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October 1974 St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio Class A #3385

Raccoon hunter in a corn field is knocked down by a large animal running from coon hunters.

Four people were coon hunting with hounds on a full-moon night in late fall and were walking out toward the truck when the dogs bolted. The witness, left alone in standing corn, heard a loud scream approaching and was knocked down by a bent-over thing carrying a deer on its shoulder, which dropped the deer and fled. The group found the deer alive but severely injured with a twisted hind leg and broken antlers; a responding game warden shot it and released it to them, and dressing showed a dislocated hip, broken backbone and badly bruised meat.

Partial sightingScream
Spring 1974 Port Clinton And Clyde, Ottawa County, Ohio Class B #14223

Possible night time sighting by hunters in a marsh near Port Clinton

In 1974 the witness and a companion camped on a small island in a marsh after setting turtle lines. Around 10:30 p.m. on a moonlit, still night they heard splashing and saw ripples, then observed a tall figure standing waist-deep about 75 yards away for about 45 seconds. The figure turned its head and walked easily through deep water and muck until out of sight, after which both left the area.

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1974 Ohio #e402d78b-06d3-49a5-bc8c-be76145c374f

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (1974)

The witness was sent back through the woods to fetch matches while on a swimming outing with his brother and a friend. Halfway through the woods he noticed a large hairy form standing behind a wide oak tree about 30 feet away. He watched the shoulder, arm and part of a leg sway slightly for up to half a minute before freezing and then running home. He told no one what he saw for years, thinking it was a monster.

Partial sighting
August 1973 East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #33014

Memory told of a daylight sightling while walking down railroad tracks near East Liverpool

The witness and a companion were walking along railroad tracks beside the Ohio River in the evening when they heard brush being trampled on the hillside. They looked up and saw a very tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away leaning out from behind a tree with an arm around the trunk. Both immediately ran back the way they had come.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
probably about summer of, I believe, about 72 Akron, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Sasquatch sighting near Akron, Ohio (1972)

After rumors of a seven-foot figure stalking at night, four or five neighbor brothers lay on a sloped garage to watch. They heard footsteps and something walked up with its head above the garage and stared at them before they jumped off and ran inside.

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Summer 1971 Vincent, Washington County, Ohio Class A #4983

Sighting and vocalizations at a home in Wayne National Forest

Late at night two companions were watching TV in a mobile home when they heard a noise at the front. The witness looked through the door window and described a large face peering in that then screamed and pushed away. Both went out the back and watched the figure step over a barbed-wire fence and run away hunched over with very long arms. A next-day search found no tracks, but they measured the door window at seven and a half feet above the ground.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingScreamUnidentified soundDoor or window contact
1970–1979 Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/05/27/sc-ep438-i-hit-one-with-my-car

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (1970)

The witness's grandfather stayed late fishing at the private lake after the owner left, then drove out alone down the gravel lane. His headlights revealed a huge black figure that jumped up and crossed the road into the woods with remarkable speed. He was badly shaken, stopped visiting the lake, and only told family about it years later.

Partial sightingRoad crossingMovement only
Summer 1967 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class B #7830

Two teenagers witness something running from a pack of dogs on two legs, screaming very loud. The next day large five toed tracks are found

Late at night in 1967 the witness and a friend were watching TV when barking dogs drew them to look outside. They saw a large human-like figure running while being chased by dogs and emitting a loud screaming sound. The next day the witness found very large bare-foot tracks in mud near home and learned relatives on the next street had also heard the screaming.

Partial sightingScreamTracks
Date unknown Caesar Creek State Park, Warren County, Ohio Related account #40163

Sasquatch sighting near Caesar Creek State Park, Ohio

Another person commenting on the video reported seeing a creature near the main encounter location.

Partial sighting
Several nights later Stark County, Ohio Related account #4977

Sasquatch sighting near Stark County

Several children ran into the house crying after reportedly seeing a large hairy monster in the pit.

Partial sighting
August 23 at 11:00 PM Stark County, Ohio Related account #4977

Sasquatch sighting near Stark County

A male relative saw the figure again at the family residence and fired a gunshot into the air, after which the figure left.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1970's-1980's Minerva, Stark County, Ohio Class A #8406

Encounters with a hairy creature in the same area as the well known "Minerva monster flap."

The witness was lying on the top bunk getting ready for bed at night with the window cranked open. Looking at the tilted glass reflection downward, the witness saw black hair filling the window and then a very large hand between the panes that appeared to feel the glass. The witness fled down the hall in a sleeping bag, and a relative searched outside with a gun but saw nothing.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Gratis, Preble County, Ohio Related account #45280

Vocalization near Gratis, Ohio

Unrelated audience members at a seminar claimed strange vocalizations and a few sightings from the same Twin Creek area.

VocalizationPartial sighting
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
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.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracksOdorTree break +1
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
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
Date unknown Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Related account #26369

Sasquatch sighting near Germantown, Ohio

The witness's neighbor reported seeing a bigfoot in the same area on Diamond Mill Road.

Partial sighting
about 3 weeks later Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Related account #12789

Sasquatch sighting near Germantown, Ohio

The witness's cousin later reported seeing something by the thickets near the houses.

Partial sighting
Around 11:30PM that evening Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Related account #33979

Sasquatch sighting near Christiansburg, Ohio

The witness watched a large dark figure peek around a tree with eye reflection, then leave after a shotgun was chambered.

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