Year: 1990
Month: November
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 18
Time of Day: 4:45-5:00 pm
County: New York Allegany
Terrain Description: Ridge of hardwood mix with conifer.
Lighting Conditions: Dusk
Nearest Town or Landmark: Wellsville
Description of Encounter Area: On top of a ridge over looking river valley.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): River and creeks for water .
Food source acorns ,apples,corn,berrys,fish,and other small and large game.
Occupation/Background: Construction worker now self employed
Number of Witnesses: 0
Length of Observation: less than a minute
Animal Description: 7 ft plus black or very dark, broad, across very fast ,agile
Aprox. Height: 7 ft plus
Aprox. Weight: 400
Head/Facial Description: It happened to fast to see any detail other than overall size for a quick
couple seconds.
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: None that I noticed.
Vocalizations Heard?: Scream chimp like but deeper tone very piercing.
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
November 18th I was deer hunting just off a logging road. I was on my way back to my truck after what I call a creepy afternoon.I say creepy because I went out in the afternoon for a quick hunt but the whole time I was in the woods I felt like someone was watching me. I was about 75 yrds from the log rd and maybe 3/4 mile from my truck walking along a ridge top. I spent most of my time looking over the edge of a pretty steep bank as I walked along all the time working toward my truck.As I approached a small pine stand of trees all hell broke loose.I heard the most blood chilling scream kinda like a chimp but with a little deeper tone that was so loud I could almost feel it hit me in the face.As I looked in the direction I saw a large black something approx 7 ft plus bust out from behind a pine tree and ran down over the side of this steep bank like in was running across a groomed lawn. No effort no falling very little crashing or breaking .A man could in no way run down that most can’t walk down it without slipping and sliding.However I did not stick around or really watch the outcome of how what ever it was.I told my wife that when I left the woods that day I don’t think I touched one leaf on the way out.Pretty sure I’ve never run so fast in my life.That was in 1990 and I have never returned there to hunt ,walk, nothing. I avoid the whole area for my safety as well as what ever I saw.I’m not saying it was a bigfoot but it was big.I have only told one other bigfoot research group of this but no reply.I have only told my wife of this but there is no way with the hunting traffic up there I could have been the only person to have seen this.Probably like me just never speak of it.Below it asked if I heard wood knocks but I really was not paying attention and definitly not looking for something like this.