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14 encounters
17 July 2021 Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #69469

Couple returning home spots a bigfoot crossing their driveway outside Columbiana

The witness and a companion arrived home by car in the evening and saw a large fur-covered figure cross the driveway on all fours and enter cattails by a pond, where it disappeared from view. The figure was described as very large and fast, low to the ground and bent in the middle, with a barrel-like torso. An investigator visited the next day, found impressions in grass and mud, photographed them and made casts.

Full-body sighting
July 2021 Bloomingdale, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #69490

Missing chickens lead to discovery of large footprints by chicken coop near Bloomingdale

The witness found all chickens missing from the coop, which was covered in feathers but had no bodies or blood. While searching the property near the creek, the witness discovered a very large footprint and photographed and measured it. An investigator later found additional prints in the same area.

TracksProperty disturbance
February 2019 Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio Class A #62549

Landowner reports stolen animals along with a sighting of a tall, bipedal, black creature

The witness took a dog outside in the early morning and the dog became frightened and pulled back to the house, then stared at the door. The next morning the witness searched the snowy backyard and found many unusual tracks similar to ones seen the prior year. The witness recorded the tracks with video and photos before asking someone else to examine them.

TracksAnimal behaviour
13 August 2017 Hocking Hills, Hocking County, Ohio Class B #58053

Possible track found and cast off a trail near Hocking River

A couple hiking in a wooded nature preserve stepped aside for other hikers and noticed a large footprint off the trail. They photographed it and continued on. A short distance farther they found a small tree freshly broken in half and bent down, which they found odd given its proximity to the print.

TracksTree break
12 February 2017 Kimbolton, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #56800

Possible sighting and casting of a print near Hosak's Cave in Salt Fork State Park

The witness was driving to work through the park in the morning when she saw a large hairy brown figure standing on the roadside berm before it moved into the brush. The encounter lasted about 10 seconds and she did not see its face. Later that day she returned with her daughter and found a footprint, which investigators later documented and cast.

Partial sighting
2 February 2014 Piketon, Scioto County, Ohio Class B #44173

Possible tracks found by a man and his dog at a rest stop near Piketon

The witness stopped at a rest area in fresh snow to let a dog out and found large tracks in three paths with a wide spread. The witness estimated the prints at 15.5 inches long with 5- to 7-foot increments and judged no known animal could have made them. The witness returned days later to photograph the prints with scale items and reported a possible nest near a ravine, then reported the find for investigation.

TracksStructure or nest
2010–2014 Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Class A #45215

Series of Bigfoot sightings at a cabin outside of Bethesda

The witness was carrying garbage out to the can when she noticed a large hair-covered creature standing behind her pickup truck watching her. She dropped the bag and ran inside to get her husband, but the creature was gone when he checked with a flashlight. The next day tracks were found leading to and from the food-scrap pile.

Partial sightingTracks
31 October 2009 Marietta, Washington County, Ohio Class B #26830

Group finds possible Bigfoot track in Wayne National Forest - w/photos of track and cast

The witness and two companions hiked off-trail in a forest after reading about prior sightings. On a steep ridge they found a single very fresh large footprint and noticed a strong musky smell and unusually quiet woods. They photographed the track and returned the next day to make a cast.

TracksOdor
17 April 2004 Salt Fork State Park (nearest City Is North Salem), Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #8843

Vocalizations heard and tracks found at Salt Fork State Park

The witness was camping with a relative near a lake and got up early to make breakfast. From the campsite area the witness heard two loud howl-like vocalizations coming from across the lake about a mile away. The witness ran toward the lakeshore while listening but saw nothing. The relative was not told until hours later.

HowlScream
February 2001 East Canton, Stark County, Ohio Class A #1851

Two men see see a hairy creature running into woods

The witness was driving with a friend in daylight when both reportedly saw a dark figure dart past a telephone pole into the woods. The witness described it as all black with a long torso and very long arms swinging as it ran very fast and upright. They turned back to search the woods but found nothing there.

Partial sighting
19 May 1988 Warsaw, Coshocton County, Ohio Class B #4310

Footprints discovered along a creek on a sand bar

A large footprint was reported on a small sandbar where something crossed a creek in a wooded area. A second partial print was also noted before the trackway returned to solid ground. The better print was cast and later viewed and photographed elsewhere, with four toes visible on the cast.

Tracks
May 1983 Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio Class A #5311

Large hairy creature and footprints seen along fence line on property with past activity

The witness visited a friend's farm after loaning a truck and found a very large footprint in mud, attempting a plaster cast. Later he saw a dark figure bobbing while holding a tree limb across a field, then saw a hairy long hand touching the plaster. The friend confirmed seeing the distant figure and the friend's wife reported hearing breathing near a shed, followed by rustling and barefoot sounds.

TracksPartial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsMovement only +1
night, 4:30 in morning, date not stated Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/09/sc-ep85-sasquatch-passing-through

Vocalization in Ohio

Woken by crashing and the dog barking, the witness heard a juvenile on the porch beating the deck and plucking the air conditioner while an adult gave gibberish instructions and the juvenile answered with tongue clicks. Then something wailed on the dog box. In the morning he found a twisted tree, shredded sapling and tracks and made a cast. With a flashlight he saw something large and black moving up the hill.

VocalizationProperty disturbanceDoor or window contactTwistTree break +2
Date unknown Ohio #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Tracks in Ohio

The guest reports additional undated finds near the hospital and Cuyahoga Valley including muddy hand and 13-inch footprints under a log that he cast, larger prints after Hurricane Ike that seemed to circle behind him with a nervous smell, and a ridge incident where he felt watched and saw tall grasses part and release.

TracksHandprintOdorMovement only