Year: 1992
Month: September
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): fall turkey season
Time of Day: 3-4pm
County: New York Montgomery
Terrain Description: very thick bush wacking semi wetlands,kind of marshy in
spots,state forest
Lighting Conditions: clear hot for september
Nearest Town or Landmark: featherstoneaugh forest
Description of Encounter Area: about 4-500 yards off the road densely wooded no state trails nearby lots of saplings and dense brush around
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): yes much swampy areas
and a small lake across the road many mature trees and briars abundant.
Occupation/Background: N.Y dept of tax and finance
Number of Witnesses: 2
Length of Observation: 20-30 minutes
Animal Description: no visual
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: there was a distinct odor it was putrid,and heavy around the area so
much that i thought it was still there ,the odor was that of a foul nature like a fridge that was un plugged and left in the sun with stuff in it then you unwhittingly open it!
Vocalizations Heard?: yes there were screams but they were from quite a distance like 200-300ft
away but even at that range they were very disturbing,unnatural
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Physical Evidence? : Tree Structures Found
Recordings Made?: No
I was home sleeping as I worked nights at the time, my friend came up to my room and woke me up and was frantic,she said grab your gun and come with me,she didn’t tell me what was the problem till we were driving to the spot, we went into the woods and she brought me to this spot that was unlike anything I have ever seen, I have been shooting scince I was 5 off my uncles lap and been fishing scince I was 3 on pecks lake,been hunting scince I was able to,what I saw defied any logical explination,there were sapplings of iron wood,and ash from 3-5+ inches in diameter that were twisted off about 2-3 inches from the ground,then what ever did this cleared out an area that was at my best guess 25′ by 55′ and used the twisted branches like it was weaving between the saplings it had left standing ,this structure was like a fish trap,that I have seen in multiple survival books,this was not for fish,but rather I think deer,there was a second “fence” if you will running parralell to the inside one with these like jut ins ,and there were jut ins along the outside “fence” that opposed the ones on the inside ,when we got to the spot my friend was very nervous,we smelled this foul pugnent odor that seemed to linger there as we approached the spot it grew stronger,we were there checking it out,when we heard this scream off in the distance and one that seemed a bit closer, that was our cue to skid out,we were both very nervous when leaving having the feeling of being watched by someone or some thing. I will be going in to this spot soon around may first as turkey opens I will not walk into these woods unarmed, my friend
will be bringing his new camera with a very powerful lense, we will try to photograph the spot if it is not over grown there should still be the remnants of the sapling that were twisted off any new info will be conveyed to you thank you for reading my story.