YEAR: 2025

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: June

DATE: 29

STATE: New York

COUNTY: Lewis County

LOCATION DETAILS: 43°49'39"N 75°51'10"W

43.827500,-75.852778

NEAREST TOWN: Lowville

NEAREST ROAD: State Route 177

OBSERVED: My eleven-year-old daughter, my seven-month-old Belgian Malinois and myself went for a hike in the Tug Hill Forest in Lewis County NY.

We hiked about two miles in on the trail to the falls. At this point the dog started acting alert but I attributed that to a helicopter from Ft. Drum passing overhead (They use that area for helicopter training).

The deer flies were heavy. We decided to turn back. Right as we turned to walk back down the trail, I heard three distinct knocks in a rhythm. This was somewhat close. I didn't pay attention to it until I heard another three knocks in the same rhythm further away.

I looked to where the dog putting his attention to and did not see anything. As we all turned to continue back down the trail, we heard again the three knock rhythm from even further away. Once I started to pay closer attention to the sound I realized there was a lack of the normal woods noise as well.

I would say this all happened between one and two minutes. After the third set of knocks we did not hear anything else. The dog stayed alert the whole time until we got out onto the main trail that goes to the parking area, yes I felt like something was, not so much following, us but watching us.

After getting back to the truck we talked about it and what my daughter thought it might be and what I thought it might be. As we are frequently in the woods you hear all sorts of noises but when you hear something that stands out and is out of place that gets your attention.

On the way out I checked the hiking register and there was none there today at all. I read into the theories of "Wood Knocking" and from there figured I would report this so there is a record. I know it is not a sighting so to speak but could be of interest to bigfoot researchers to follow up at some point.

ALSO NOTICED: No nothing odd, a lot of coyote prints some beer prints.

OTHER WITNESSES: Myself and my daughter. My dog as well.

OTHER STORIES: Not really. Over in Port Lydon there are some stories of something big along the moose river but nothing I have experienced. My experience was more up on Tug Hill.

TIME AND CONDITIONS: This was around 1300 hours or so.

ENVIRONMENT: This is mainly a deciduous forest mixed with some pine here and there. Pine, maple, oak trees, moss on the ground. streams that form from water runoff. These are state lands in the tens of thousands of acres. There is a waterfall back there that is clean. Not many people come here at any given time. Popular for hunting in the fall.

About BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

Matthew Moneymaker is originally from the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles, California.

- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

- Juris Doctorate (Law degree) from University of Akron School of Law

- Founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization,1995.

- Writer and co-producer of the Discovery Channel documentary "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", 2001.

- Co-producer of the TV Series "Mysterious Encounters" for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN Channel), 2002.

- Producer of the "2003 International Bigfoot Symposium" (Willow Creek Symposium) DVD set, 2004.

- Co-host of "Finding Bigfoot" on Animal Planet Channel, 2010 - 2017.

- Current Director of the BFRO

- Available for private bigfoot expeditions and conferences. To inquire please email ContactUS@BFRO.net