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May 2026 Bergholz, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #80158

Family is frightened from the woods by unseen creature and loud knocks near Yellow Creek

A family of four was sitting by a lake when they heard crashing and crunching of something large moving in the woods about 50 yards away. This was followed by three very loud knocks from the same area where two children had just been playing and chopping trees. The group left immediately while the adult male stood watch, and later searches found only game sign and a few possible tracks.

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May 2026 Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #80111

Loud bigfoot whoops heard by homeowners not far from last year's sighting outside Toronto, Ohio

One witness let dogs out in the early morning and heard a loud whoop from the woods behind the house, hearing it again when she opened the door. She ran inside frightened. The couple then went outside together and heard another whoop farther down the hollow.

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March 2026 Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio Class B #79920

Wood knock near Ashland, Ohio (2026)

A couple hiking in a wetland preserve heard several loud wood knocks after crossing a boardwalk bridge. Later on the trail they found several large barefoot human-like tracks pressed deeply into mud, which the reporter photographed. No creature was seen and no other unusual events occurred at the time.

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September 2024 Stark/ Carroll County Line, Carroll County, Ohio Class B #78936

Wood knocks and branches thrown near strip mine ponds 9 miles southeast of Canton

The witness was fishing alone at a series of strip-mine ponds when he heard snorting, brush movement, and then loud wood-on-wood knocks that continued as he walked out. As he headed uphill to his truck he saw distant movement behind brush in dense cover. He interpreted the sounds and movement as Sasquatch warning him away, shouted that he was leaving, and drove off.

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3 March 2024 Ross, Butler County, Ohio Class B #77058

Bigfoot howls and chatter 18 miles NW of Cincinatti

The witness went outside in the early morning to start a car for work and heard loud howling sounds resembling a weather siren. The howls were heard multiple times, followed briefly by chatter-like sounds leading into another howl. After about three minutes the witness got in the car and left. No creature was seen.

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4 April 2023 Hinckley, Medina County, Ohio Class B #75810

Distinct loud wood knock heard near Buckeye Trail -- 18 miles south of Cleveland

The witness was mushroom hunting alone on a ridgeline when they heard rustling in brush below their position. They froze and scanned but saw nothing, then heard a single sharp knock described as like a bat hitting a tree. The sound was not repeated.

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16 September 2021 Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio Class B #70702

Loud vocals recorded near East Fork Lake -- 20 miles East of Cincinnati

While house sitting at a wooded rural property, the witness heard strange loud howls about 20 minutes before sunset and again around sunset. She recorded the later vocalization on her cell phone at 8:13 p.m. The recording was later enhanced and reviewed by specialists who ruled out common animals.

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August 2021 Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio Class B #69588

Long, loud whoops heard at 2:30AM heard on southern outskirts of Wadsworth

Late at night the witness sat alone on a back patio watching a meteor shower. From a distance to the south he heard two loud whoop-like vocalizations he had never heard before. The sounds startled him and he went back inside. Shortly after the whoops, coyotes were heard briefly and then fell silent.

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18 June 2021 Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio Class B #71751

Possible sighting in Mohican State Park near Loudonville

Two companions sat in a parked car in Mohican State Park after jokingly making whoop calls, then heard two tree knocks from a steep wooded slope close by. They moved to a more open picnic area where birds grew loud then suddenly stopped, a rock tumbled down a cliff, and the witness saw the left foot, leg and hip of a muscular, short black-haired animal slip behind a tree before they left.

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31 October 2020 Logan, Perry County, Ohio Class A #67239

Cabin renters have sighting outside Logan in Wayne National Forest

Ten people renting a cabin heard branch-breaking noises, bangs, sounds like throwing, and strange howls after midnight, along with a foul outdoor odor. Four of the group then saw a large black bipedal figure in a field in front of the cabin that turned and went back into the woods. The group then heard more walking, howls and breaking branches around the cabin and later found a footprint.

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September 2020 Middleburg Hts, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Class B #78791

Whoops around 4am by resident bordering Mill Stream Run Reservation

In mid-September 2020 around 5 a.m., the witness was sitting on a tarped patio when rustling was heard behind a shed about 50 feet away. Three chimpanzee-like whoops several seconds apart were then heard, followed by more rustling. The witness went back inside and reports being afraid to go outside in the dark since.

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18 August 2020 Perrysville, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #72131

Object throwing near Perrysville, Ohio (2020)

A family of four was camping in the primitive area of a park at night when sticks and possible rocks were thrown from the woods and strange noises were heard. After a loud bang on a nearby wooden outhouse, a witness saw a tall dark hairy figure run into the woods. A responding ranger searched the woods, found no one and no damage, and noted the family were the only campers in that section.

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12 April 2020 Oregonia, Nearing The Ft. Ancient Area, Warren County, Ohio Class B #65393

Possible knock heard from Little Miami Bike Trail near Ft. Ancient

The witness was cycling back toward Morrow on the Little Miami Bike Trail when he heard a single loud, crisp knock from atop the hill to the east. He saw no other people on that stretch and found no obvious human or natural source for the sound. He stored the incident without seeing any animal or figure.

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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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October 2019 Athens, Athens County, Ohio Class A #63616

Dog walker lady has daylight sighting of a Bigfoot in a nature preserve NW of Coolville

The witness was walking dogs on paths in the woods at dusk when the dogs became alert and a strange kaw-kaw call was heard. The witness then saw a gray, medium-build, roughly seven-foot-tall figure with shiny blue eyes and bent arms that looked at them, shuffled its feet, and turned into the woods toward a ridge. The witness left with the dogs and later reported finding a partial footprint.

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July–August 2019 Ohio #419b6850-4fb6-42e5-84f5-0ffb3dd47e8e

Object throwing in Ohio (2019)

The witness and three friends camped in the park in summer 2019 and hiked the towpath trail near the river after dusk. They had sticks then small rocks thrown behind them, smelled a pungent odor, felt watched, and fled. After stopping to rest they heard a loud deep growl and saw a very tall dark-haired humanoid in a weapon-mounted light before it stepped behind an oak and disappeared. They ran to camp, heard disturbances overnight, and in the morning found the campsite strewn about, a food pot missing, and two neat piles of large rocks by the fire pit.

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21 April 2018 Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio Class A #60924

Homeowner across the street from East Fork State Park (30mi SE of Cincinnati) describes possible encounter at night

Late at night the witness was alerted by his dog barking intensely at the woods across the street. He shone a flashlight and saw blinking eyeshine high up, which a family member dismissed as an owl. After firing a BB gun toward the light, he heard something crash quickly through dense undergrowth to the left while the dog ran to keep pace and kept staring at the spot where the movement stopped.

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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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25 June 2017 Rockbridge, Hocking County, Ohio Class B #57774

Possible footprint find near Rockbridge State Nature Preserve

The witness was hiking a loop trail in a nature preserve in the afternoon. After hearing something large move away through the woods, the witness noticed a single large footprint on the hard trail surface and photographed it. A loud crash in the trees overhead then frightened the witness, who left the area quickly.

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17 June 2017 West Union, Adams County, Ohio Class B #58703

Strange occurrences at a rural cabin near West Union causes owner to put it up for sale

A couple staying overnight on the screened porch of a wooded cabin report two nights of disturbance in June 2017. The first night included talk-like and giggling sounds followed by an hour of limbs breaking all around them. The second night something vocalized loudly near the creek, rushed toward the cabin causing felt impacts, then ran off breaking wood. The next morning they found widespread broken limbs and a snapped tree but no footprints, and did not return.

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