MONROE, Mich. (WTVG/Gray) – A reported Bigfoot sighting has become the talk of the town in Michigan, even prompting a local cannabis dispensary to offer a discount for evidence of the creature.

The reported sighting took place near Laplaisance Road in Monroe County on May 18, according to the account published by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.

In the account, a 47-year-old man, who was referred to as Edward, said he was bow fishing with his 12-year-old son when they heard rustling in a tree, followed by a “huge thud” of something hitting the ground. Edward said a “big, heavy animal” hit the ground and crouched before starting to move towards him.

His dog then went after the creature, which ran off, according to Edward’s account. He said his dog then chased the creature up a slope before he could call the dog back.

Edward and his son told Matthe Moneymaker, an investigator with Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, that the creature appeared to be a large primate about six feet tall with dark fur. They said that it appeared to run on two legs in a hunched position.

“It was as big as a bear but looked like a gorilla,” the son said in the report.

The two told Moneymaker that the encounter lasted about 10 seconds and neither had thought about taking a photograph since it happened so suddenly.

News of the Bigfoot sighting spread throughout the area and beyond.

“I’ve heard a lot of talk about it. In fact, when I first heard about it, I was in Baltimore, Maryland,” Monroe resident Bobb Vergiels said. “And I heard about it there, and I said, ‘Oh my gosh, I leave home for a week and look what happened.’”.

One local cannabis dispensary is capitalizing on the publicity by offering a discount for anyone who brings photographic proof of Bigfoot. Uniq Cannabis had a sign in front of their store that read, “Bring photo proof of Bigfoot for a free pre-roll.”

This is not the first time a reported creature sighting has piqued the interest of Monroe residents. Vergiels said stories of a Monroe Monster have existed since the 1960s.

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