Three Bigfoot Sightings Reported Across New York State

A YouTube channel called UFO Warning recently put together a fascinating roundup of Bigfoot reports coming out of New York State, and honestly, it's one of those videos that reminds you just how active the Sasquatch community has been in the Northeast. The host walks through several submissions pulled from the BFRO database, and each one has its own unique flavor of weird. The first report comes from Dylan Kelly, who was hiking with his 11-year-old daughter and his Belgian Malinois in the Tug Hill Forest back in June 2025. Now, if you've ever spent time in Tug Hill, you know it's one of those places that just feels remote. We're talking tens of thousands of acres of state land, mostly deciduous forest mixed with scattered pine, mossy ground, and streams running through it. It's popular with hunters in the fall but pretty quiet otherwise. Dylan and his crew had hiked about two miles down to some falls when his dog suddenly went on alert. He figured it was just a helicopter from Fort Drum doing training exercises since they use that area for that. But then, as they turned around to head back, he heard three distinct knocks in a rhythmic pattern. Not long after, another set of three knocks came from farther away. Then a third set, even more distant. The whole thing played out over a minute or two, and Dylan noticed something that a lot of experienced woods people pick up on: the normal sounds of the forest just stopped. No birds, no insects, nothing. Just silence and those knocks. What makes this report particularly interesting is that Dylan is clearly someone who spends a lot of time outdoors. He and his daughter discussed it afterward and agreed it was something out of the ordinary. He also checked the hiking register and found that no one else had signed in that day, meaning they were likely the only humans in that area. The Belgian Malinois stayed alert the entire hike back, which is worth noting because those dogs are incredibly perceptive and high-energy. When a working dog like that locks onto something, it's usually for a reason. The second report is a track find from December 2024 in Genesee County, about 24 miles east of Buffalo. A deer hunter named Smith and his nephew came across some unusual prints in the snow while they were hunting. The tracks were bipedal, with a stride of at least six feet, and they appeared to be very large human-shaped footprints. The witness has been hunting for over 25 years and said he'd never seen anything like them. They followed the tracks for over a mile before hitting a posted property line. Here's where it gets really compelling: BFRO investigator Matthew Moneymaker weighed in on this one and confirmed the tracks were definitely not moose. There are no moose on the western side of New York State, and even if there were, moose tracks have a much shorter stride length. Moneymaker also pointed out something that researchers have been documenting since the 1950s: the tightrope pattern of the steps. This is where the tracks fall almost in a straight line rather than the staggered gait humans use. Dr. Grover Krantz, an anthropologist who studied Sasquatch extensively, suggested this might be an adaptation for moving along narrow game trails. Think about it: if you're walking along a deer trail on a slope, a staggered gait could cause you to snag brush or step off the path. A tightrope pattern keeps you centered on the trail. It's one of those details that makes you realize how adapted these creatures might be to their environment. The third report is probably the most dramatic of the bunch. It comes from Connor Hall, who was riding back to Paul Smith's College from a dendrology lab in October 2022. He spotted a large figure near some power lines in Franklin County, just northeast of the NOLS facilities near Gabriels, New York. At first, he thought it was a large man wearing a fur coat because he could make out arms, legs, a head, and a torso. But then he realized the figure was way too large to be a person, and the fur appeared to cover its entire body. Here's the kicker: he used the telephone poles for scale. The poles were about 30 feet tall, and the figure appeared to be roughly one-third that height, putting it at around 8 to 10 feet tall. The figure had its back to him and was casually strolling north along the power line cut. That's a pretty detailed visual report, and the fact that the witness was a college student studying dendrology (tree identification) suggests he had a decent eye for observing his surroundings. The UFO Warning host does a solid job breaking these down and adding context, especially when it comes to the track analysis. If you're interested in Northeast Sasquatch reports, this video is definitely worth checking out. It's a good reminder that New York State has a long history of Bigfoot sightings, and the BFRO database continues to be one of the best resources for documented encounters. The Tug Hill region in particular has always been a hotspot for activity, and reports like these only add to that reputation. For anyone wanting to dig deeper into the tightrope gait theory or the history of Bigfoot research in the Northeast, there's a wealth of information out there. The BFRO has been documenting these patterns for decades, and researchers like Moneymaker have spent years analyzing trackways and sighting reports. It's the kind of cumulative evidence that builds a picture over time, even if no single report is conclusive on its own.