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Growl near Newcomerstown, Ohio
A relative working in a building heard the same growl.
Growl near Newcomerstown, Ohio
Relatives in a garden heard a growl similar to one previously heard.
Scream near Newcomerstown, Ohio
A relative sitting on a porch late at night heard a gorilla-like scream and dogs running after it.
Growl near Newcomerstown, Ohio
A relative searching for a dog heard a deep growl and ran back to a cabin.
Scream near Newcomerstown, Ohio
A relative heard a high-pitched scream by a field that seemed to approach then stopped after others came outside.
A family is shocked to see a large, hairy creature run across a forest road with a pack of dogs in pursuit
The witness was on a family drive with two relatives in Vinton County in the fall of 1986 or 1987 when a tall hair-covered biped ran across the road ahead of their vehicle while being chased by three to four dogs. The creature continued down a hill into pine forest while giving a very loud low-pitched howl that echoed. The occupants did not stop and drove on.
Vocalization near Minerva, Ohio
A relative closed windows to sleep because of loud roaring from the woods believed to be a large cat.
Scream near Minerva, Ohio
A relative heard prolonged awful screams from the woods, saw bushes and trees shaking violently in headlights, and later found dead animals.
Scream near Canton, Ohio
The next night the witness returned to the same camp with two companions, heard screams again around 3 a.m., recorded distorted audio, left when the screams stopped, and next morning found the cooler open, chips scattered, and bread bags pulled apart with no crumbs left.
Whoop near Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
The witness returned with his father and three other companions in early June and heard the same whoop response again.
Scream near Butler And Bellville, Ohio
During several weeks of evening trapping, the same two men repeatedly heard loud piercing screams in the surrounding forest that at times sounded almost musical or like whistling.
Vocalization near Gratis, Ohio
Unrelated audience members at a seminar claimed strange vocalizations and a few sightings from the same Twin Creek area.
Possible encounter and print find while deer hunting near Camden
The witness was hunting deer from a ground chair and fell asleep. After waking to a noise and standing up, the witness heard screaming, growling/grunting and trees snapping as something moved away quickly. The witness followed snapped trees to the edge of the hardwoods but found no trail in leaf litter, then returned toward the vehicle.
Whistle near Richland County
The same witnesses heard odd whistling sounds a couple of times in the same area.
Tracks near Garrettsville, Ohio
About 12 years ago the family found a single large human-like footprint with deformed toes near the barn while hearing screaming wailing from the woods.
Howl near Garrettsville, Ohio
The family heard a high-pitched screaming howl from the creekbed on several winter nights.
Possible ongoing activity reported by a family living close to the Ravenna Arsenal
The witness family has lived in a wooded home near a creek since 2000. In spring they repeatedly hear a loud ape-like whooping call at dusk continuing into the night, gathering outside to listen. They later heard online recordings of alleged Bigfoot vocals and felt they matched, leading them to interpret the sounds as Bigfoot.
Daylight sighting by motorcyclist near Atwater
The witness and a sibling were riding a motorcycle through former strip-mine land in the late afternoon. They approached two distant figures first mistaken for acquaintances, then perceived as large hair-covered human-like beings that stood and left on two legs. After the beings looked toward them and disappeared into the woods, the pair heard loud branch-breaking as something ran off, then they left the area quickly.
Student hears vocalization near the Cuyahoga River
The witness and a fellow student were walking through a small wooded shortcut late at night on the way home from a rehearsal. Halfway through they heard a brief unearthly high-pitched shriek from the woods and fled to a nearby grocery parking lot. The witness remembered the incident for years, initially attributing it to an animal.
A man has heard similar cries in the night for over 15 years that were noted in another BFRO report from the same location
The witness, a long-term resident of an apartment complex, reports repeatedly hearing a very loud, somewhat high-pitched howling or screaming sound from the heavily wooded area behind the complex on warm spring, summer and fall nights over many years. The sound was loud enough to be heard indoors and was described as suggesting an animal in pain or calling out. The witness initially had no explanation but after reading about Bigfoot wondered if the cries could have that source.