Number of Witnesses: 2
Length of Observation: a few hours
Wood Knocks Heard?: Yes
we were camping with no vehicle on the top of a mountain in a very large wooded reforestation area in Schoharie county, NY. After dark we heard a large animal circling our camp just out of sight in very thick and dark woods. It started hitting trees with something as it walked around our camp almost like it was trying to scare us off. This continued for many hours until a large storm came in with lightning and thunder and heavy rain around midnight. Dispite the fact we were armed and had multiple fires burning the animal continued to circle the camp. From the noise of the trees being hit and the walking noise we could tell the creature was very large and strong. This was the second time I heard something strange in the area but this time it was close by and very unnerving. User never returned contacted, stated wanted to be anonymous