reports over a four-year time period.
In 2006, 28 years later the number of reported Sasquatch (Bigfoot) nearly doubled at 87.
Today there are 1,376 Michigan reports to date.
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Other information gleaned from the data:
There were 92 reports of encounters close enough to detail eye color. The overwhelming majority of colors mentioned were red, closely followed by yellow eyes.
There were 28 instances of extraordinarily tall, “Extreme Height” Bigfoots 10 feet or taller.
17 at 10 feet
5 at 11 feet
5 at 12 feet
1 at 16 feet
Colors of Sasquatch ranged from Black, Brown, Blonde, Grey, and White and all variation thereof.
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The most active time period are the hours between 7:00PM and 12:00AM midnight.
In springtime May is the peak time of year. July is the most active month of the year during summer months. During the “fall” season from the autumnal equinox period forward November is most active and February is the busiest wintertime month of the season in Michigan.
Of all four seasons the two most active are Summer and Fall, respectively.
To recap, the dawning age of Bigfoot’s march into Michigan’s long history began during the early to mid-1960s and steadily grew and peaked in 2006.
MAIN ACTIVITY GROUPS:
Boaters 29
Camping 215
Farming 141
Fishing 41
Hiking 443
Hunting 260
Motorist 247
Residence 383
1. SUB-GROUPINGS:
Abandoned Houses, Barns, Vehicles 24
Bridges 20
Caves 6
Cemeteries 9
Ditches 18
Going Bathroom 6
Swamps 252
2. SUB-GROUPINGS:
All Fours 38
Tree Breaks 207
Tree and Car Shaking 28
Watching Kids 60
Wearing Clothes 4
Window Peeping 56
3. SUB-GROUPINGS:
Extreme Heights 10 ft. or greater 28
Multiple Animals 76
4. SUB-GROUPINGS:
BF Nest 14
BF Poop 12
Odor 140
Stick Formation 35
Tracks 214
Vocals 450
Wood Knocks 64
5. SUB-GROUPINGS:
LEO 140
Military 12
Other Govt. Agency 57
7. SUB-GROUPINGS:
Aggression 184
Chasing 47
Climbing Trees or Roofs 20
Damage Property 41
Gunfire 20
House Pounding 42
Stalking 54
Stolen Food 26
Stolen Property
Throwing Objects 65
Bigfoot in your back yard?
From Gum shoe guy:
Urban, Suburban and Rural Bigfoot
Think of it like wheel with and hub, and spokes that reach out in all directions around the center of Detroit. There are roughly 4.75 – 5. 75 million in the greater metropolitan Detroit area of southeast Michigan consisting of six primary and four secondary counties making up a region referred to as southeast Michigan according to (MSA) Michigan statistical areas studies.
Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair and Lapeer
Washtenaw, Lenawee, Genesee and Monroe
Together in all, the ten immediate counties are identified as making up the most populated Detroit metropolitan areas in southeast Michigan had 244 Bigfoot sightings or encounters – is the same area where between 4.75 and 5. 75 million people call home or half of the state’s 10 million people live. If Sasquatches were not comfortable around people per se how does one explain that?
The obvious answer is that Bigfoot live and thrive on the peripherals or fringes of human society and development and you don’t even know it.