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2017 New York #72e774db-09a2-474d-ba48-d1439bfffe1a

Tree break in New York (2017)

The witness and a companion spent three days fishing and camping at a remote lake. On calm nights trees fell near camp, and each dawn they heard rhythmic wood-on-wood pounding for nearly an hour. They saw a dark partial figure behind a lakeshore pine, heard a long piercing scream with fast hillside movement, heard distant talk-like sounds and short screams, and found a single large human-like footprint in mud on the way out. They also saw an orange light over the lake that split into smaller lights, followed later by jets overhead.

Tree breakWood knockPartial sightingFootstepsScream +3
30 December 2014 New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/08/sc-ep78-east-coast-sasquatch-encounters

Rock throwing in New York (2014)

Two visitors with a thermal camera joined the investigator and the homeowner after dark near the feeding fence. The group was pelted with rocks, heard branches snapping and saw large trees broken, saw eyeshine, and detected about five heat signatures. Two men reported being hit by something like infrasound, shaking and nauseous. The investigator accidentally shut the camera off when handed it.

Rock throwingTree breakEyeshineAnimal behaviour
October 2014 Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

Whoop near Wellsville, New York (2014)

While the first witness was upslope, the other two hunters several hundred yards away along the same ravine heard whoops, loud rapid tree knocks, owls that turned into chicken and pig sounds, rock clacking replies, and large limbs popping in mature pines. They joked about the sounds at the time as bored owls and dismissed them. They later interpreted them as intelligent mimicry and communication coming up out of the ravine.

WhoopVocalizationWood knockUnidentified soundTree break
18 August 2007 Sabbath Day Point, Warren County, New York Class B #21488

Female hiker describes rocks being thrown at her and female companion near Sabbath Day Point

Two companions hiking back from a mountain trail claim rocks were thrown toward them from the woods over an extended period, starting with misses above and behind them and later coming close enough to duck. They also report hearing an unidentified whining sound, possible footsteps, knock-like sounds, and a tree being shaken, without ever seeing the source. Near the area they noticed a green limb broken high and left hanging.

Rock throwingVocalizationFootstepsWood knockTree break
2006 Unionville, New York #4c19da08-4eb0-4247-8b01-27b22f8ae722

Footsteps near Unionville, New York (2006)

The witness was hiking alone on a section of the Appalachian Trail when footsteps began pacing him from off-trail to his left. He glimpsed a dark figure and then rocks began flying past him, prompting him to jog and then sprint toward a road. The pursuer kept pace while breaking saplings and trees before stopping near the road, after which the witness calmed down and returned to his car.

FootstepsPartial sightingRock throwingTree break
11 November 2003 Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York Class B #19836

Campers describe incidents over 3-4 hours with unseen animal near their camp outside Prattsburgh

The witness and a companion were camped overnight in a shelter when the witness heard movement circling the camp, popping-like impacts and growls. The witness briefly saw a large dark shape among trees that was gone on second look. After investigating, the pair heard a heavy bipedal approach pass close behind camp, prompting them to leave for the cabin. The next day the witness found a large footprint and a freshly fallen tree.

Partial sightingGrowlWood knockFootstepsTracks +3
October 2002 Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York Class B #7909

Vocalizations Heard Near Sighting During Same Time Period

The witness and a family member were on their home porch in the early morning when a loud commotion broke out on the hill beside the house. They heard a series of loud screams unlike any known animal, followed by something large running through the woods and breaking branches. Both were shaken, and a next-day search of the hard, gravelly ground found no tracks.

ScreamFootstepsTree break
9 July 2000 Queensbury, Washington County, New York Class B #70

Howls heard on Buck Mountain, 10 miles east of Whitehall

A couple left the trail to take photos by a creek. They heard loud deep roaring, scream-like and growl-like vocalizations approaching from across the creek, along with large branches breaking, and believed something was circling them. After the sounds stopped they felt watched, fled down the trail, and heard a large animal tracking them along the creek.

VocalizationScreamGrowlTree breakAnimal behaviour
July 1998 Warren County, New York Class B #1599

Investigator finds 8 inch diameter sapling snapped in two, 6 feet from ground

An investigator spent the morning searching fields, a cemetery, and surrounding woods after hearing about a recent local sighting. Rain had washed away possible tracks and the ground was hard, so no footprints were found. In the woods at the cemetery edge the investigator found a fresh snapped sapling and photographed it. The investigator also spoke with nearby residents, including a child who relayed a mother's nighttime driveway encounter, but no creature was seen during the visit.

Tree break
August 1994 Albany County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/SJ0ENTQ4h0WsGIaRm8gpFcsL1-hUSnxBrX2Fpg95_o0

Tree break near Albany County (1994)

The witness's car sputtered to a stop on a bridge and the witness set out on foot toward home. From a dark forested slope the witness watched a tall tree thrash, then heard a massive thud, three loud knocks, and rapid footsteps sprinting uphill toward the road. An unseen presence stopped feet away breathing sharply, then repeatedly ran ahead and waited, forcing the witness to pass it several times over an eighth to a quarter mile. Near dawn where cover ended the presence vanished without ever being seen.

Tree breakWood knockFootstepsVocalizationAnimal behaviour +1
25 August 1976 Whitehall, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/28/sc-ep401-retired-police-officers-encounter

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.

Full-body sightingGrowlTree breakFootsteps
approximately 15 years ago in the summer. New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XPMsCXTnM51YAiDdP1GIgBYl_3q8qXbvztVC5ILAkD4

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.

Partial sightingTree breakStructure or nest
when living in Trout Creek about four years ago, over about two years Trout Creek, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OJyBFBo3E5nWOmT6AA3fl3zJ4R85B6A9sKIOwQk5AGQ

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.

Wood knockTree break
like last year New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/h3N-b2HzUOoubltptQTj-sA9FbsVorUNRMO8Ha3bm-8

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.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
Date unknown Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

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.

Structure or nestTwistTree break
a year later, after the wood knocks Cuba, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/02/sc-ep215-the-creature-was-looking-at-me-intently

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.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
a couple weeks later, mid-spring Erie County, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/02/sc-ep215-the-creature-was-looking-at-me-intently

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.

Tree breakStructure or nest