Incident #992242
Hainesville, Sussex Cty, New Jersey
Jun 1975
Account
Irv Raser said he was emptying trash barrels at the upper end of Bear Swamp and went to check a piece of property. Climbing a knoll overlooking the swamp he heard a ruckus and then saw hairy, apelike creature in about three feet of water fighting with two dogs. (Jones article says one dog) At first the dogs seemed to be trying to pull the creature under, but they were no match for it. It got out of the water, stood up, swatted at the dogs and also pounded loudly on a tree stump. The creature seemed to be dragging something when it was in the water. After half an hour the men left and contacted state troopers, who found all the animals gone, but a dead deer carcass, fresh, with the chest ripped open.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- morning
- Duration
- half hour
Where
- State / province
- New Jersey
- County
- Sussex Cty
- Nearest Town
- Hainesville
- Latitude
- 4115
- Longitude
- 7448
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- shore
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- swamp
- Nearby Water
- ýpond
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- John Green intv. with Irv Raser, senior wildlife worker with New Jersey Division of Fish and Game, telling of experience of himself and Charles Ames. Also Bob Jones article in Pursuit, July, 1975.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Movement
- fighting
- Later Movement
- went up slope
- Aggressive To
- dogs
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Reaction
- did not see
- Water Activity
- wadingýwade out
- Evidence Left
- dead animal
- Position when first seen
- on all fours
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoorsýin truck
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied