Family Terrorized by Bigfoot in Upstate New York 

Salt of the earth people.. This story was perfect ,straight into the storyline ,clear descriptions and not long and drawn out. I have listened to thousands of interviews and I enjoyed this one very much . Thanks to Erik..

This documentary is incredible. I have never heard this story. I am so glad that this was recorded and documented. I could easily seeing this becoming a full-length movie at the theater.

Ever notice that in 99% of cases, they never enter the house. They might bang on the outside, look in the windows and what not, but they never enter. Even though they might be strong enough to tear down a wall. Various other paranormal creatures can’t cross the threshold of a home either. What up with that? Remember the encounter with the “werewolf” pack in Palmyra, Maine? They terrorized those people all night, ran up on the roof and all kind of stuff, but never once broke in a window or forced their way in. Why? What stopped them?

My parents moved from the suburbs of Westchester to upper Red Hook in 1982. They bought a farm not far from Kinderhook. My mother said they heard strange noises at night for a while. And our dog disappeared.

My friend and I were camping in western Schoharie county around 1995 or so. We heard very similar things one day. Later that night in pitch blackness in thick woods something walked around our camp about 60 yds away pounding on trees with a club. It did this for an hour with our fire burning. A thunder storm moved in and we spent the rest of the night with guns loaded unable to sleep in the pouring rain and lightning. It was terrifying. we were 5 miles from a main road or house.

Please do more bigfoot videos. I really like them. You narrate very well and the subject matter is very interesting.

Erik, Amazing short Documentary! Without sensationalism, without unnecessary drama, presenting the atmosphere in Kinderhook, the stories of these people, possible hypotheses, and what could be behind this phenomenon. Really simple, well done, fantastic work, and genuine style! Keep it up! Greetings from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬❤️🇺🇸

We've had 3 face to face encounters in Connecticut where I grew up. Two of them were in our kitchen window scaring the daylights out of my sister. My Father 82nd Airborne Paratrooper set a trap for it if it returned, which it did. When it came back, again my sister screamed, my Dad ran outside and sprayed it with the hose which he kept turned on right near the kitchen door. He was about 10 feet away and it lunged at him then went back into the protected Watershed property of about 2,000 acres. I remember him yelling at it while he sprayed it with a "hey, hey!" Trying to scare it away. When he came back inside, he said whatever that was it was big and definitely not pranksters. The third encounter was one coming into our campfire light. Our friend started screaming and shaking so bad that we had to escort him home. He kept saying he saw a monster. My Dad ended up buying a rifle and a box of ammo and kept it by the kitchen door for that Summer. Interesting, this wasn't in some far flung mountainous region or deep wilderness area but in Connecticut, a State with a fairly well developed manufacturing and industrial base but is still considered 60%woodlands even in 2024.

I live in a neighbouring village and have seen something very similar here. I saw it cross the road from some thick woodland in the edge of the village. This was roughly 1994. I have heard wood knocking type sounds and almost human cries in the distance at night over the years. Had no idea there had been another sighting as nearby as Cotgrave!

In the 1970s, my family used to visit my uncle who lived way up in the Adirondack mountains near the border of Canada. Talk about isolation? You could barely get TV reception up there. Short story: because there were so many of us in the house, I was to sleep on a couch that was within an enclosed front porch. It had an electric heater put in there because it was surrounded by windows. It must’ve been around 3AM when I woke up feeling like I was being watched. Over my shoulder and through the bamboo blinds I could see some kind of figure moving around the window. It was huge. I was terrified and didn’t move, pretending to continue sleeping. The next morning, we discovered giant humanlike footprints in the snow that went around the house. My uncle said it was just “a bear.” But we knew he was hiding something. Bears do not have toes.

Big foots should be respected !

Grew up half of life in Washington and Warren Counties in NY. Spent time in woods never saw anything. Was a Deputy Sheriff in rural VA on WV line and on a disturbance call with no Game Warden available i saw an 8ft+ 450lb upright Canid. Encounter non violent but primal fear was felt. If they exist no doubt BF does but i would rather have seen a bf any day.

You're an excellent fiilm maker Erik!!

More Bigfoot encounter videos!

The quality of these videos are amazing! Subbed!

Not a surprise for Bigfoots to be around this area, with the various brooks connected to the Hudson River. Just a few years earlier to the north there was the famous Whitehall Bigfoot seen by police officers. The fact is they have acclimated to raiding houses in rural areas looking for easy garbage and small livestock and fruit and vegetable meals. And at night looking in windows or slapping houses and making all sorts of crazy loud screams, I do believe is entertainment for them. It has happened to me, both in Michigan and here in the countryside of Darke County, OH.

Thank you Erik. I’m Bruce’s cousin, Chari, and I was absolutely terrified when I heard the creature’s strange noises that night. My baby daughter was in my arms sleeping and I yelled to my grandmother and mother to get into the house and I locked all the doors of the car. I was actually in the passenger seat. My brother was 15 or 16 yrs old at the time and my mother took me home quickly and drove him back with his shotgun which he fired in the air as my grandmother saw in the moonlight that the huge hairy creature was on 2 legs. They both said it screamed and ran down into the woods. They were brave and had quietly walked to one side of the concrete block building it was standing behind. Many residents of Valatie and Kinderhook had experiences with the creatures. My brother was the one who saw the 2 large creatures and a smaller one while checking his traps. A very wealthy couple who lived by Kinderhook Creek saw the 3 creatures one night per their son who was told with his siblings to stay away from the creek, but to keep quiet about the sighting for fear the residents of Kinderhook would say they were crazy. My uncle who lived by my grandparents saw them in his garden one night.

@Eruk Swanson, After watching this video and the one about Walter, Ive subbed to your channel. You are a great narrator, and you respect your guests. You allow them to talk with no interruptions. I realky enjoy that. Thank you.

I have lived in the NY Catskills for 18 years...I wish I could see a Bigfoot. Sadly, I've never seen anything here...maybe someday! I will keep an eye out.😊

I like to hear about the older encounters. I enjoyed this. Thanks !

Great video, very informative and professional. Would love to see more like this. ❤

I love your videos and you have an excellent narrating voice!

Great video, very natural and truthful people with nothing to gain from their narrative. Thank you.

Great job, you have a nice calm voice, love from Ontario Canada

I've never personally experienced anything like this, but I'm a true believer. Even when others dont believe, they have to pause and look at the facts that... Our oceans are what... 98% unexplored? So are our wildlife areas. Evidence comes out of each area almost every day. The Oceans, the wilderness, something's 'definitely' living out there.

My first of your videos I have seen. A very interesting short video. It's cool that this enconter was featured on a segment on the old PM Magazine program. They were produced by select local TV stations all around the country back in the late 1970s/early '80s. They mostly used regional stories but did share some stories nationally as well. I watched the version produced by a station in Columbia, SC. I had almost forgotten about the program.

Very interesting story Eric ❤

If it was alleged to be a large grizzly or cougar the news reporter wouldnt try to make light of it as a joke. The damn things are real, people and theyre the main reason why so many people are missing from parks and woods.

I greatly enjoyed that!

Appreciate the content! Videography, editing, and narrative on point! Where are you located, I would love to meet and take notes! 🤎👣

If you walk around bare foot all day , your bound to step on something sharp .hence the scream😊😊😊

Another good one!

It happened to a guy Scott Carpenter when he captured a Sasquatch near his house and for five years they did the same thing to him . They were going to Scott's house and spying on him to copy what he did to them. Then he said he made peace with them and they stopped going to his house.

Great video. Please, make more videos like this one.

You've got a god tier voice for narrative speaking man, so jelly. :3

Great vid Erik, bigfoot really is a mysterious creature. Thank you and god bless fella.

Thank you

Great story. Thanks 😊

His story sounds believable! One can definitely see that he speaks the truth. I'm always a skeptic, but this really made me think.

Very well done, sir.

Man I would love to visit that town.

I love how nobody has modern day footage of these sightings

You have a great voice!!! Great video!!

Very good video 👍

amazing video

Amazing story. 😊. Totally believable

Love these bigfoot stories, this was done very well, hope you are well sir you done really well, take care out there from Carlisle in Cumbria UK 🙂🙏🏻💙

I'm from the U.K and last October (2023) I was staying with friends who live a few miles north of Kinderhook in Castleton-On-Hudson. One evening we were driving back to Castleton from Kinderhook after eating at a local restaurant. My friend was driving extra cautiously because she said deer can unexpectedly jump into the road from out of the tree-line or the tall crops on either side of the road. As we drove along, the road took a sharp left turn which we went around at roughly 15mph (quite slow) there were dense trees on the left of the road and a field of tall crops to the right. As we were going around this left turn, we both clearly heard a low guttural animal-like growl. The car windows were up and the stereo was on- but this growl was loud and low enough to be clearly heard by both of us in the car. We both looked at each other and said 'what was that?' I instantly joked 'Was that a Bigfoot?' and she replied 'Yeah, probably.' We both laughed and continued on to Castleton and said no more about it. Ever since that night, it's always stuck in my head that there was something 'not right' about whatever that encounter was. I've always had an interest in Cryptids/Paranormal and was stunned when I stumbled on this video and Kinderhook was mentioned.

Great post , Sasquatch surely🎉

I'm in Utica and hunt up north. Lots of strangeness last couple years.

I like your Docs! 👍

These are Good❤

I know the skunk apes are real along the Gulf coast, and seeing all the country, i believe there are several species prevalent in North america. Not just the northwest

Ooo! I absolutely love the Sasquatch videos!

1986 i had an encourer in Maine as a hairy large creature crossing the street. I stopped quickly it slapped my hood dented it & kept going. My bestie was in the car with me & she actually peed herself. We were silent on The way home. 2 years ago my mom ( who would definitely argue with the devil himself) confessed that he saw one standin on the edge of if the road . She stopped in the middle of the road with flashers on. It turned toward her looked & turned around g disappeared back into the woods. She was scarerd for sure. She didn't tell anyone because of controversy. To this day we (myself , my bestie & mother) have not spoke of if either sightings till now. Just memories. If it comes up, it's ONLY spoken to each other.

I have seen some wierd trees in x shape in Bear mountain NY.

Just think people for a moment that they know you well and been here more then man kind. but we don’t understand them and are afraid. But you are human just talk to them just because there hairy does not mean that don’t understand. It worked for me. Had them around for over 2 yrs. Even helped keep two porcupines away from my dogs.

I saw one in 94 in Warrensburg, NY once, it was at night and I was on my way back from my friends girlfriend's trailer and had to use the bathroom. On my way back to where me, my boyfriend, his brother and my friend we had set up camp with a fire pit going with a case of beer 🍻 and food cooking on a grill, on the way down I could hear twig's and branches breaking and could smell an offensive oder of rotten garbage and what flesh would smell like if it was rotting and skunk all rolled into one well I gagged and turned around and flicked my cigarette lighter to see what was causing the twig's and branches to break and as I did this about 20 feet away from me was this 8 or 9 foot tall reddish brown furry looking being with almost human looking eyes staren at me and I froze in fear 😯😨 and then turned around and ran like I had wings on my feet and got slapped in the face with branches and twig's and got down to the campsite yelling in fear of what I saw and my friend (Tony was his name) said " oh yeah I forgot to tell you that there's bigfoots/ Sasquatch's around here" like it was no big deal 🤷🏼‍♀️ well that night I didn't really get barely any sleep and we packed up the next day and left rented a motel room for the rest of the week.

Do you know there are things called trail cameras? why not set up some around the back yard and one of two things will happen: 1st you will capture the bigfoots if that what they are, or 2nd they will leave your property because from what i have heard bigfoots hate cameras.

I'm curious how were they "terrorized" ? I mean yeah, you'll see them, they'll eat your trash and they holler...Just Bigfoot being Bigfoot.

Another cute little story about a bear.

Thank God they Safe.😊

Oh yaaa

Youve done voiceover work? Ive heard your voice somewhere else

I hope nobody lives in that house, roof is the worst shape ive ever seen

Lucky the old lady didn't get hurt 😊

She can't stay there by herself no way man

I would try helping “it” by leaving some food out . Maybe it just needs help.

Sounds like a warning to the others.

No photos or movies? Funny how that works.

I lived a few towns away when I was a girl. Hudson Ruver valley in that area is super spooky for a thousand reasons. Just about every house is haunted because the land is haunted.

My sister got married to bigfoot now her kid are very hairy and they eat beer cans

Hi, I hate to dissapoint you but Sasquatch doesn't just show up anywhere. If he is there he has been there time and time again over time. He (she) does not travel alone. They live in family groups. I know these things from my own experiences with these creatures. My encounters began when I was 8 year old, and I've had many encounters up to this present day. Also you need to be aware that females and their very young go in groups away from the big males and the older young ones, I know this for a fact. So whatever you do out in the outdoors (even in your very back yard), be careful, arm yourself with a high power gun and don't go alone. There is no proof but if a Sasquatch will kill and eat a deer it would be even easier for them to kill you as well. And don't forget food is food to them.

Next stop for this bigfoot, Miami Beach Florida.

What county is Bigfoot in

Protect yourself at all times, they are very dangerous.

1970s: Humans learn that Bigfoot could be real,and humans are mostly terrified,except most of the Indigenous Tribes... 1980s: Less interest,but more of the same. We mostly only hear the stories which sell.The soon to be hit movie "Harry and the Hendersons" is released and another side of the story is told... 1990s: Renewed interest and humans become more brave and/or stupid with their Sasquatch encounters. However,there is a noticeable increase in encounters... 2000s: Sightings increase,with more professionals such as Wildlife Biologists and Cops getting in on the searches. Television show "Finding Bigfoot" debuts in 2008 and interest grows again,this time in a more positive direction... 2010s: Though some progress is made,there is a sudden increase in idiots wanting to shoot to kill for evidence... 2020s: We have worked through some issues here and there,but now the Sasquatch and their children are watching our televisions and computers through our picture windows. Humans give them treats weekly,and the Sasquatch watch over the home and property for and with the humans - as all understand that it is shared territory and both parties agree to the peace,love,safety,and general well being of the land... 2030s: ?

My first thought is Hoax but i guess anything is possible

Good thing they have proof

I dont know if something similar happens in The US. In India since time immemorial there were demi gods for every land when it was not so urbanised and every land owner worshipped them generation after generation. These demigods had the power to shape shift to an animal as well. But some could forest guardians born as big foot. It is said that every country has multiple positive energy centers which are guarded by big foot. I havent heard about any big foot killing humans unless really attacked upon. They live in a seperate world which is hidden and dont wants humans to know their where abouts. Hence, i think one cannot find where they live or hide etc.

The house needs a new roof

A long time ago, back in 1976 when I was a young man of 17. My cousin Jake and I went hunting out on our Grandfather's 700+ acre ranch in East Texas. On this ranch there was about 200+ acres of thick woods that backed up to a national forest. It was a cool fall day in mid November, we decided we'd try our luck at deer hunting as our family freezer was getting a little low on venison. We liked to use a nice wooded ridge on the Southern side of the woods that overlooked a nice grassy clearing towards the North. This meant we'd be downwind of any possible deer grazing on this grassy area, as on this day, there was a calm breeze from the North. We sat with our backs against a couple of huge beautiful old growth oak trees. Grandpa respected the old growth trees on his property and taught us to respect them as well. We never harvested lumber or firewood from them unless they fell over in a storm or from disease. Anyway, there we were sitting under these old trees just quietly scanning the woods, waiting for a good sized buck to walk into this clearing. What happened next, I still can't believe to this day. If it wasn't for the confirmation from my cousin Jake, I would have shrugged it off as a hallucination or a bad dream. It started with the woods going completely quiet. I mean death quiet. No birds, no insects, no wind noise, nothing. It's as if someone or something hit the pause button. Jake looked over at me and whispered _"Do you hear that?"_ *"Hear what?"* I asked. _"Exactly! Nothin'! I don't hear nothin'!"_ he replied. Just then a loud crack erupted from the national forest side of the woods and Jake's eyes grew as big as saucers. It sounded like someone slammed the side of a tree with a Louisville Slugger. We both knew this was getting serious and in a hurry. Jake had his Dad's new 30-06 and I had Grandpa's old Winchester lever action 30-30. We raised our rifles and set our sights in the direction we believed the loud crack came from. I could hear my heart beating in my eardrums. The suspense was excruciating. I just wanted to get out of there, but Jake wanted to know what in the hell made that noise. To this day I wish we would've just got the hell out of there. After about 30 seconds that felt like an hour, we heard footsteps. Not hoofbeats but footsteps. Like a man running. You know, the seesaw pit pat bipedal rhythm of a human running. But this wasn't a man. It sounded like a damn bulldozer tearing through those woods. There was a smell in the air. I couldn't quite place it. Kind of like rotten meat mixed with sulphur. Closer and closer the sound got, louder and louder. It's as if this thing is about to pop out of the woods and into the clearing. My heart was in my throat, my mouth was dry and my hands were a sweaty, shaking mess. My brain is trying to rationalize what this damn thing is, but nothing fits. I'm frozen with fear. Just then the running stopped. My mind is screaming "RUN, you fool!" but my legs are like spaghetti, and I wasn't going to leave my cousin there by himself to face this abomination. No. Hell no! I'd rather die fighting, than do that. Ol' Jake was like a brother to me. I look over at Jake and he's got his right index finger up to his lips making the "shhh" sign. Then he points into the woods towards the North. *"I see it! I see it Jake!."* I whispered. Well, I guess this damned thing heard me, because it let out a earsplitting roar. Not a scream or a yell, but a damn roar. It sounded like a mix of a lion and an elephant. As it roared, the black mass we saw at the edge of the clearing, started to grow. The damned thing was standing up! Five feet, six feet, seven feet, eight feet, all the way up to what looked to be nine feet tall. It was at that point we knew exactly what it was. It was a damn... - Well, sounds like my wife is calling me for dinner. I'll finish my story later on.

I mean if they live in new york they gotta live in Connecticut no?

Terrorized???

they sound like they're truthing

Bigfoot encroached by people, going hungry? Or just being curious?

leave these things alone

There real no doubt about it. What does this guy have to gain by lying about stuff in the 70’s?

If I had one in my backyard, I would feed him! They are just hungry and want some food.

Okay, i want current Claims. Not 1979, or 1442. Something recent would beore convincing.

We were kids it watched us play didn't try to scare us made no noise just watched us and we could see as plain as sight like a person standing 30 yards if that , we were 10 I think now that I am 55 it was a young one we did run scared it didn't chase us but it seems to enjoy us playing I wonder if we had tried to approach it would it had come with us it look like a man / ape cross 7/11 or bigger but not violent it was watching studying us farmers made reports of a big ape going after their baby cows hunters who rented cabins went into local bar would never return to cabin for their thing had it mailed to them they said we had huge apes in our wood to this days there's still sightings I am native American and was warned of men of the woods if you meet one never look at them in the eyes look down they mean no harm I think they come from another planet where you have Bigfoot sightings you have UFO SIGHTINGS😊

Ewhoop

Sounds more like the sasquatch was the one being terrorized by humans with guns. Otherwise it seemed as pesky as a racoon.

why not give some food bowl for bigfoot they are hungry

Oh no they weren’t 😂

Call the storm troopers .chewy is on the loose

Wlets make 1790

They have all of the wilderness to walk around so why would they after all of the thousands of years just start to sleep in a back yard cmon peeps 😂😂

Hogwash!!!!!

I'm guessing it was a black bear.