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Movement only in Ohio
A visiting friend stood on the front porch and watched something large move through the surrounding corn toward him, judged by corn movement as elephant-sized. About ten feet from the edge it stopped, made a huffing sound like heavy breathing and a grunt described as like a person with a speech impediment, then rapidly tore away through the corn. The friend extinguished his cigarette and was frightened.
Unidentified sound in Ohio
For two to three weeks before the main incident, the witness felt watched through the high bedroom window while trying to sleep. On a couple of nights he also heard strange raspy breathing outside. Fear kept him from looking out during the night, and he dismissed it during the day.
Vocalization in Ohio
A documented report from the previous year describes a man on a trail who heard talking that did not sound normal. He looked and saw two creatures.
Tracks in Ohio
While camping at the primitive site the guest documented a possible footprint pointing toward camp. After dark the group heard a loud monotone whistle from brush nearby. On the first two mornings before dawn slow footsteps circled very close to the tent for about 20 minutes.
Growl in Ohio
Shortly after high school the witness and his cousin camped beside a river after hauling kayaks and a towed canoe uphill. In the night the witness heard steps and a loud growl beside the tent and saw a large dark shadow in moonlight. Next day belongings were scattered, food was gone, and the heavy canoe was up in a tree.
Sasquatch sighting in Ohio
Two cousins were bass fishing from a small boat late in the afternoon when bowling-ball sized rocks were thrown toward them from shore. After motoring to an island to confront who they thought was a person, a very large black hairy biped stepped out, screamed, charged and struck one cousin, breaking ribs and puncturing a lung, then threw a log that cut his chin. The creature reappeared, swayed and made clicking mouth sounds, then leapt about twenty feet and ran away on all fours for several hundred yards in seconds.
Unidentified sound near Hanging Rock, Ohio
The witness and friends camped at a favorite ridge site between two ponds and were awakened by loud splashes. Later something circled the tent sniffing closely and gave a deep snarl near the witness's head. Both tent occupants stayed frozen until it left, found no tracks in the morning, and never returned.
Vocalization in Ohio
At 4:30 a.m. at a Salt Fork campout, a woman woke to coyotes yipping, went to the outhouse with her father, recorded video for eye shine, then snapped a cell photo in total darkness. The photo showed bright beams through leaves illuminating the ground, though she saw and heard no helicopter or light at the time.
Vocalization in Ohio
A woman standing at her back door heard what she first thought was a tornado siren at 9:30 on a Monday night, then a series of four or five grunts. Frightened, she went inside and later searched online for an animal sounding like a siren, which led her to the investigator.
Scream near Jackson County
An avid outdoorsman fishing at night with his wife heard screams from the back end of a lake in Jackson County. He abandoned tackle, rods, chairs, lanterns and a grill with catfish cooking, fled with his wife in the truck and never returned. He later moved counties away and cried recounting the event.
Scream near Rome, Ohio
The witness and two companions were camping on a secluded river property in southern Ohio and hiked a steep hill to a rocky outcrop. A very loud scream likened to a banshee came from the campsite area, followed by intense coyote vocalizations and intermittent rustling as they hurried down. No person was found at the bottom, and years later they recognized a similar sound on a Bigfoot television show.
Scream in Ohio
The witness was sleeping in a camper parked by the woods on a relative's property when loud breathing and screaming circled the camper for many minutes. The witness's father stepped outside with a flashlight and the sound seemed to come from the woods and echo for miles. Next morning they found a nearby tree branch freshly stripped of bark.
Odor near Twinsburg, Ohio
The witness and a friend were fishing along a wooded river gorge and noticed a rotten musky urine odor. While hiking and fishing back downstream they heard shuffling and footsteps in leaves. The witness felt watched, turned toward the sounds, then heard a deep guttural growl that felt physical in the chest and backed toward the river while the friend ran ahead.
Unidentified sound in Ohio
The witness was parked at night with three companions by a large honeysuckle bush at the woods edge. After hearing branch-breaking sounds, a companion threw a vodka bottle into the bushes and it was thrown back past them into the road. They fled by car, had to move a large branch blocking the road while smelling a foul odor and hearing movement around them, then left and avoided the area.
Growl near Carroll County
On an earlier night visit to the swampy back side of the same ridge, two researchers sat on ATVs with engines off. They heard an extremely deep low guttural growl from dense foliage and quickly left the area.
Whoop in Ohio
On a separate camping trip out of hunting season in the same state park area, the witness heard a faint distant whoop-like vocalization, human-like footsteps, and something like a fast animal chase in the woods. Later he found a human trail with machete marks and cigarette butts, which angered him. Shortly after he encountered a DNR officer.
Sasquatch sighting in Ohio
Years later the guest was deer hunting on a farm bordering public land. After shooting a buck and leaving to retrieve an ATV, he returned to find the carcass gone and dragged toward dense pines. He saw a very tall hairy figure and a long arm pulling the deer into the thicket while two other figures moved nearby and vocalized, so he fired a pistol and fled on the ATV.
Scream near Canal Fulton Area, Ohio
The witness was camping with a friend and the friend's parent and walked to a pond after midnight. From woods across the water came a blood-curdling scream lasting seconds, then after silence a second scream that turned into a deep roar. No movement or footsteps were heard and they went back to bed.
Howl in Ohio
After moving back to Ohio, the guest was training martial arts with others along the Cuyahoga River one November night. They heard an incredibly loud howl that scared them enough to leave the spot and train next to their cars.
Unidentified sound near Trenton, Ohio
The witness and a companion were night fishing for catfish when they heard water slapping and a splash. About half an hour later a large rock flew over their heads from behind and hit the water. They left immediately and later wondered if it had been a sasquatch.