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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.

TracksFootstepsUnidentified sound
June 2017 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class A #57659

Daytime sighting in Tipp City while fishing the Great Miami River

The witness was fly fishing with five friends in the evening when the group heard a snap from across the river. The witness claims a tall creature stood up, growled, and trees fell as the group fled to their truck, then saw the creature walking in front of the gravel road watching them. The group later returned and reported finding tracks, broken trees and unusual intertwined structures.

Full-body sightingGrowlTree breakRoad crossingUnidentified sound
1 December 2015 Nashport, Muskingum County, Ohio Class B #50393

Two deer hunters experience a likely week-long encounter near Nashport

Two companions camped while hunting for five days near Dillon State Park. On successive nights they heard tree knocks from multiple directions, whistles, whoops, loud yells and screams that approached the camp, growling near the camper, and banging on vehicles in a nearby junkyard. By day they found numerous large human-like footprints in a shallow spillway and on a sandy bank, which they photographed with boots for scale. They reported no visual sighting but concluded the sounds and tracks were from a large, athletic creature.

Wood knockWhistleWhoopVocalizationGrowl +5
August 2011 Hillsoboro, Adams County, Ohio Class B #30369

Photo of a possible footprint taken by campers in the Fort Hill Area

The witness was hiking with two companions on a hill trail when they found a large human-like footprint in mud. Shortly after, they heard a loud crash like a tree or branch breaking and then heard something moving in dense brush alongside the trail, keeping pace as they walked. The follower stopped when they stopped and continued for several minutes before stopping. They never saw the source and photographed the track.

TracksFootstepsUnidentified sound
May 1998 Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio Class A #3686

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.

EyeshineFootstepsVocalizationGrowlUnidentified sound +3
BFRO YEAR: 1980 or 81 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #1507

Witness hears loud noise outside bedroom window, observes bipedal animal running away

As a teenager at home at night, the witness heard a cry and loud noise outside her bedroom window and fetched her father. Her father went outside with a flashlight and reported seeing a huge hairy bipedal figure running away. The next morning the family found a steel downspout twisted around and folded in half.

VocalizationUnidentified soundFull-body sightingProperty disturbance