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6 June 2013 Carroll County, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/17/sc-ep210-encounter-while-investigating-a-property

Sasquatch sighting near Carroll County (2013)

The guest and his wife joined other researchers for an overnight investigation of a private property where the owner reported pounding and odd signs. After finding large footprints and noticing fresh fallen trees and a strong odor during an ATV ride, the group heard bipedal steps near base camp late at night. The guest watched a large upright figure sway between trees through night vision, saw it reappear squatting, then lose it as it moved over a ridge. The next morning the team found trampled vegetation where the figure had stood and noted they had audio of the event.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdorTracksTree break
13 April 2013 Spencer, Medina County, Ohio Class B #42022

Possible nighttime encounter near Spencer leaves three men startled

Late at night three companions pulled over by an overgrown archery field to look for deer and noticed green eyeshine wide apart just above tall grass. The source of the eyes stood upright to a great height, looked toward them, then walked into the adjoining woods. After leaving, they returned for a size comparison with a 6-foot companion walking toward the treeline while the others watched from the truck; the figure reappeared, stood up and towered over the companion before leaving into the woods again.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
16 March 2013 Jamestown, Greene County, Ohio Class B #40619

Possible daylight sighting while walking a dog on a bikeway near Jamestown

The witness was walking a puppy along a bikeway when the dog began barking. Ahead, the witness saw a very large dark hairy biped walking along the path shoulder for several seconds before it crossed the path and descended into a wooded gully. The witness left and returned about an hour later with another dog and found and photographed a large footprint where the creature had walked.

Full-body sightingTracks
January 2013 Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio Class B #38835

Possible footprints found in the snow on a farm near Nashville

While deer hunting, the witness walked through a field and found odd tracks in deep snow. He knelt for a closer look and noted they had human-like toes. He photographed the tracks, which headed north across his property and were estimated to be at least thirteen inches long.

Tracks
1 January 2013 Milen, Erie County, Ohio Class B #38725

Possible footprints found by a tree trimming crew on a road near Norwalk

A tree-trimming crew reported finding a line of large human-like footprints in snow where their truck got stuck on an icy back road. The prints reportedly came out of the woods onto the road and continued about 160 feet with a long even stride. The witnesses photographed the prints, which had been plowed away by the time an investigator later visited the site.

Tracks
September 2011 East Canton, Stark County, Ohio Class A #42745

Strange occurrences outside a home lead to a daylight sighting by a father and son near East Canton

After hearing growls on two prior nights, the witness went with his son on a Friday afternoon to explore the tree line, field, and creeks southeast of the house. During the outing they noticed movement, a foul odor of rotten eggs and flesh, and then watched a large hairy biped standing about 100 feet away swaying and staring toward them. They left without running and heard two loud tree knocks after reaching the yard.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyOdorWood knockAnimal behaviour
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
2011 Ohio #ffac90f6-aeb6-4f58-923f-21180d3f60c6

Tracks in Ohio (2011)

While mushroom hunting with a sibling on a permitted wooded property, the witness found a bare footprint in a muddy spot. They photographed it with a bill for scale and noted toe push-off on a stick. No cast was made.

Tracks
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
2010–2011 Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Tracks in Ohio (2010)

[name withheld] and her husband were at the reservoir boat dock in a warm December and found older leaf-covered footprints going up a hill and stopping by a tree. Her size-15-footed husband tried to step in them and could barely do it, and the prints were larger than his feet.

Tracks
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
February 2009 Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Class A #33979

Witness has numerous encounters and collects physical evidence over a seven month period near Christianburg

Late at night the witness heard a very large bipedal animal moving through snowy woods to the woodline, breaking branches and small trees, but could see nothing despite moonlight. After listening with his wife from an upstairs window, he searched in the morning and reported large humanlike tracks, a crushed fence, and a dismembered deer with legs stacked by a sitting impression. While photographing the scene, he says a thrown stick struck his head, prompting him to run to the house.

FootstepsTracksTree breakHairProperty disturbance +1
2009–2010 Aberdeen/ Manchester, Brown County, Ohio Class B #58177

Fisherman don't return to their hot spot after strange encounter one night near Aberdeen

The witness and a companion arrived at dusk at their regular riverbank fishing spot to fish overnight. While gathering firewood, the witness found small barefoot human-like footprints in sand at the water's edge and showed them to the companion. They joked about the find and dismissed it at the time, only later interpreting the prints as possibly left by a juvenile after other experiences.

Tracks
2008 Ohio #3e175d18-ef64-4efa-a927-6b9ae8fcd3ed

Scream in Ohio (2008)

The witness and three companions turned five dogs loose at night when powerful screams were directed first at the men then at the dogs. Something bipedal with heavy footsteps ran fast left to right toward the dogs, silencing them. The dogs were found wedged in a road culvert and had to be pulled out. A daylight return found a single-file running trackway down the hill.

ScreamFootstepsTracksAnimal behaviour
7 September 2007 Harrisville OH, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #63140

Multiple encounters near an old strip mine just outside of Harrisville

The witness and a companion camped beside a strip pond after fishing and cooking. Around 4 a.m. the witness awoke to heavy footsteps coming down a steep high wall to the tent, followed by heavy breathing and a throat-clear that mimicked his own. He shouted that he had a gun while his companion remained asleep, then heard the visitor drink from the water with its hands, sit briefly by the tent, and climb back up. The next morning they found 18-inch tracks at the edge of the reeds.

FootstepsVocalizationUnidentified soundTracks
February 2007 Summit County, Ohio #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Tracks near Summit County (2007)

After a two-foot snowstorm around Valentine's Day 2007, the guest found very large footprints with toes and a mid-tarsal ridge on a packed trail. He measured them at about 17 by 7 inches with over 4.5-foot strides and followed them about 0.6 miles to a road. A coworker saw them fresh but the camera failed, and later only two prints remained for photos.

Tracks
July 2006 Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #15371

Possible sighting by teens in Salt Fork State Park

A group hiking in Salt Fork State Park in the evening reported footprints, grunts and glimpsed movement. The main witness waited ahead with two younger companions and reported seeing a tall hairy biped peeking from behind a tree and then from behind a rock. The three companions ran back to their cabin and later said all three had seen the figure.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracksMovement only
March 2005 Windham, Trumbull County, Ohio Class B #24356

Two fishermen hear possible vocalizations then find footprints west of Warren

Two coworkers arrived at a creek to fish before dawn after a night shift. Shortly after getting out of the car they heard a loud scream and strange yell-like sound from ahead, followed by something moving through brush. After fishing until daylight they walked the creek and found two large barefoot-like prints in a sandbar near disturbed mussels, leading up an embankment into dense thorns.

ScreamTracksMovement only
January 2005 Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #10863

Two young men have a sighting while tending a campfire near Cardington

The witness and a friend were maintaining a camp fire at night behind the friend's house near a wooded ravine. When the witness stepped toward the ravine to gather twigs, he saw a tall black form standing in tall weeds below and watched it move side to side before it looked up showing red eye reflection. After the friend also looked and fled to the house, the form ran across the creek toward a field and the witness ran inside.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootsteps
20 June 2004 Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio Class B #9042

A woman has close sighting through living room window, very near the Zaleski State Forest

On June 20, 2004 around 2 a.m., the witness was watching TV at home when she noticed a large dark shadow looking in through full-length windows facing the woods. The shape moved when she turned off the TV, and she remained in the recliner overnight. The next morning she found two very large hand-like prints on the glass that she judged to be non-human based on her fingerprint training.

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