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Date unknown Richland County, Ohio Related account #4974

Whistle near Richland County

The same witnesses heard odd whistling sounds a couple of times in the same area.

Whistle
BFRO YEAR: 1962? Aurora, Portage County, Ohio Class A #3651

Sighting in the Audubon wildlife preserve, outside Aurora

The witness rode a bike into a forested wildlife area with a stream and swamp. About 50 yards away, the witness saw a reddish-haired figure walking south toward a road, initially thinking it was a man before deciding it was not. The witness did not recall the lower half of the body, became frightened, and left quickly, only later associating the experience with Bigfoot.

Partial sighting
about 12 years ago Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio Related account #39037

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.

TracksScream
in the dead of winter Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio Related account #39037

Howl near Garrettsville, Ohio

The family heard a high-pitched screaming howl from the creekbed on several winter nights.

HowlScream
BFRO YEAR: 09-12 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio Class B #39037

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.

Whoop
BFRO YEAR: 1994-95 ATWATER, Portage County, Ohio Class A #359

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.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1985-86? Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #12736

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.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 1986 until a few years ago. Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #7832

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.

HowlScream
almost every week Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Property disturbance near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness regularly leaves candy at the same spot during hikes and reports it is always gone by the next visit, without seeing who takes it.

Property disturbance
go back many years Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Sasquatch sighting near Ravenna, Ohio

Family members report a multi-year history of sightings, vocalizations, footprints, odors, tree and limb breaks and suspected nest structures on old family land.

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many times Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness's children have repeatedly heard cries in the woods and been close enough to smell the creatures.

VocalizationOdor
almost every time I hike there Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness reports hearing, smelling and sensing a close presence on almost every hike in the same area, with occasional brief views and a sense of being followed.

VocalizationOdorPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
a couple of times since then Mogadore, Portage County, Ohio Related account #31246

Tree break near Mogadore, Ohio

The witness returned to the fishing spot a couple of times and observed trails and twisted and snapped branches.

Tree breakTwist
February 13, 2021, at 4:57 pm Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio Related account #67875

Wood knock near Shawnee, Ohio

The witness recorded video of her dog on the same trail in which a distinct wood knock is clearly audible.

Wood knock
In September 2020 Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio Related account #67875

Howl near Shawnee, Ohio

A couple days earlier on the same trail system the witness and her husband heard a loud howling/roaring sound twice with about a minute of silence between.

Howl
Date unknown Atwater, Portage County, Ohio Related account #31000

Sasquatch sighting near Atwater, Ohio

The brothers saw a few deer approach their position and then move on before the main sounds began.

Full-body sighting
approximately 3 hours later Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #44066

Footsteps near Zanesville, Ohio

About three hours after the dusk sighting, the two boat occupants heard running on shore and a large splash behind the boat that rocked it, noted a strong odor, hid on the boat floor, then fled.

FootstepsUnidentified soundProperty disturbanceOdor
afternoon Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #44066

Tracks near Zanesville, Ohio

The same witness with two companions had earlier found two sets of barefoot prints, one large and one child-like, paralleling the bank in cold early-spring conditions.

Tracks
12/6/15 Monday Nashport, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #50393

Tracks near Nashport, Ohio

The witness returned to the waterway area with a companion and found fresh large tracks and very large impressions near the woodline before leaving after feeling watched.

Tracks
BFRO YEAR: 2013 or 14 Beaver, Pike County, Ohio Class A #59396

Daylight sighting 20 miles southeast of Chillicothe

The witness parked while driving back roads with a dog, which refused to leave the car, and walked to a hilltop overlooking a gravel road. He noticed a tall gray figure at the roadside that he first mistook for a decaying tree, then saw it turn and take a few steps into the treeline. He described it as about 7 feet tall with a very thick body and arms reaching near the knees, with lower legs hidden by tall grass.

Partial sighting