Creatures, Myths & Legends

Father and son encounter 'Bigfoot' in Monroe County, Michigan

By T.K. Randall
May 23, 2025 ·  46 comments

Does Bigfoot roam the swamps of Michigan ? Image Credit: Midjourney According to a report submitted to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), the encounter began at around 11:30am when their dog became scared by something unseen nearby.

"Trees were shaking," the father wrote. "We thought it was a group of deer."

Things had seemed normal again for a while until a sudden noise attracted their attention.

"I heard rustling in a tree to the left and a huge thud hitting the ground from the tree," he wrote.

"A big heavy animal hit the ground and crouched and start moving towards me through brush. My dog fired off from the right of me toward the creature.""The dog almost got to it but the creature shot off extremely fast through trees and brush. The dog chased the creature up the slope and over the train tracks. I then called for my dog to come back."

"My son said 'what was that?? It was as big as a bear but it looked like a gorilla!' We walked back but we heard something crunching on the ground behind us. We left!"

When a BFRO investigator later followed up on the story with the two witnesses, they explained that the creature had stood upright with a hunched posture but was around 6ft tall and covered in hair.

If it had been standing up straight, it would have likely been a lot taller than that.

Exactly what it was, however, remains unclear.

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