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Report # 3399  (Class A)
Submitted by witness on Monday, November 19, 2001.
Daylight sighting by hunter outside Salamanca

YEAR: 2001

SEASON: Fall

MONTH: October

DATE: 13

STATE: New York

COUNTY: Cattaraugus County

LOCATION DETAILS: about 5 miles north of the allegany state park.the sighting was on the allegany reservation.

NEAREST TOWN: salamanca

NEAREST ROAD: interstate 86

OBSERVED: i live in salamanca n.y.i was hunting down old 17 road and seen a tall dark hairy creature walking on two legs cross the railroad tracks.the area around him had smelt very bad.(skunk smell).before i had seen bigfoot i heard a loud crashing noise.and that was my encounter with bigfoot.

ALSO NOTICED: other people before had recently seen a tall dark hairy like creature.and they also heard strange noises in the woods.very loud noises.

OTHER WITNESSES: there was 3 of us.we were all hunting for small game.we were standing together talking when the incident occured.

OTHER STORIES: i heard other stories about sightings a few years back.mainly during the fall and spring season.sometimes during winter and summer they were sighted

TIME AND CONDITIONS: it was right before the sun was setting.and it was very cold about 30 to 40 degrees.

ENVIRONMENT: the area was is kind of isolated.lots of hills.and the allegany river is nearby.