Geographical Index > United States > New York > Dutchess County > Report # 67425
(Class B)
Submitted by witness Maxwell Wermuth on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.
Possible vocalization 4 miles north of Pawling, heard from Appalachian Trail
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YEAR: 2018
SEASON: Spring MONTH: March DATE: 18 STATE: New York COUNTY: Dutchess County LOCATION DETAILS: Heard the vocalization while on the Appalachian Trail, heading down towards Route 22.
Around this GPS point:
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Near Appalachian Trail, Pawling, NY 12564
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Longitude / Latitude: 41.605115, -73.595064 NEAREST TOWN: Pawling, NY NEAREST ROAD: Route 22 OBSERVED: On March 18th, 2018, I was hiking alone at night on the Appalachian Trail off of Route 22 in Pawling,NY. I was heading up Corbin Hill towards Cat Rocks, near West Mountain. I started just before sunset, around 7pm.
On my return trip down Corbin Hill, around 9pm, I heard a loud vocalization that I could not identify. It was a loud scream, lasting about 15 seconds. It started low-pitched as a howling "oooooh" sound, then got higher pitched as an "aaaah" sound. It didn't sound like an owl or coyote, but more like a primate. Based on my internet research, it sounded most like a gibbon's call, but deeper. I heard no further vocalizations.
I cannot confirm that what I heard was a Sasquatch, but I felt it was important to report. ALSO NOTICED: No. OTHER WITNESSES: No. OTHER STORIES: I attended a BFRO expedition in a nearby area in September of 2020. My decision to attend it was mostly due to that vocalization I heard 2 years before. I learned of some sightings in this area of NY from that. TIME AND CONDITIONS: 9pm. Dark, cold, mostly cloudy. Low wind. ENVIRONMENT: Mixed deciduous and pine forest, up a rocky hill, overlooking a large wetland (the Swamp River).
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