An account in Surry County, Virginia

On December 20, 2021, while my grandson and I were still hunting for white tail deer in Eastern Virginia, at 4:40 pm we heard what sounded like two wood blocks being hit together. Within seconds we saw an animal of some sort, traveling upright, covered in smooth black fur, moving southwest, to northeast very quickly. We could only see from about the animal's upper thigh upward. The head was round with no visible neck, and we could see no facial features. We saw the animal only from its left side. From the moment it first appeared, until it moved out of sight, was only about 3-5 seconds. In that span of time it covered approximately 60 yards through thick brush, over uneven terrain. There was a stiff breeze from the East/Northeast, so I don't believe that the animal scented us, or knew we were there. I have been a hunter, a trapper, camper and woodsman for more than 50 of my 62 years. This animal was upright (on 2 legs). It definitely was not a bear. I have seen many bears. I could not identify it at all. I have been in the woods every day since with a video camera. I found what I believe to be stick structures and 2 dens, but I don't know what animal they belong to. I am puzzled, but committed to identifying this animal, if I can. I and 4 friends are going out tomorrow night with some thermal imaging equipment and some super sensitive sound recorders.