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1,432 encounters
approximately 3 hours later Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #44066

Footsteps near Zanesville, Ohio

About three hours after the dusk sighting, the two boat occupants heard running on shore and a large splash behind the boat that rocked it, noted a strong odor, hid on the boat floor, then fled.

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Date unknown Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Related account #257

Movement only near Tipp City, Ohio

A child companion saw bushes and a tree shake across the river as if struck by something unseen.

Movement only
Soon after Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #8006

Odor near Steubenville, Ohio

Soon after the chirping, while mowing the back lawn, the witness smelled a rotten meat odor that came in waves.

Odor
July of 1999 Dennison/Leesville, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #4950

Odor near Dennison/Leesville, Ohio

The reporter and a relative were awakened in bed by a strong ammonia/urine/death-like odor without seeing or hearing anything, an odor another relative had noted earlier that night.

Odor
Date unknown Ewing/logan, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #30622

Property disturbance near Ewing/logan, Ohio

The witness noticed the training pen gate untied at times and a musky odor inside the pen.

Property disturbanceOdor
10:00pm, 12:00am, 1:00am Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio Related account #3686

Footsteps near Hoadley, Ohio

On the following night at camp the witness stayed awake and heard something run past camp at high speed three times.

FootstepsMovement only
a few weeks earlier Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio Related account #11771

Movement only near Malvern, Ohio

A relative's companion heard movement in brush near a night fire, then perceived a very large bipedal animal run across the road into woods, followed about ten minutes later by a strange howl from that direction.

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In 2010 Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #45215

Movement only near Bethesda, Ohio

The witness encountered something very large that chased her several feet before she reached the cabin, without being able to make out what it was.

Movement only
a couple of days later Athens, Athens County, Ohio Related account #63616

Tracks near Athens, Ohio

A couple of days later the witness returned to the same area with a relative, found a possible print, noticed a horrible stench, and the relative thought a Bigfoot was watching them and wanted to leave.

TracksOdorPartial sighting
five days after her sighting Saybrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio Related account #29018

Odor near Saybrook, Ohio

Five days later the witness smelled the same strong odor outside around the home but saw and heard nothing else.

Odor
usually each summer and fall West Union, Adams County, Ohio Related account #58703

Howl near West Union, Ohio

The witness describes prior summer and fall overnight stays at the same cabin with nighttime howls, movement around the cabin, and gear disturbed.

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BFRO YEAR: 2000/01 Hoxeyville, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #26196

Possible intimidation experienced by two bow hunters near Cadillac

The witness and a companion were bowhunting deer from separate ground positions near a creek and swamp. The witness heard quiet rustling behind a small hill, then a large tree shook violently and a loud roar/scream sounded. The witness fled to the truck, met waiting officers, and returned with them to retrieve the companion, who had also heard the scream and seen deer flee. The group left the woods together without explanation for the sound.

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a week later Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan Related account #822

Movement only near Goodells, Michigan

A week after the main night the witnesses returned to the camp and experienced something circling them repeatedly throughout the deer season for about 2-3 months.

Movement only
the year before Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Related account #24620

Odor near Ann Arbor, Michigan

The witness and two friends found a branch shelter with tripod logs, twisted branches, and a wet-dog odor in the same woods about a year before the main walk.

OdorStructure or nestTree break
In the fall of 99 Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan Related account #5321

Unidentified sound near Kingston, Michigan

A relative planned to build a hunting blind by the swamp and the witness later heard loud sounds like logs being thrown and briefly saw something large move between trees.

Unidentified soundMovement only
Date unknown Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan Related account #29409

Odor near Rogers City, Michigan

A rotten meat smell persistently came from the thicket.

Odor
BFRO YEAR: 86 and 87 McKinley, Oscoda County, Michigan Class B #2943

Wood knocking and tree shaking noticed while deer hunting

In fall 1987 the witness was archery hunting with a relative in Michigan when wood-on-wood knocking was heard to the west. About 15 minutes later a nearby small pine shook violently from side to side with no animal visible. The witness left the area for lunch shortly afterward and noted no odor.

Wood knockMovement only
around midnight (Removed), Mecosta County, Michigan Related account #35437

Whoop near (Removed), Michigan

Around midnight at the relative's house the witness played shared vocal recordings outside, heard something large moving and received three short whoop-like responses.

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on the 4th of July evening around 11:30PM Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan Related account #31860

Sasquatch sighting near Mount Pleasant, Michigan

On a July 4th night around 11:30PM the witness saw a dark furry figure standing at the deck corner about 15 feet away, which then took two giant leaps toward the river and crossed downstream, leaving a partial footprint found next morning.

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during the night Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan Related account #31860

Rock throwing near Mount Pleasant, Michigan

After the witness began making howls, rocks were thrown at the home at night, vocalizations were heard, and a rotten-egg sulfur smell appeared frequently.

Rock throwingVocalizationOdor