Greg Smith positioned himself against a tall oak in the lonesome Louisiana wilderness in hopes of bagging a mess of squirrels for dinner.
This particular set of woods was loaded with them and he hoped as daylight cracked, his position would give him a good shot at success.
As the line peaked through the trees, he heard a few squirrels chattering in the distance but didn’t see any near him. He sat there for nearly an hour before deciding to move.
And just as he began to get up, he saw something.
What he described as a 3 foot plus tall monkey walked in an opening in the brush in front of him. At first he only saw the tail moving and then as it moved, the creature came in for a full view.
It moved at a moderate pace through the forest and then disappeared.
He described the animal as grayish-brown and very furry.
In Texas near the town of Dilley is a feral population of Japanese macaques that have been there since the 1970s and there are verified monkeys living in southern Florida.
Could there be feral monkeys and perhaps even apes living in the United States?
It’s something I am intrigued by and would like your help with.
If you have any stories of seeing monkeys or other primates in the wild, email me at chester@chestermoore.com.
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