Yeti. United States

A man in the US is claiming to be big pals with the elusive Bigfoot and the pair even get each other gifts.

Many people over the years have claimed to have seen Bigfoot in the wilds of America’s pacific north west, but Casey Dostert – who lives further east in Michigan’s wooded Upper Peninsula area – claims to be exchanging presents with the man-beast.

At a secluded spot that Casey calls “The Gifting Rock,” he leaves small food items, such as bagels for the creature, and finds simple handicrafts left there in return.

In some clips, the creature’s glowing eyes can be seen peering out at Casey from the woods, waiting for him to leave.

In others, he records the mournful call of some creature of the woods, which Casey believes is the song of the Sasquatch.

Casey has been recording his mysterious encounters on his TikTok channel for around two years, racking up thousands and sometimes millions of views.

Many commenters are sceptical of Casey’s discoveries, pointing out that the creature’s “glowing eyes” never appear to move or even blink. There’s a suggestion that either Casey is planting reflective stickers in the trees, or that he’ being pranked by somebody who is.

Given that Casey carries his licensed firearm whenever he ventures out into the woods, acting like a wild animal in the dark would seem like an uncommonly risky move.

Alongside his ”friendship” with the legendary forest creature, Casey also visits a spooky abandoned farm that he says was the scene of “some bad stuff” in the 1970s – where a tyre swing moves despite a complete lack of wind, as if some phantom child is still waiting there.