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Taking off impossibly fast in Steuben County, New York

Not quite sure what to write. I was hunting with some friends of mine outside of Addison, NY in Nov. of 1986. I was the top man on a drive. I crested a hill and decided to take a break. Things were pretty slow as far as hunting. Typical fall day no overcast, dry conditions. I just finished eating one of many Babe Ruths when something caught my attention about 50 yds. east of where I was sitting down. I looked towards the direction and noticed something that was black run very fast down the side of the hill. It happened so fast I wasn't quite sure what I was seeing. It appeared to be about my height. I stand at 5'9". It ran with incredible speed. What is odd about the incident is that I had time to eat and sit down on a tree. At the time I was not even in stealth mode. I always scan the area before I stop for breaks just in case I may have missed any game. I almost felt as if whatever it was, it was observing me and had enough. It was definitely in a hurry to leave. I observed it for only at best, 5 seconds. I could hear it break deadfall once I lost sight as it ran away. Their are bears in the area I hunt, but this seemed to be taller than the average black bear. My first thought was it had to be a bear. I remember standing up startled once I had made eye contact with the object running. It appeared to be at eye level. My second thought was maybe it was a black angus cow that may have been loose from a farm. I was a little spooked from the incident. The same feeling you have when you stumble upon a grouse at close range. I thought again and surmised if it is a bear, it is a very large one. I was not far from the end of the deer drive. I left the area and met up with my friends at the truck. I had asked them if they had seen a bear or any deer. They all said no. I did not tell them of the incident. On 08-05-95, the Corning Leader newspaper wrote an article on a possible bigfoot sighting near Rathbone, NY. This area is not far from where I was hunting. There were casts taken as well as hair samples by the Dept. of Enviormental Conservation. To my knowledge they were submitted to Cornell University for testing.

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