Incident #991193
Bentley, Gladwin Cty, Michigan
Oct 1982
Account
Observing deer from tree stand, Gerald McCollum heard something push over a large dead tree, heard and felt pounding footprints, then saw a large upright creature pass through the woods below him. A small herd of deer had passed just a few minutes before. Location is in Sheridan Township, about 2 miles North of Hwy M-61.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 05 1982
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1982
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Gladwin Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bentley
- Latitude
- 4357
- Longitude
- 8408
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report, quoting Gerald McCollum telephone interview
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- dead tree
- Object Handled
- tree
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Action on sighting
- stayed still