UM-Bot Posted September 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2019 By: Christopher | Location: McGuire A.F.B., NJ Quote I have never told this story, nor am I sure I ever will again. This event happened to me in the fall of 1983, just south of Camp Lenape, outside of Medford, NJ. I was about 13 or 14 at the time. I was with the Boy Scouts and refused to subscribe to "ghost or monster" stories. I grew up in a family that knew and respected nature and all that it encompassed. My family moved to NJ from McCord A.F.B. in WA, after a brief stay in PA. I grew up hearing stories of Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, whichever name is more recognizable. My father grew tired of all these stories coming from a child whose imagination was so influenced by tales of monsters in the woods generated by drunks and individuals who loved to put a little fear into kids just for giggles. More: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/stories/112284/an-encounter-in-the-woods 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattacaster Posted September 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Very nice. Sounds like the jersey devil. (While typing out jersey devil , auto correct changed it to jersey gerbil. Not quite as scary ) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jersey_Devil_Philadelphia_Post_1909.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote Posted September 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 18, 2019 A Jersey Devil, eh? Wow. Seeing something like that could really mess you up a bit. But I'd see it in a wider context of you were meant to see it. Great story. Very creepy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortugabob Posted September 20, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Sounds like a load. Animals with hooves can't fly. You should have called it a large bird. That would have made the campfire story more believable. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalacticWarrior Posted October 26, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Danm! That was absolutely the Jersey devil? Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted October 26, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 26, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 11:20 PM, UM-Bot said: By: Christopher | Location: McGuire A.F.B., NJ More: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/stories/112284/an-encounter-in-the-woods Great story, but I suspect that's all it is. I certainly beleive that the guy saw something, it's just a question of what it was. Kids in the dark woods can just about imagine anything if properly motivated to do so. In my opinion that's what happened. As far as the Jersey Devil go's, until they get clear photographs of it or catch it, to me it's just a myth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Yeap Posted November 23, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Your story is too long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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