I'm just wondering if there are any on the BFF who have had eyewitness encounters in the Northeastern region of the USA. If so, would you mind sharing your encounter with us?

Wow, no one from the Northeast? Jingle, jingle. I'm sure this is not a PNW forum only. Someone must have a notheastern encounter they could share. Anyone out there?

Perhaps all the North-easterners have left? Or maybe this is a terribly boring topic?

:laugh:

wolfman here. I'm always looking here in eastern Ct. haven't seen anything! lookin into old sighting from 1926 here in my home town.

Turkey hunting in April, I put it in the Northeast forum because there ain't a Midwest. Look up "Wisconsin search" April 12 to 16. It's self-explanitory.

hi wolfman good afternoon welcome to the bigfootforums, please keep us posted on that ct sighting that your looking into ok. go in the connecticut forests with a camera to look for possible sasquatch footprints or other evidence. thanks bill green ct sasquatch researcher.

Wolfman,

Have you ever searched the Winsted CT area? If so maybe we can hook up sometime. I don't know if you've ever viewed our website, but if you go to www.nesra.net, there's two reports of our investigations in that area. Check them out when you get the chance and let me know what you think.

Kerry (DTK)

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Wolfman, this is the icon for the other Winsted article. Check em' out when you can.

Kerry (DTK)

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I suspect you might be on the wrong side of the state, or too far north on that side.

thank's yes i've read them both. as for where I am. I'm in southeastern ct. right on the R.I. border. Would love to hook up some time but free time is very hard to come by these days. I have many ideas and theorys about the big guy. would love to share.

Hey wolf,
I live in CT, and know a couple of other eastern Ct guys do are around now and then to go into the field. Care to hook up some time and have a look around? I know a few spots, what about you?

Wolfman,

I resigned from my own organization (NESRA) last week due to things I would rather not go into. Nevertheless, I'd still like to get together sometime and do some field research in CT. Are you still interested? I have some possible hotspots we could visit that are not too far from you. I tried to PM you, but it says your mailbox is full.

Kerry (DTK)

Is that the reason your NESRAsite is down? Bummer as I liked it’s content. I too would be down for a trip into the wild. I live over near Burlington, Ct maybe 15 mins from Harwinton and hike out in the Nassahegan and Nepaug all the time. Had a ‘not sure encounter’ posted in the ‘not sure’ thread while hiking the blue trail last year.

I\'m near there MYM. The newsite will be up in a few days, btw. Need to iron out some logistis is all.

MYM,

Yeah, I went to remove my personal credit card info from the web account and they failed to inform me that this would cause the site to go down. Some folks were convinced that I did it intentionally, but that was not the case. It worked out for the best though as I designed the majority of the artwork and wrote and collected the majority of the articles. I'm thinking about setting up my own independent website with it. I'm not sure if it will be restricted only to the northeast however.

Let's try to get together when I get back,

Kerry (DTK)

PS. Share your "not sure" encounter on this thread if you would as it happened in the northeast. I would be interested in reading it and I'm sure other's would be too!

That answers it - I also would check that website from time to time... thou - I'm hard pressed now days to find any new websites about BF :new_tiredsmiley:

actually without going into unnessicary detail here; the new nesra site will be up in a few days. The official statement on our part says there are no hard feelings, and there are not just differences in opinion. That said, if either of you want to hook up and share information or hit the woods, just Pm me.

I am usually home from work by 4:30 and, of course, the sweet, sweet weekends. I’ll fish out my post from the ‘not sure’ thread later tonight.

Basically last April about midday-ish while hiking on the blue trail adjacent to the cemetery near Lamson’s Corner in Burlington, Ct. we heard a grunt which was followed by a large tree being pushed over behind us. We then saw what can best be described as a ‘brown blur’ moving off deeper into the woods. The missus freaked out and we hightailed it out of dodge.

Would love to go squatchin' with someone who knows more than I do.

Well, we\'re still learning but I do my best.

I grew up in this area and my old man used to tell me about something called "The Berry monster" that used to be seen around Birge Pond when he was a kid back in the 50's. Never gave much thought to the stories really until this encounter. I mean it could have very well been a bear but it didn't feel like a bear if you know what I mean.

hey mym good evening your sasquatch experance still interest me. do you have a photo of the exact forest area where you had your sasquatch experance. please keep us definetly informed ok. bill :bf:

the part about knowing how something doesnt feel right, oh yeah, had a experience this last winter like that

Bill,

I will try and get out to that spot this weekend and take a pic for you. The tree that fell is still there and has been turned into a mountain biking stunt.

Ganglian,

the Nassahegan where I frequent and the forests beghind the Green Lady cemetary are all pretty close to Winsted where you guys seem to have had some success. I am an admitted idiot but that has not been a foil in my ability to formulate an unfounded opinion which is that we are in a prime spot of the state for any activity. I figure with all the deer and game that follows the Blue Trail/Appalaichan corridor which runs up from our part of the CT straight up into the Berkshires and stuff a critter like this can use it as a highway of sorts eventually fanning out into upsate New York/ew England and right into Canada or whatever.

Just a a thought....

Its been ours to

possibly a migration route, there are some spots of activity slightly south of there to apparently. we should get out there sometime. I\'ll be back out there soon.

I would love to get out there with some folks who have more knowledge of this creature. Not too far away I found a rock pile which was very much out of place with it’s surrounding but, around here, there’s always the chance it could have been made by mountain bikers for a stunt or whatever. I have noticed too that the land managers in Nassahegan and Nepaug are pretty vigilant about deconstructing anything they might see as a “stunt� in state forests so finding any constructs might be hard to do.

Either way I am free most nights as I get home from work no later than 4:30 and most weekends I can make it as well.

why don\'t you PM me directly so we can set up some time to meet where you had your experience, and did I miss when that was? If so, thats my bad. But andway PM me and we can figure out a time to check the place out.

Speaking of sightings this one has always been my favorite CT encounter as well as the one that I am most incredulous about. I tried emailing the kid who made the report but it’s no longer valid. I know the area and it stands out as a possible hotspot just because of the vast forested area and how remote certain spots can be. It’s so graphic though that it can’t help but spark off the little doubter inside of me. I shall chalk it up to the unfortunate byproduct of unrepentant envy :laugh:



http://www.bigfootencounters.com/sbs/litchfield.htm


Litchfield County, Connecticut
Barkhamsted National Forest
January 2002 - 3:32 pm - swamp area
I was walking with my brother after we had just woken up from our camping trip. I am 16 and my brother is 21. We were gathering logs for the fire to cook breakfast and we had strayed away from the campsite. This was in Connecticut and there really no worries of bears or any type of fierce animal. The only thing that was really a threat was a coyote.
I looked up and I saw the horizon of trees and a swamp in the distance. I heard a whoa whoa whoa like a woodpecker hitting a tree only a lot deeper and more continuous. I looked over by the swamp and I saw a family of deer. A fawn had strayed from the group a little bit. I told my brother and he said to be quiet because this sure was a sight to see. We took a knee position and watched everything. The deer were very majestic and peaceful. The whole situation was very serene.
Then we smelled very strong odor of rotten eggs and dead carcass. My brother and I had the same look on our face, it was disgusting. We started to laugh and then we decided to head back to the campsite. All of a sudden the deer were running in the distance. I told my brother and we just said something may have spooked them. My brother was more worried then me cause he knew a coyote could have been near. We then saw something very exhilarating.
A male Bigfoot of about 8 ft was chasing the deer. He ran like a horse but only with two legs. He was fast. He caught up to the fawn and trampled him. He then began to beat the fawn and it struggled with its legs. My brother threw logs over at him and the Bigfoot sneered at us. He then barked like whoa whooooooa. He then got up and jogged away. He broke trees as he ran. We reported to the police and they said we were crazy. My parents believe us. I hope you can make something of this.

The Bigfoot was very tall, my brother is about 6-6 and this made him look like a midget. He was a dark smooth brown shade we didn't see him for very long but I did notice he had the awful smell and his arms were about twice the thickness of my leg, although it may have mostly been his fur knotted up. I hope someday these creatures get the appreciation they disserve. Though they are not as gorgeous as a hummingbird they are beautiful in their own right. We notified the police. Tim Butterson

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Did you try obtaining a copy of the police report?

Kerry (DTK)

PS. Thanks for PMing me. I'm glad you're interested in doing some field research together. I'm looking forward to it. I should be back by the 4th or 5th of August. Call me then and we can compare schedules. You have my number...

i personally have not had an encounter but ever since i was a child my parents have told me of a possible sighting they had in Northern Maine. i believe it was outside Albion, maine on some old logging roads during the late 70's. i guess the my parents just recently went back to the location of the possible sighting and it has totally changed into a much greater populated area.

I am surprised that there have not been more recorded sightings from Maine especially the northern counties like Aroostook. I have family up there and every time I visit it seems like there may very well be more moose and bear than people so perhaps the lack of population can account for the lack of sightings. Deepest and most remote forests I have ever seen are up there and, ostensibly anyway, it would appear to be the perfect place for a critter like this to live relatively free and safe from the sprawl of humankind

I believe that, if they exist, good habitat will hold numbers of these creatures... just because there aren't that many reports for a certain region, doesn't necessarily mean the region has litlle to no activity or habitation... Of course, the question of what exactly IS good habitat is open-ended...

I think human popualtion density certainly has something to do with it... if you have good habitat in a relatively sparsely populated area that gets little transient traffic... they may be there but not engaging with humans with enough frequency to yield higher volumes of reports...

I think the Adirondacks fit into this mold to some degree as well... most reports come from the eastern Adirondacks in the Lake George region... I suspect because that area gets the most transient/tourist traffic and human pressure - and hence a higher probability for human/creature interactions... There's massive tracts of pristine wilderness in the central and southern Adirondacks that gets much less human pressure and activity and those regions have far less numbers of reports... but not because the creatures aren't there - because many less humans are there...

I added about 20 east coast stories on the last page (28) of the Historical Archives thread here:
http://www.bigfootforums.com/index.php?showtopic=5705

The very last post contains a 1933 story about the 1895 Winsted flap with some great illustrations. They explain it away as a piece of fiction as they bio the famous Winsted author. I'm not so sure after having found some other stories regarding the incident (posts #166 & #167 in that thread). Also, Bobbie Short's site, www.bigfootencounters.com has links to 2 other related stories.

tirademan

Hey David. No sure experiences (see below). I just posted this message on another thread, but I see you've recently posted here:

Hey David. New here. Can you post where you camped out near Whitehall? I've been hiking/camping in that area and would love to know, if you can share. Feel free to e-mail me. I tried to send you a private message, but may not be able to (brand new here).

To introduce myself, I do a lot of hiking in an area basically from Western MA, southern VT, southern Adirondacks and back down through the Capitol Region (Albany, NY) and Dutchess County NY. Incidentally, there have been a lot of sightings and inexperiences in all these areas. I will review the massive amount of posts on this site (geez!), but if anyone has any updates in these areas...do tell.

My only "possible" experience was in southern Maine in the mid-80s. My Dad and I saw something cross very quickly across the road in York County Maine. I convinced myself it was a bear (although I got the sense it was more hunched over than on all fours and was surprised it could cross the road so quickly and not bang into the dense forest that surrounded the road). About 4 or 5 years later someone suggested to me that this seemed more characteristic of some sort of ape, perhaps Bigfoot, and not a bear. I thought he was crazy but... Granted, it was pitch black and whatever it was passed in front of the car incredibly quickly to really get a good glimpse. But I remember having doubts it was a bear even right after I saw it. Still, if I had to bet money on it, I'd say it was a bear.


Thanks,
Dean

[quote name='David Thomas King' date='Mar 3 2006, 10:24 PM' post='300811']
Okay, I'll share our "not-sure" encounter again. This time in article form. Not saying this was definite Sasquatch activity, but I will say that I don't know of many deer, moose or bear that "bang" wood on trees. As wild as this may sound, I assure you it happened. What was it? You decide... DTK


NESRA – Friday April 15th, 2005 – The wilderness of the Southern Adirondacks.

It was a cold, but clear night. At 37°F, it was not your typical camping weather. Chuck and I stood near the campfire at our makeshift base-camp as the pork chops hissed and sizzled on a store-bought rack. We exchanged light conversation as Chuck tended the fire and I leaned on a wooden horse hitch, made from what appeared to be cut-up telephone poles. By all the signs, we were the very first campers to use that site since Fall of 2004. Little did we know that as the clock neared 10:30PM, the pace of things was about to pick up quickly.

“I think I just heard a wood knock from the West,� Chuck said suddenly with a calm but serious tone in his voice.

His statement brought all my senses to immediate attention. I looked at my watch. It was 10:29.

Within ten seconds of the first knock, there came two more, only much closer, and this time, much louder.

Thwack! Thwack!

Being from the Whitehall area, Chuck had heard this unusual wood-knocking phenomenon before but this was new to me.

I took it as my cue to grab my “knocking� board and position myself to return the gesture. Earlier that afternoon we had taken several “practice� swings with a board against a tree to determine what sounded right, but we had done no other “knocking� of our own that afternoon or evening. This wood knocking incident appeared to be completely unprovoked.

Things That Go “Thump� in the Night

As I was just about to make my first return knock, both Chuck and I began to hear strange “bipedal� sounding “thumps� approaching our camp from the West. In concert with the first thump, a barred owl began hooting loudly in the distance as if it were alarmed. I immediately put the board down.
Chuck and I became motionless and silent, pointing simultaneously in the direction of sounds that were now becoming louder and more intense as they approached.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

At their closest point we could not only hear these unusual thumps but we could slightly feel them as well. We also both noticed that these noises were not quadrupedal in nature. There was no “flam� or “gallop� to these sounds such as a heavy moose or a bear would make. These were single and very distinct “thuds� that crescendoed with slight but discernable vibrations in our ankles as they followed the smoke trail toward our camp. Just on the other side of a forested knoll the strange sounds paused for few short seconds, and then began to decrescendo off into the distance, heading Northward, away from our camp. There were more than thirty of these thumps in all, spaced a little less than a second apart.

Chuck and I looked at each other as if to say, “What the heck was that?�
This was supposed to be a dry run – an experimental expedition that was meant to prepare for Kevin, Mike and Brian, who would be joining us the following night. We really weren’t expecting to encounter anything at all that first evening.

After a brief discussion, I took a flashlight and investigated the hill. Other than some disturbed leaves and some strange but indiscernible indentations, I could find nothing that yielded any clues as to what had made the unexplained noises. The following morning, I tried to reproduce the noises as Chuck listened from the camp but I failed at every attempt. Even the heaviest boulder I could drop did not come close to reproducing what both Chuck and I heard and felt that unforgettable evening.

Was this an actual run-in with the legendary Sasquatch, or was there some other explanation for our encounter? Hours of speculation lead to no definite conclusions. Chuck is a seasoned hunter and I’m no stranger to the woods myself, but neither of us had ever experienced anything even remotely like this before.

The Evidence Mounts

This was our first official NESRA expedition into the Adirondack wilderness and we had set up camp only five or six miles away from the famed town of Whitehall, New York. We didn’t pick our first expedition site randomly; we selected the Whitehall region knowing it has a rich history of face-to-face Bigfoot encounters.

I went out onto the deer trails that circumvent the beaver flow in Sessions Woods WMA in Burlington, Ct on Sunday around middday. I figured I would employ some of the wood knocking techniques fron the other thread. I used some sort of petrified falled birch log and rapped it against a tree as hard as I could. After a few minutes I got my forst knock back. This continued for a few series of knock exchanges but the return knocks were getting closer so I called it a day. the knocks continued for about half a mile before I hit the blue trail and managed to scoot back onto the WMA gravel path. good times.

hey mym wow thanks for interesting update indeed keep us posted ok. good evening bill

Anyone doing research in the Whitehall, NY area? I was there again today. Interested in discussing experiences.

Whereabouts?

In several different areas in and around Whitehall. I'd rather not say since hoaxters would cloud any experiences. This forum is easily viewed by the general public... Are you doing research in that area?

I will say that I heard very brief movement in very thick brush by something large (think it was a deer) about 30 or so feet from me. A few minutes later I heard movement (also something large) from about 300 feet in another direction and then a low, garbled humanish voice (twice). I waited in the area another 15-20 minutes, but then left. No more movement or noise in either direction.

The last known experience in the general area I know about is June of 2004 (there have been more recent experiences further east in Vermont). Can't seem to locate anything more recent. I know the BFRO has done research in the area about 3 or so weeks ago but hasn't yet posted info. Anyone know of anything recent in the area?

Hi Dean,

I've visited the area quite a few times and have several "prime" areas you could check out. PM me if you want the info.

Kerry (David Thomas King)

P.S. Did you see this at Cryptomundo?

Hey Kerry,

Yes, I saw that news article. They camped in an RV park? Hmmm....

Anyway, I can't seem to send you a personal message (says I am not permitted to use the feature) and can't private you (there's not link to do so in your profile). Yes, I am registered and logged in, so I'm not sure what's going on. I'm new here too; perhaps that's the problem. I'll figure it out.

Thanks,
Dean

Welcome DeanA

I think you need to post 10 or 15 to use the PM feature. If it still doesn't work contact an administrator.

Sunflower

Thanks sun. I figured it might have something to do with that. I can receive e-mail, but neither send it or private messages

cheer up guy, you just need the posts, usually doesnt take that long.

I don't want to fill up the board with extraneous posts - like this one

hey northeast researchers good evening considering its cold in northeast woods now & winter is around the corner so to speak sasquatches should be on prowl now looking for food resources therefore theyll be seen more often in forest or footprints or other evidence like most wildlife to be continue. ty bill g