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April 2020 Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio Class B #65305

Footsteps near Morristown, Ohio (2020)

Two people were night fishing from their truck beside a creek. They heard heavy-sounding bipedal-like footsteps moving on the far bank, followed by single hoot-like calls from two positions and later a loud crashing sound like a tree falling. They stayed a while longer before leaving.

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21 January 2018 St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio Class B #59078

Possible track lines and vocalizations found in a rural neighborhood outside St. Clairsville

Around 1 a.m. in mid-September 2017 the witness was outside at home with a small dog when a very loud scream likened to a woman in trouble was heard from the wooded hollow below the house. A larger dog in the yard reacted by immediately wanting to go inside. The witness went back inside without further investigation.

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4 October 2015 Barnesville/Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Class B #49918

Coon hunters chased off by screaming and rock throwing near Barnesville

Three people visited a desolate creek location at night where rocks had been thrown the previous year. They reported rocks being thrown with increased aggression, leaving and then returning later the same night. On the return they reported hearing a roar or growl described as escalating to a scream or screech, then leaving and not returning.

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15 October 2002 Malaga, Belmont County, Ohio Class B #17388

Possible vocalizations heard by bow hunters near Malaga

Four hunters arrived in the early morning hours and hiked along a ridge toward their tree stands while hearing hooting and branch-breaking sounds following them on both sides. They then heard a very loud vocalization described as starting as a growl and turning into a scream nearby. The woods remained silent until late morning, after which they left the area.

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Usually after cookouts or the kids playing in the back yard Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #45215

Unidentified sound near Bethesda, Ohio

The household often noticed loud noises in the woods at night after cookouts or children playing in the backyard.

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last years Barnesville/Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #49918

Rock throwing near Barnesville/Bethesda, Ohio

Last year the witness reported rock throwing and walking sounds with something following the group out of the woods to their truck without growls.

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