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BFRO YEAR: 1980-82 Lake George, Warren County, New York Class B #16540

Possible stalking of hikers on Prospect Mt. near Lake George

A couple hiking down a mountain road at dusk heard a large unseen presence moving through the woods beside the road. The sounds matched their movements, stopping when they stopped, and continued alongside them for an hour or more as they descended. They spoke loudly to try to scare it away and judged from the loud crunching steps that it was very large and not a deer.

Footsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1979 or 80 Canisteo, Steuben County, New York Class A #13662

Daylight sighting near a railroad bed and the Canisteo River

The witness and his son reportedly watched a dark animal from about three-tenths of a mile away in a flat river-bottom area. They observed it walk several hundred feet along the river bank before it went out of sight around a bend. The daylight sighting occurred in late spring during very dry conditions, and nearby railroad workers could not see the animal because a hedgerow blocked their view.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1985-86 Williamstown, Oswego County, New York Class B #3614

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.

Partial sightingSilhouetteDoor or window contactTracks
BFRO YEAR: 95-96 Clarendon, Orleans County, New York Class B #4799

Possible vocalizations heard by coon hunters near Clarendon

The witness and a hunting companion were about to start a nighttime hunt when they heard an unfamiliar loud scream. The sound appeared to move rapidly away, shifting from nearby to much farther within seconds while crashing through brush. Frightened despite being accustomed to the dark, the pair left without seeing the source and returned to their truck.

ScreamMovement only
BFRO YEAR: 1989,1993 Essex County, New York Class A #1522

Two separate encounters with "thing" leave three friends scared, shaken and curious.

Shortly after 1:30 a.m., the witness and two companions heard screaming and metal being torn near junked cars below an old railbed. A very large presence came up the steep bank and stood close enough for its breath to be felt, accompanied by a foul odor. When the group fled toward the road it chased them with audible footsteps before stopping at the brush, and a heavy station wagon nearby was later found overturned and torn apart.

ScreamOdorFootstepsSilhouetteProperty disturbance +1
BFRO YEAR: 07 Beekman, Dutchess County, New York Class B #23856

Campers hear and see possible bigfoot pass by tents on Nuclear Lake

The witness was camping overnight with family members and dogs near a lake and trail. Around 1 a.m. while awake in his tent, he heard footsteps approaching from the woods and passing behind a relative's tent, with no flashlight visible, while a dog whined and reacted. No creature was seen. He interpreted the sounds as a bipedal creature.

Footsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1995, 1998 Broome County, New York Class A #1405

Glowing eyes seen by witness during snowstorm

On a snowy winter night around 1995, the witness was shoveling snow on the front porch when the dog rushed out then abruptly turned back inside as if frightened. The witness then noticed a pair of glowing eyes on a tall shape about 25 feet away toward the driveway. After staring briefly, the witness ran inside in fear and later told a relative about the experience.

Eyeshine
BFRO YEAR: 1985 or '86 Broome County, New York Class A #1406

Witness spots legs of a large bipedal creature from a distance of 100 feet

The witness was standing across a creek from woods with a dog when they noticed a bipedal creature from the waist down about 100 feet away. The visible legs were described as stocky, straight, and covered in long golden reddish brown hair. The creature turned slowly, took a few steps, and disappeared into underbrush without making noise, unnoticed by the dog.

Partial sighting
this year New York #c69fa039-7a7c-40e2-80c5-f4e3a1407fcc

Eyeshine in New York

The witness asked neighbors on the hill above his property about strange events. The neighbors described stepping onto their cabin deck and seeing red eyes on a hill that moved closer while keeping distance. The eyes then ran off into the woods and disappeared.

Eyeshine
when I was a kid, in middle school New York #c69fa039-7a7c-40e2-80c5-f4e3a1407fcc

Wood knock in New York

As a middle-school-aged child the witness went with family members on quads to a quarry to get cell service. They had brought wood to try knocking like they had seen on television. After a final knock they heard an answer from one direction and then another from the opposite direction. Their father ended the activity and they left quickly.

Wood knock
the next night (after last 4th of July) New York #c69fa039-7a7c-40e2-80c5-f4e3a1407fcc

Movement only in New York

The next night the group hiked a trail to a nearby quarry for night photography. The same colored balls of light appeared about eighty yards away moving through the woods parallel to them. The lights stayed alongside for several hundred yards to the quarry.

Movement onlyPossible misidentification
last 4th of July New York #c69fa039-7a7c-40e2-80c5-f4e3a1407fcc

Movement only in New York

On a hot night around a summer holiday the witness lay by an open cabin window looking into the woods. He saw flashing red, blue and yellow lights moving through trees and down a road. Others in the cabin also looked, and companions with night vision described softball-sized balls. The lights disappeared after noise and activity.

Movement onlyPossible misidentification
right around the same time when we had the cattle being harassed Sackett's Harbor, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Property disturbance near Sackett's Harbor, New York

Around the same period as the cattle harassment, the witness found his horse lying in the field with its bridle twisted, leg lacerations and its bottom lip stretched as if grabbed and pulled. A vet treated the legs and said the lip cartilage would return to place.

Property disturbance
just here in the last couple of years Sackett's Harbor, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

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.

TracksTwistProperty disturbance
berry picking season the following year Sackett's Harbor, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Sasquatch sighting near Sackett's Harbor, New York

The witness and his step-cousin were picking berries when the cousin whimpered and fled. After hearing loud whistles, the witness reached into the thicket, touched hair, and saw a large creature squatted in the bush showing its side, shoulder and leg with knee near eye level. He froze, then dropped his bowl and ran home.

Partial sightingWhistle
when I was around 10, a couple of years in a row Sackett's Harbor, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Property disturbance near Sackett's Harbor, New York

While the witness was about 9-10, the family's farm had repeated nighttime harassment of cattle and killings of small livestock. A young calf was found in the woods with its head twisted off and legs broken, a goose was found stuffed in a tree notch, and rabbits and guinea pigs disappeared with carcasses later found on the barn roof and in trees.

Property disturbance
about two years ago to last week New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XPMsCXTnM51YAiDdP1GIgBYl_3q8qXbvztVC5ILAkD4

Unidentified sound in New York

The witness reported horses avoiding a pasture behind the house and corral rails repeatedly pulled down in one direction at night. Recently after tossing a stone onto a wall and making a clack, a similar loud clack answered within seconds from a ravine across the street.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
all last summer New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XPMsCXTnM51YAiDdP1GIgBYl_3q8qXbvztVC5ILAkD4

Wood knock in New York

While working at the barn during the day over the summer, the witness repeatedly heard loud wood knocks from down by the creek across the street. The knocks echoed through the valley. The witness identified them as Sasquatch knocks and warned a neighbor.

Wood knock
Just a month ago New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XPMsCXTnM51YAiDdP1GIgBYl_3q8qXbvztVC5ILAkD4

Vocalization in New York

The witness was awakened at night by loud shouting-like sounds from the fields behind the house. The sounds came from two sources exchanging wordless calls back and forth. The witness listened from inside and outside but could not make out words.

VocalizationChatter
in March, a few years before 2018 New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/XPMsCXTnM51YAiDdP1GIgBYl_3q8qXbvztVC5ILAkD4

Sasquatch sighting in New York

The witness's mother got up at night and saw a large dark figure at her back patio door putting its hands over the glass as if trying to enter. After the witness drove up with headlights, the figure left over a steep ravine in one leap. The mother remained fearful and kept doors locked.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactMovement only