A BIGFOOT group has hailed a “credible” new sighting after a dad and son saw a mystery creature’s “hairy back and big butt cheeks.”
The pair were out fishing in the woods – when all of a sudden they “heard rustling in a tree and a huge thud hitting the ground.”
Edward Henry and his 12-year-old son recounted their eerie encounter to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), an Akron, Ohio-based group dedicated to investigating and sharing Bigfoot sightings.
Henry revealed to these enthusiasts of the legendary creature that he and his son were enjoying a fishing trip in Monroe County, Michigan, on May 18 when they experienced a terrifying event.
They had gone out to a fishing spot behind a jail, located near a quarry in an area north of Plum Creek.
My son said ‘holy s**t what was that? It was as big as a bear but it looked like a gorilla’
His report to BFRO said, “I was bow fishing today with my son around 11:30am.
“We walked down the creek [Plum Creek] past four bridges [railroad bridges] and headed into the marsh.
“100 yards into the marsh the dog scared up something that was bedded there. Trees were shaking. We thought it was a group of deer.”
Assuming nothing was amiss, they continued a further 200 yards to the creek basin in the marsh.
His report dramatically added, “All of a sudden I heard rustling in a tree to the left and a huge thud hitting the ground from the tree.
“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.”
QUICK ESCAPE
He added, “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 ‘holy s**t 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!”
It was a large dark furred primate that ran up a slope on two legs looking like a gorilla from behind. Yes, that would be a Bigfoot.
BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker said in his follow-up investigation report that he had spoken with “Edward and his son by phone, separately.
“Both are credible and freshly descriptive about what happened to them this morning.”
Moneymaker said the dad, aged 47, “was born and raised in the area. He earns a good living working in the demolition trade.”
Henry was grilled on how the animal reacted.
The BFRO member added, “I asked enough to discern that it was not a bear.
“It was a large dark furred primate that ran up a slope on two legs looking like a gorilla from behind. Yes, that would be a Bigfoot.”
BIG BUM
Moneymaker said the animal was reported as being “roughly 10 feet up the tree when it jumped down.
“At no time was it facing the two humans.
“The point at which they got the clearest look at it was when it was ascending the embankment.
“They could see the hairy back and big butt cheeks pretty clearly for a few seconds.”
HUNCHED OVER
His report said the animal had not been witnessed moving on all fours.
Instead, “it raced up the slope on two legs but hunched forward.
“In its hunched posture it was nearly six feet tall. The son said it would have been much taller if not hunched over.”
Unfortunately, the incident happened so quickly that the shocked pair didn’t have time to photograph the mystery creature.
The whole encounter lasted less than ten seconds from beginning to end, according to the report.
Moneymaker added, “It happened totally by surprise. No one would have gotten a photo of it in that first shock interval.”
HUNGRY BEAST
He also explained there was plenty of prey for a Bigfoot to hunt – especially deer.
His report noted, “This area around the marsh for Tamarack Creek is full of deer. No hunting is allowed there. Only fishing is allowed there.
“Consequently there are herds of deer in the marsh and woods year round.
“This marsh is surrounded by numerous cattails,” Henry explained. “These are one of the primary food sources for Bigfoots, especially during winter, along with deer. There are probably additional food sources in the vicinity of this marsh as well.
“Bigfoot look for deer so they will sometimes end up in pockets of woods near towns like Monroe when there is enough plants and animals to sustain them.”
More on the Bigfoot/sasquatch mystery
For more than four centuries, people have reported seeing large, hair-covered, man-like animals in the wilderness areas of North America, according to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) in Ohio.
It adds, “Real or not, these reports are often made by people of unimpeachable character.
“For over seventy years, people have been finding, photographing, and casting sets of very large human-shaped tracks.
“Most are discovered by chance in remote areas. These tracks continue to be found to this day.
“It is a fact that the cultural histories of many Native American and First Nation peoples include stories and beliefs about non-human ‘peoples’ of the wild.
“Many of these descriptions bear a striking resemblance to the hairy man-like creatures reported today.”
An article about the alleged sighting in The Detroit News was mocked by readers.
One said on social media, “Y’all, if Bigfoot did exist, no way in hell is he choosing to live in Monroe.”
Another joked, “I heard Elvis was there too.”
But one believer wrote, “There have been stories of Bigfoot sightings for many years, as well as other strange things in the downriver area.”
And a fellow Bigfoot fan agreed, “I have long suspected this area of having Sasquatch activity.
“It’s entertaining to see the comments from people who have never spoken to those who’ve had a life-altering encounter, never been out and found the tracks etc. Instead, they ridicule.”
The alleged sighting comes several months after an eerie encounter spooked a hunter in Pennsylvania.
What is Bigfoot?
Here’s what you need to know…
- Bigfoot, or the Sasquatch, is believed by some to be a hairy bipedal ‘ape-like’ creature
- They are said to live in the wilderness of North America, appearing in the distance or leaving footprints
- Bigfoot ‘hotspots’ are generally found in the Pacific Northwest, particularly the states of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
- Some believe that Bigfoot is a missing link between humans and other great apes
- Mainstream scientists tend to believe that Bigfoot is little more than folklore
- Most theories around Bigfoot suggest that they are sightings of other large animals, rather than a new ape species
- Descriptions of Bigfoot suggest the animal is between 6 foot and 9 foot tall
- Bigfoot is generally described as being covered in dark hair, and as leaving behind huge footprints up to 24 inches in length
