Claimed encounters in Ross County, Ohio

5 entries reported in Ross County, Ohio, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.

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1 December 2002 Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio Class A #7932

A young hunter witness's a seven foot tall creature less than 25 feet away

While hunting and returning down a trail, the witness encountered a tall brown-haired creature by a tree and stared at it. The creature vocalized, approached after the witness placed a gun on the ground, then walked away. The witness tried to follow but the creature ran off too fast to track.

Full-body sightingHowlScreamWhistleVocalization +1
7 September 2002 Waverly, Ross County, Ohio Class B #16489

Camper describes trees shaken and possible encounter near Waverly

The witness and companions were hunting and camping by a gravel pit near a pond. In the late evening they noticed a strong odor from across the water and two of them crossed a dike to investigate. They heard growls and vegetation shook violently, so they retreated. Through the night they heard moaning and howls and had rocks and limbs thrown toward them from across the pond, finding no tracks the next morning.

GrowlHowlVocalizationOdorRock throwing +2
July 1980 Clarksburg, Ross County, Ohio Class A #7133

Father, son and cousin enounter a large hair covered creature while wading through a creek

While wading and fishing with two relatives in summer 1980, the witness reported a strong rotten odor followed by sighting of a tall hairy figure standing in brush on the creek bank. The figure, visible from the waist up, turned its head to look at the group, after which all three left the creek and walked to their car. The father reportedly identified it aloud as Bigfoot.

Partial sightingOdor
Sunday, the day following our sighting Clarksburg, Ross County, Ohio Related account #7133

Odor near Clarksburg, Ohio

Two horse riders the next day in the same area were thrown when their horses spooked, with a strange smell noted.

Odor
Throughout the next few years Waverly, Ross County, Ohio Related account #16489

Sasquatch sighting near Waverly, Ohio

On repeated return visits the witness reports a strong sense of being watched and danger, especially in a deep hollow, without seeing a source.