Year: 2009
Month: August
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 08/02/2010
Time of Day: 300pm
County: New York Warren
Terrain Description: Hillside dence with smaller saplings & mature trees grassy with
ferns & the ground covered with dead leaves
Lighting Conditions: Broad daylight
Nearest Town or Landmark: Fire tower rd & trail head
GPS Coordinates: N/A
Description of Encounter Area: our camp property in hadley NY
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Wolf creek directly nth
approx 60 yrds down hill
Occupation/Background: RETIRED OPERATING ENGINEER
Number of Witnesses: 1
Length of Observation: LESS THAN I MINUTE
Animal Description: n/a
Aprox. Height: n/A
Aprox. Weight: N/A
Head/Facial Description: N/A
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: NOT THAT I SMELLED
Vocalizations Heard?: CRY & THEN SNORT
Wood Knocks Heard?: Yes
Physical Evidence?Tree Structures Found
Recordings Made?: No
WHILE TAKING A HIKE ON OUR PROPERTY ON EDDY RD IN HADLEY, WHICH I HAVE DONE MANY TIMES ,I HEARD LOUD BANGING OF WOOD OR SOMETHING ON THE TREES ABOUT APPROX 30 YRDS IN FRONT OF ME. I THOUGHT MABEY SOMEONE WAS TREASPESSING ON MY PROPERTY SO I CONTINUED TOWARD THE BANGING ,THERE IS DENCE BRUSH & SAPLINGS ALL OVER THE AREA SO I COULDN’T SEE MUCH BUTÂ THEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A HIGH PICTHED CRY AND THEN A GUTTERAL GRUNT OR GROWL IF
YOU WILL ,I WAS ARMED AT THAT TIME AND YELLED VERY LOUD THINKING IT WAS A BEAR OR BUCK OR ? THEN I HEARD THRASHING COMING TOWARDS ME IT SCARED THE HECK OUT ME BUT THEN IT SEEMED TO RUN OFF .THE NEXT DAY I WENT BACK TO THAT SPOT AND FOUND SOME OF THE SAPLING TREES HAD BEEN PULLED OVER AND SNAPPED IN HALF