BFRO #15144: Possible red eyeshine in woods near Garrison, New York

📍 Location

📝 Description

I went to retrieve a bobcat loader from clients at a job in Garrison NY. I went late with a large dump truck and hvy trailer. I pulled up to the house adjacent to the road leaving the truck running and lights on. I could smell a skunk like smell but thought nothing of it. I loaded the machine on the trailer, chained down one side crossed in front of the truck and noticed red eyes at about 75-100 ft down the road looking back at me they seemed taller than 6' , just out of range of head lights. I quickly got the other side truck and chained the other side down and ran back to cab of the truck and saw the same eyes stairing back. I got into the cab and told the other person with me I had seen something. I looked up and the eyes had moved off into woods to the left. My problem was there was no way to back down the road and I had to trough where this thing was standing. I started the truck up the hill past the point I had seen the eyes and continued past to the in the road and prayed I could 10 point turn this thing turned around and get out of there. Upon pulling onto the side road and backing up and trying to get the truck turned around I saw those eyes 30 ft off into the woods looking back at me, eye level. This truck is a medium duty international 1954 series eye level is about 7 ft. I got the truck into gear and started down the road as fast as I could. Not looking back until I was several miles down the road. I told my friend I saw bear or wolve as to not alarm them. I know that bears dont walk up right at a steady level and they ussally run off after any encounter.

🔍 Circumstances

yes, in my truck another friend.

🌤️ Weather Conditions

7-8 pm Heavy Wooded area of Hemlock and spruce and Oak, Lower open understory

ℹ️ Additional Details

7-8 pm Heavy Wooded area of Hemlock and spruce and Oak, Lower open understory

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