Fact or Fiction?

After researching the Jersey Devil, I have concluded that I myself believe this to be a myth. The stories are all very interesting, but without any hard evidence, it is just too hard to believe that something like this exists. It is easy to mistake the common deer, or any other creature in the wilderness of the Pine Barrens as a mythical devil creature when there have been stories past on from generation to generation of a local monster. In the end, I conclude that this is just Jersey folklore meant for fun stories and to scare the locals when a raccoon goes through their trash or tears up their yard.