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Sasquatch sighting near Whitehall, New York (1976)
The guest drove into an unmowed field off Abair Road after midnight with a trooper in another field and waited. After tree-breaking sounds and the trooper fleeing, a large hairy upright creature approached to about 30 feet, vocalized intensely, then turned and walked away across the field into the woods.
Couple sees "something" looking through their window late at night
The witness and his wife were lying awake in a lakeside cabin at night when his wife repeatedly said a raccoon was looking in a small rear window. After several minutes he rolled over quickly and saw a dark-faced, brown-furred creature with a large conical head peering in, which left within seconds. The next morning he found a single large heel/footprint about eight inches wide in mud by a small stream behind the cabin.
Man recalls childhood observation - large tracks with long stride in snow - near Mayfield
In January or February 1966 near Mayfield, New York, the witness and a relative were rabbit hunting at midday. They found a short series of very large tracks in patchy melting snow and followed them a short distance before losing the trail.
Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone
In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.
Large figure prowls around cabin outside Williamstown
Two friends were staying overnight in a cabin by a creek when late at night someone tried the locked door and did not answer. A tall shape then appeared at the side window, and they remained huddled inside without sleep until morning. Next morning they found barefoot-like prints with a wide stride going up a steep embankment near the creek.
Tracks near Sackett's Harbor, New York
On a 2012 visit the guest learned his nephew had recent odd activity at the same farm property. A dressed deer was lifted off a hook and carried away, dog food disappeared, juvenile-like tracks were found by a pond, a small cedar was twisted between two yard trees, dogs barked at the woods at night, and the nephew's girlfriend felt watched.
Sasquatch sighting in New York
The witness was riding horses with a friend on an old trail through farm woods. The witness briefly saw a black hunched figure take a few steps behind a tree. Nearby they found many saplings snapped high in one direction and small stick structures the witness later associated with Bigfoot.
Tracks near Pine Plains, New York
A man checking his maple syrup lines found lines ripped out and many Sasquatch tracks on the ground, and called the investigator.
Tracks near Tivoli, New York
While investigating a farm, the team found large tracks along a tractor road, cast a 17-inch track, and found hair on a barbed wire fence. They also heard wood knocks and hoops, and the farmer said cows stampeded through a metal fence to escape the area and will not re-enter it.
Vehicle contact near Oneonta, New York
Driving about 65 mph after leaving a mall, the witness felt a violent impact that destroyed the front end and scattered parts far behind, but saw no animal. He found hairs and blood spots, noticed a wet-dog smell, and an officer suggested a wolf without filing a report. He later wondered it was a juvenile sasquatch.
Wood knock near Trout Creek, New York
While living isolated near a reservoir, the witness repeatedly heard packs of coyotes vocalizing late at night followed by loud snapping of healthy trees about 300 yards away, after which coyotes went quiet. He also heard wood knocks almost nightly but never heard howls and never saw an animal.
Tree break in New York
The witness noticed several green trees snapped or pushed over near the house over about a year. One small tree used for target practice was snapped about six and a half feet up, a larger cherry tree was pushed over, and another small tree blocked a trail. On one night the son heard the dog react and trees cracking as the witness walked home, but nothing was seen.
Structure or nest near Wellsville, New York
After the initial encounter the witnesses explored a hidden bench on the hillside and found what they described as clear tree structures, including a three to four inch sapling wrapped and bent around another tree with broken branches and sticks pushed in. They felt it could not be natural and required hands and thought.
Footsteps in New York
The guest camped several days alone with his dog, noticing hairy scat, twisted saplings forming a gate, and feeling watched. On the third night the forest went silent, footsteps approached, loud breathing and an ape-like vocalization occurred outside the tent, followed by exchanged fake owl sounds and a spinning yin-yang light with a brief vision inside the tent. In the morning disturbed dog food was attributed to a raccoon.
Vocalization near Whitehall, New York
The guest's son woke the guest to listen to a loud high-pitched long vocalization that agitated a distant dog and then silenced a nearby dog. The next day the two followed the direction of the sound and found a large barefoot-like track and a smaller juvenile-like track in ice on a deer trail.
Tree break near Cuba, New York
While staying back at a cabin during a scout camping trip, the witness heard a very loud wood crack like a branch breaking or tree falling. There was no wind and no birds or small animal sounds before or after, which struck the witness as unusual.
Tracks in New York
While driving on a back road by a creek, the witness noticed a line of large impressions crossing a lawn and driveway to the road. The witness stopped, measured the impressions and stride distances, tried to rule out small animals, and left without taking photos to avoid trespass concerns.
Tree break near Erie County
On a return visit the witness found a branch high off the ground that was snapped, twisted and pulled with a fresh clean break and no debris below. The witness measured the height with a child standing underneath for scale and also noted woven triangular tree formations in the same wooded area.
Wood knock in New York
The witness kayaked into a remote river area in the Adirondacks to fish and camp alone. On two consecutive nights he heard loud rapid tree knocks followed by prolonged crashing, pacing and movement around his tent. On the second night the activity escalated and he heard powerful lion-like roars and screams from about 50 feet away that left him terrified. In the morning he found a large human-like footprint about 15 inches long near his kayak and left the area.
Odor near Fort Leiden, New York
The witness went to check his father's hunting stand and found it ripped off the tree and twisted by the fence. He smelled rotting flesh, got knocks in response to his knock, and heard his whistle mimicked. Returning to his ATV he found it flipped over with a partial print nearby, then had rocks of increasing size thrown at him as he fled.