Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning.
In this episode we're talking about a Michigan Bigfoot
Roundup. That's correct, a Michigan
Bigfoot roundup. Found this over on the Bigfoot
Field Researchers Organization site.
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This particular sighting comes from November 6th, 2012.
It tells us it's in Michigan, it's in Alpena County, and
that's up in the kind of central, South Central, eastern
part of the state there, as I already called, I've been up
around there many years ago. That says nearest road M65M32IN
nearest town Alpena observed on November 6th, 2012.
I was walking our 106 acres located in central Alpena
County. It had just snowed one to two
inches the day before. While on one of our many paths I
came across large tracks that were not like anything I've seen
before. Later upon notifying my S
neighbor he also found the same type of tracks.
They were 5 1/2 inches by 10 inches flat without any tow or
crawl marks. The gait from the toe to heal
was 20 inches and walked in a straight line.
I looked at these tracks, they're really weird.
This animal walked through dense forests and underbrush, which a
human would normally not enter 12 to 15.
DNR personnel have viewed the pictures of these tracks and
agree that they represent no animal that is recognized in
Michigan. I am experienced.
I am an experienced outdoor person.
Have haunted bears and deer in this area.
In October. I also noted an area in one of
our food plots. This is a wheat I feel it says
large tracks. An area approximately 20 feet
and radius was torn up. Pictures are available of the
fall and winter tracks. Man other witnesses 2 neighbors
saw the same tracks. Other stories.
ADNR Field biologist mentioned that an unidentified incident
was reported in the adjacent West County.
And then it's got a picture of these tracks.
They do look to be pretty large. Like you said, they're like in a
straight line. I can't tell the how many inches
between the tracks. Yeah, weird a person doesn't
walk this way. It's almost like that were
swinging that foot around front. It says the stride length, the
lack of a heel impression, the straightness of the tracks and
the density of the brush that the tracks went through.
The witness stated it was the most convincing details that
convinced him that these tracks were not created by a person
walking on the pathway. The tracks did not match any
known animal prints that the witness has seen.
His photo showing the straight path of the trackway.
I, I don't, well, it's not like it's a shoe print.
I can't see like, you know, tread from the bottom of the
shoe or anything like that. It goes on here says the stride
length in a person or animal is the distance between successive
steps of the same football. So as you or an animal's
walking, each time there's a step, the distance between the
same points on the foot is considered your stride length.
And it says, whereas the distance between the same points
on opposite feet is the same length.
Of course, talking about four legged animals, the witness has
seen bear tracks, which can sometimes overlap depending on
the speed of their gait and general body size.
But most often the back paw lands in front of the previous
four paw. A double bare print can resemble
a human size or larger print. Melting can add to that effect,
but bare feet tend to point outwards when walking, and this
is not the case in these photographs.
Later that day, the witness spoke with a couple of his
neighbors and they too had seen similar tracks.
The Witnesses an avid outdoorsman, trout fisherman and
hunter with friends and numerous contacts in the conservation
field. The witness and his wife have a
sizeable collection of wildlife material, along with a family
member who has written numerous articles and magazines.
Yeah, that's strange. It was investigated by Jim
Sherman. It says the area where the
tracks were found is on the witness's property, which is
located about 1/2 hour West of Alpena and Thunder Bay off of
Lake Huron. There is a river to the West of
the property, food plots to the northeast, and a stock pond in
the South. A power lane corridor runs east
to West, with a portion branching off to service his
residence and neighbors. It was in the middle of 2012
hunting season. The witness was out walking his
property one to two inches of snowfall the night before the
tracks. It doesn't say exactly how far
the distance ends between the tracks.
It looks just based on the size of the of the footprints.
It almost looks too long for a human track.
Boy, that would really have to be a tall person.
Yeah, this is. And people just don't walk that
way. Like they said, it would either
be a really Big Bear who is, you know, that's putting its rear
Pearl into the same track as a front paw, or a really tall two
legged individual, whatever it is that's swinging around here.
Now, I'm not sure if these footprints just kind of
disappear or what. I can't really tell where they
get off to as they go forward. Very interesting case.
We'll go ahead and take a look at this next one here.
See what? See what's going on there?
This sighting happened May 26th, 2002 at Michigan, Kalamazoo
County. It says nearest town at
Plainwell, MI nearest Rd. Edited Now the experiencers tell
us they observed a few of my brother's friends.
My brother and I were sitting at home.
My brother and his friends were in the next room and I was in
the dining room on the computer when I heard a loud banging and
thumping on the deck. I disregarded the noise,
thinking it was my cat and went back to what I was doing, but I
kept hearing the noise. So I went and got my brother and
his friends and we all went outside to check it out.
There was nothing there. The moon shone down on the grass
and we saw a large shadow kneeling down across the lawn.
We saw the large beast stand up, run across the lawn through a
mud puddle, hearing the splash and up my neighbor's driveway.
It scared my cat, which was outside near it, so we went back
inside, got a flashlight and several small blunt weapons in
case we were attacked. Three of us ventured out to the
driveway while the last one stayed at the house.
The three of us went to the driveway and saw nothing.
We all heard the same low growling and groaning.
This afternoon I found a large footprint in a nearby sandbox.
I'll have a follow up on that. I have pictures.
The print was a foot and a half long, about 6 inches wide and a
couple of inches deep. I have had several other small
encounters but nothing of this magnitude.
This is by far the most frightening experience with it.
It says also notice the footprints afterwards.
Other witness myself and three others other stories.
My friend has witnessed a large beast crossing the street during
the winter and then it says time and conditions a little after
midnight and then tells us the environment.
There is a swamp to the north, a grassy field to the north, woods
to the east, another field followed by more woods to the
West and a small stream to the South.
Wow pretty cool it says follow up investigation.
I spoke with two of the witnesses and there felt pretty
good. I think this next sighting
happened back in July of 1978, Lindenwood County Michigan.
It says nearest town Hudson, nearest Rd.
They think it was called Beecher Rd.
If we look at what they tell us the observer says I have been
watching your show and this reminded me of something I saw
when I was around 10 years old. I can remember almost every
detail like it just happened. I am now 43 and do not live
there anymore so I can't tell you the specific name of the
roads, but to this day I think I could take you there.
I was fishing with my parents near Hudson, MI.
We were on a road that had a bridge on it where people
fished. I think a way down is Lake
Hudson Park. There were woods down the way of
the river. Toward the front of the wooded
area was a really big Raspberry patch.
It was a bright, clear day. It was hot, and I was at the
Raspberry patch, pulling them off the Bush and popping them
into my mouth. I looked up and saw a black
outline staring back at me. I remember being absolutely
paralyzed with fear. The Raspberry patch was very
thick and dense, and this creature was on the side of the
patch toward the woods. It wasn't a barrier because it
was more ape like and stocky. It was much too large to be a
person and carried itself more like an animal than a human.
It was close to it, but because the density of the patch and
thickness of the woods I didn't see.
I didn't have a clear look at this creature.
I remember being so scared I was frozen and when I could finally
break free I ran to my parents. They half listened to me but I
called my mother today and she remembered me telling her about
it. Later a wildlife officer came by
and I asked him if there were any bears around there and he
laughed and told me no. This happened 33 years ago and
the reason I am telling you this now is because after watching
your show I remember connecting with something with something
one of the people said. The fear that runs it through
you when you see a Swatch. I don't know if I can provide
you with any of the terms of information but I just wanted to
let you know. Thanks.
Under also notice it says I remember hearing a slight rustle
that caused me to look at whatever that was and other
witnesses. I was the only one that saw it
but there were several people around.
My parents, my brother, my uncles and cousins maybe, but
they were all several yards away from me.
And he says I heard nothing about this until I looked at the
site and read other accounts. It was hot, bright, clear on
summer day. It was by the river.
There was a small bridge. It was by the Raspberry patch.
That's pretty neat. If we could only look at the
investigator, they say. And I contacted the witness
regarding her story and was happy that she responded so
promptly as I have have a great deal of interest in this part of
Michigan and have had the chance to investigate the area on
previous occasions. The land around the account has
seen numerous sightings of unknown creatures for many
decades, particularly in the Lost Nation's forest area.
The following is a reproduction of our discussion.
Investigator says. Do you recall what time of day
your encounter occurred? The witness says this had to
happen around 2:00 to 3:00 PM. The reason I make that
determination is because we would eat lunch first, stop to
buy a bait at the store on the corner of Beecher Road and
proceed to the fishing area. It was a clear, sunny day.
Investigator asked. Is there any more description of
the creature you saw regarding the movement or the coloration
that led you to believe that this was not an animal known to
live in the area like a bear or deer?
The witness says. I almost think that the creature
was also eating raspberries and began eating on the opposite
side. I went deeper toward the woods
and was picking berries. When I looked up I saw a dark
figure, black. It wasn't a person.
I wanted it to be a person, but it wasn't.
It was huge. I have seen my share of bears
and this was not a bear. This creature was ape like in
the face where a bear is more animal like and I have seen
bears eat berries many times. In fact, I looked at several
photos of bears eating berries and this was not what I saw.
Way too big and dark to be a person.
This thing was massive. I was around 10 but Even so I
wanted to believe this was a person but there was no way it
could have been. It must have been four times my
size. Though I think the creature was
hunched a bit, it still towered over me because I remember
looking up to see it. The creature was very quiet and
looking at me for I don't know how long.
It was dark, black and definitely more ape like than
bear like. Not human, no way.
It says. Could you describe the paralyzed
feeling that you had? And the witness says, I remember
being frozen with fear. I wanted to run, but I couldn't.
I wanted to scream, but I was too frozen to scream.
I was looking at the outline of the creature through the
Raspberry bushes and he was looking at me and being still.
I thought if I ran he would grab me.
But I didn't want to stay there because I had such a feeling
coming over me to get out of there.
I remember telling myself turn and run now that's what I did.
I did not look behind me. I ran to my parents who were by
the road under the bridge. I had no idea what I saw and
told my mom who still remembers me telling her about.
At this point, I discussed having a similar feeling come
over me on several occasions. The witnesses felt relieved that
someone else understood what she was feeling and expressed
gratitude that the show Finding Bigfoot had helped her to better
understand what had happened to her so long ago.
She ended our conversation by stating I feel now that I saw
something I wasn't meant to see, but I have so much respect for
what I saw. And BFR investigator Jim Sherman
talks a little bit about him. That's pretty impactful
sighting. All these years later and this
gal still just thinking about how fearful she was when this
happened. This last account comes to us
from Menominee County, Michigan, dated October 22nd, 2009.
Location details north of US two nearest town, Bark River between
US two and 41. It looks like this account was
written by the daughter says I'm writing this for my father.
He's 69 years old and doesn't have the Internet.
I got a call from my dad telling me he just saw Harry.
He sounded really excited. I said who?
He said the big guy. I knew who he was talking about
right away. This wasn't the first time.
It was his second sighting in five years.
This is what happened. My dad and his wife were sitting
in front of their big Bay window around 6:45 watching the deer
grazing before the sun went down.
The deer were feeding for a good 20 to 30 minutes and then my dad
and his wife noticed the deer got spooked by something and ran
off. They thought maybe a wolf or
coyote or a hunter had scared them off.
Then my dad's wife noticed something walking across the
field. They thought maybe it was a
hunter with dark brown or dark heavy clothes on.
She grabbed her binoculars to get a better look because it was
walking weird and seemed really tall, about six to seven feet
tall. My dad was trying to get a good
look without the binoculars and he could tell it didn't look
human. They both got an uneasy feeling.
They said whatever it was, it was walking casually.
They could see the dark fur walking upright and it was
walking through the field stopping and bending over a
couple times, maybe looking for food.
Then it walked into the woods and they didn't hear anything
weird after that. It was already dark about 7:15
PM. He told me a few nights ago he
smelled a skunky musty smell in the air and also got uneasy
feelings every time he went out to his backyard which leads into
the woods. It was like he was being
watched. He heard weird howling noises
for a few nights as well. Wow, sounds like this thing's
moved right into the guy's neighborhood, it says.
Also I noticed a few nights ago he heard he heard weird howling
noises, smelled a musty odor in the air and noticed things
moving moved in his backyard. So The thing is coming into the
backyard, maybe moving stuff around, looking for grubs or
something to eat. I don't know, just the two
witnesses, this man and his wife.
It goes on. It says My father has heard
stories from some of the local local Native Americans.
This is his second sighting in five years in the summer and the
same field time and condition seven, 7:15 PM open farm field
surrounded by woods. So I suppose maybe they kind of
figure they have the best of both worlds there.
The investigator on this was Don Pier.
It says I, I first contacted the daughter of the witness who then
put me in touch with her father and his wife.
Who are the actual witnesses? Her father and his wife have had
a few different sightings of Sasquatch from their living room
which looks out at a field behind their home.
Their first sighting was several years ago and they also had two
sightings last year. One incident last year was while
he was behind his home near the wood line.
There he saw what he thought was a hunter standing in the woods.
After a better look he realized he was looking at a hair covered
upright animal and as it started walking towards him he walked
back to the house. A few days later, he and his
wife were watching deer in the field behind the house when the
deer seemed to spook. They then saw a Sasquatch slowly
traveling along the wood line at the edge of the field.
The Sasquatch seemed to be frequently stooped over and
appeared to be eating some kind of food item.
They were able to watch it for about 1/2 hour.
It was black in collar. Both of these sightings occurred
in November of 2009. The earlier sighting was of a
brown collared animal. He had one other experience
where he was out near an old shed that was at the other end
of his property when he thought he saw a head peeking out behind
a tree looking at him. He stated that it happened so
fast he was not sure he actually seen what he thought he saw, but
suddenly got a feeling that he needed to get out of there so he
went back to the house. He also shared with me that he
regularly puts out leftover food scraps for the animals.
Well, there you go. The witness is a Native
American, as are several residents in the area.
He said that most of the people in the area know that there are
Sasquatch in the area and many have had personal experiences
with them. They don't speak of it to
outsiders and just want to live in harmony with them and have
great respect for them. He also said that the local
Native Americans hold different ceremonies in the woods where
many of the sightings have occurred.
But it's almost you wonder if are they conjuring these things
in. He stated that he would contact
me if you had further sightings or experience.
I found the witness very honest and open about his experiences.
That is really cool. I like to see this from the
perspective of a Native American because, you know, so often we
don't really get to hear to their side of it.
They're, they're very quiet about this stuff and that's kind
of part of their culture. But this situation here is
really neat. Maybe this guy's just putting
out these food scraps or whatever for the critters and
he's got the biggest critter in the timber coming up having
snacks at night. Overall some great sightings
there. Until next time, this is UFO
warning over and out.