Class A First-hand BFRO #3920

Hunters have several encounters near Ash Cave State Park

October 1980 afternoon Goes, Hocking County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

A hunting party spent a fall day along a gasline, noticing a putrid odor and a large bare footprint in the morning. In the afternoon two members heard heavy movement circling in brush, and one moved closer and watched part of a tall dark figure step from behind a tree. The observer described a seven-foot-tall heavily built figure with long arms, no visible neck, and reddish eyes. The pair left the area and discussed the sighting on the drive home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Physical traces

Tracks

Other senses

Odor Movement only

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: at least seven foot tall
Build src: huge torso
Hair colour src: dark brown, almost black
Face src: definitely ape-like, but with a more human-like nose, thick brow ridges, sloped forehead (not cone-shaped)
Eyes src: reddish eyes
Arms src: big muscular arms down to its knees
Other features src: head set on shoulders with no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1980 Stated BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	afternoon Stated BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Place	Goes, Hocking County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	39.40, -82.52 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 3920 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	bowhunting deer Stated BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #3920 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3920 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by: Jim Osborne (BFRO)

Tracks

bare footprint on gasline

Measurements: approx 11-12 inches long

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Tracks

An interviewer spoke with the witness, recording facial details, close distance, and mention of smaller prints.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An interviewer spoke with the witness, recording facial details, close distance, and mention of smaller prints.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3920 Primary

Published 2002-03-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a91336dba0e2

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“reports in area newspapers”
Not in the Anomadex yet