Possible tracks & smell noticed by hunter at Black Mountain outside Whitehall
Account
The witness was deer hunting along a logging road in a mountainous area in 1999 when he noticed wide, footlike tracks in mud and a sudden strong foul odor. The smell dissipated quickly but was unlike anything he had encountered before, including bear odor. The toe details of the tracks were obscured by mud, preventing determination of claws or other features. He reported feeling unsettled and later told family and hunting companions.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 1999
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 8AM
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| Place |
Whitehall, Washington County, New York
Stated
BFRO report #15398
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.56, -73.46 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 15398 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
deer hunting
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Paul Conroy (BFRO)
wide footlike tracks in mud with mushed toe area, claws indeterminate
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the tracks and odor report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #15398 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “article in the Post Star Glens Falls NY newspaper about a BFRO gathering in Whitehall NY”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “"Monsters of the Northwoods" book about sightings in upstate New York”Not in the Anomadex yet