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Late night sighting in Wayne National Forest, off Hoadley Road
The witness was camping with a companion when he repeatedly heard twigs snapping in the woods at night. Around 3:30 a.m. he shone a flashlight into the woods and saw a 7-foot-tall furry figure about 50 feet away with its back turned. After about a minute and a half the figure crouched defensively, and when the witness returned with a gun it was gone and no footprints were found.
Large creature dragging a dead animal crosses road south of North Jackson
The witness was driving home from work around 11pm with high beams on in light rain or mist. A huge, light-brown hairy creature crossed the road in the headlights while dragging a dead deer or goat by its leg. The witness slowed but did not stop, then continued home and woke his wife in a panic.
Sighting by woman visiting an old rural cemetery, near Logan
The witness was walking with two relatives along an oil access road while searching for an old cemetery. The witness saw a tall blonde stocky creature about 25 feet away staring, then watched it move between trees while staying upright on two legs. Frightened, the witness ran to the vehicle and urged departure, first describing the sighting after reaching the main road while the companions reported seeing nothing.
Man in boat spotting deer witnesses a three to four foot tall biped walking on a log followed by a scream
The witness was traveling up a flooded river by boat in the evening to look for deer. While rounding a bend near piled flood debris, the witness briefly saw a small dark biped walk up a log and disappear. Shortly after noticing nearby deer, the witness heard two very loud screams, the second longer and louder, prompting the deer to flee and the witness to leave.
Another nighttime incident near Hoadley, off Hoadley Road (Wayne Nat. For.)
The witness and a companion camped in Wayne National Forest over a holiday weekend. After mimicking animal sounds in the evening, the witness stayed awake through the night hearing crashes, footsteps, grunts and mimicking speech, and saw eye shine high off the ground. In the morning the pair found a snapped tree, strong odor, widely spaced ground marks and a five-toed partial print, which the witness attributed to a large visitor.
A group of canoers see a large, black creature along the river bank
While canoeing down a wooded fork of a river, the group smelled decay and then saw a dark creature watching them from the trees. The creature followed them along the bank, ran ahead to a river bend, splashed and climbed the opposite bank, then later crossed an open clearing. About 20 minutes after the last sighting the group thought they heard shrieks shifting from high to low pitch.
Saturday morning sighting by a motorist on William's Road
Early one Saturday morning in mid-June 1997, the witness was driving to work when she noticed a reddish-brown figure stooped in the road near an overpass. As she approached, the figure stood upright on two feet, looked at her for a few seconds, then stepped over a guardrail into a wooded area and disappeared.
A family's encounters with a reddish brown beast outside of Newcomerstown, Ohio
The witness reports sitting on a deer stand by a field with relatives during a sunny day. The witness looked west and saw a tall reddish-brown animal with dark deep-set eyes, facial hair, and a broad forehead. After looking away briefly, the witness looked back and the animal was gone.
Young hunter has sighting, accompanied by knocking sounds, near Wintersville
The main witness was sitting on a log hunting squirrels after an older relative moved to another area. A dark hairy figure reportedly ran upright from behind a tree very fast, making a high-pitched noise with loud thumping footsteps. After it disappeared, the witness ran to tell the older relative, who did not believe the account.
Bowhunter turns around to see a creature staring at him almost motionless.
Just past dusk while camping on a bow-hunting trip, the witness went to a portable toilet near camp, smelled a strong odor, and saw a white, wide-shouldered creature staring at him from a short distance. He screamed and waved a shovel, and the creature sprinted down into the ravine, breaking branches. The next day he and his companion found large footprints leading toward the ravine.
Possible confrontation with hikers at night in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The witness and two companions were night-hiking on railroad tracks beside a swamp when they heard a distant high scream and later a much louder close roar. A very large two-legged silhouette with swinging arms and a massive torso then charged through the swamp water toward them. The group fled back toward their car and saw the figure stop at the swamp edge and not follow onto the tracks.
Two friends witness tall, hairy creature drinking from a pond
The witness was driving and glanced toward a pond, where a large fur-covered creature was seen squatting at the water's edge and drinking with its right hand. A companion in the car saw the same scene. Both were stunned and did not stop for a second look.
Two ourtdoorsmen chased by a large bear like biped recount 25+ years of strange occurrences.
The witness and a companion were camping overnight in the woods when they heard an unexplained sound and smelled decaying flesh. They heard something moving toward them and fled to a moonlit clearing where they saw a bipedal creature they first called a bear. The witness fired a shotgun into the air without stopping its approach, then both ran through a creek to a store to call for help. In later years they found broken trees and footprints they attributed to the same creature.
Memory told of being startled by a large biped while scouting for deer during the day near Whitney
The witness and a relative were scouting hunting locations in the afternoon when the relative walked ahead toward a truck. The witness noticed movement to the side and observed a tall, broad, dark-haired bipedal figure walk a short distance before disappearing into thicker woods. The witness aimed a pistol but chose not to shoot and did not tell the relative about the sighting for over a week.
Evening sighting by squirrel hunter in woods behind old brick Kilns
The witness was squirrel hunting in thick woods when they walked by an animal about ten feet away without noticing it. The animal then ran off bipedally with a striding gait while making a monkey-like screaming sound. The witness first thought it was a bear but concluded a bear could not run on two feet and called it bigfoot.
Man recounts sighting from his teens near Edinburg
Two companions were fishing at a mostly frozen pond in winter when a large hair-covered bipedal figure stood up on the far shoreline. The figure walked up a steep hill, turned at the top to look back at them, then left. The witnesses watched for about one to two minutes and then left as well.
Large furry head about 12" by 18" looked in the back door.
On a warm dark night in late summer 1993, five people inside a relative's house saw a large furry head peer through the back-door window for a few seconds before disappearing. After going outside, the witness stepped in a large pile of fresh scat and noticed a strong unpleasant odor. Nothing else was seen or heard that night.
Driver encounters an unknown hairy biped just outside of Medina
The witness was driving south at night when headlights revealed eyes beside the road. As the vehicle slowed to a crawl, the witness saw a tall, hairy man-like figure by a large tree watching the vehicle as if waiting to cross. The sighting lasted about 15 seconds and the witness continued driving without turning back.
Flap of sightings offers clues pointing to deer predation, similar to evidence found elsewhere in Ohio
Two high school students are chased by large unknown creature
Two high-school companions went to an old single-lane railroad bridge at night to look into stories that it was haunted. While walking toward an abandoned barn they heard approaching rustling, then a loud scream-growl and heavy footsteps. A large shaggy creature reportedly ran at them on all fours, stood up about 15 feet away, and chased them back to their car before leaving when something else came down the road. They returned the next day and found odd-looking footprints.