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May 2026 Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #80111

Loud bigfoot whoops heard by homeowners not far from last year's sighting outside Toronto, Ohio

One witness let dogs out in the early morning and heard a loud whoop from the woods behind the house, hearing it again when she opened the door. She ran inside frightened. The couple then went outside together and heard another whoop farther down the hollow.

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2023 Ohio #51bb5e71-eec7-40c8-850a-c65a872f879b

Whoop in Ohio (2023)

The witness and partner were backpacking a remote trail in Ohio late at night. From a low cliff above the trail they heard a whooping sound, which the witness imitated several times and received responses to. The forest had gone unusually quiet, the partner heard a footstep, and they felt watched while hiking to camp.

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August 2021 Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio Class B #69588

Long, loud whoops heard at 2:30AM heard on southern outskirts of Wadsworth

Late at night the witness sat alone on a back patio watching a meteor shower. From a distance to the south he heard two loud whoop-like vocalizations he had never heard before. The sounds startled him and he went back inside. Shortly after the whoops, coyotes were heard briefly and then fell silent.

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1 May 2021 Ohio #f7bfe408-1485-4234-ad06-3c2c7e371719

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (2021)

The couple returned to the same road to measure the 2003 crossing and hike all day. They smelled strong urine and rotten-meat odors, found odd stacked limbs and other tree breaks, and watched a large limb fly over a cliff into the creek. Through binoculars the witness saw a black-furred being from waist up behind a tree staring back until it blinked, hid, reappeared, and later vanished by bending down. The husband saw an arm, they heard knocks, a whoop and running, and later found a large bare footprint in a creek bank and an impression behind a tree.

Partial sightingWhoopWood knockOdorObject throwing +2
September 2020 Middleburg Hts, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Class B #78791

Whoops around 4am by resident bordering Mill Stream Run Reservation

In mid-September 2020 around 5 a.m., the witness was sitting on a tarped patio when rustling was heard behind a shed about 50 feet away. Three chimpanzee-like whoops several seconds apart were then heard, followed by more rustling. The witness went back inside and reports being afraid to go outside in the dark since.

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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.

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4 November 2015 Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio Class B #56346

Possible activity at a home south of Williamsburg

The witness was house-sitting at a friend's rural property and walking from the separate garage to the house around dusk when they heard two loud wood knocks from the woods behind the house. About a minute later they heard a close, distinctive whoop from the same area in the woods. They stayed outside several more minutes but heard nothing further.

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24 May 2015 Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio Class B #48900

Father and son record possible vocalizations at Kendall Lake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

The witness and his father visited the Kendall Lake entrance late at night and made whoop and howl calls while recording. They received a very long whoop-like response described as scary and scream-like from southeast of the gate. The witness compared it to a previously heard recording from Ohio in the 1990s.

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December 2014 Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio Class B #47305

Bow hunter hears possible vocalizations and wood knocks in the East Fork Wilderness Area near Williamsburg

While hunting deer until dark, the witness heard owl-like hoots and a howl and then hit a tree with a branch to make knocks. While walking out the witness noticed bent trees and broken branches resembling a stick structure. A few minutes later two loud knocks and a drawn-out yip, also described as including a whoop, were heard from behind, after which the witness hurried back to the truck.

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7 July 2014 West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio Class B #58086

Whooping sound wakes and unnerves a couple near West Alexandria

The witness was at home in bed when repeating loud whoop-like sounds woke him and seemed to approach the house, getting louder and more frequent. He woke his wife, who also heard the sound, and went to the back door with a shotgun. When the sound was very close, he fired three rounds toward it, after which the vocalizations stopped and the source receded through the woods behind the house and was never heard again.

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February 2014 Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #44262

Possible daylight sighting by a couple at Geneva-on-the-Lake State Park

A family of four driving through Geneva State Park in daylight stopped after noticing a large dark bipedal figure moving through snowy woods. The figure was watched briefly for about ten seconds before disappearing. Shortly after from a nearby parking lot the adults made whoop calls and heard replies described as whoops, a scream or growl, and wood knocks, while also noticing a strong unpleasant odor.

Partial sightingWhoopScreamWood knockGrowl +1
2 March 2010 Bowerston, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #37692

Couple hears a series of "Whoops" while night fishing at Tappan Lake

The witness and his wife were night-fishing with family at Tappan Lake in summer 2010. While walking back toward their van to get another chair, they heard repeated whooping sounds nearby in the dark woods. Unfamiliar with the sound, the witness told his wife it was an owl. His wife later heard the same sound on a television show and became convinced it was not an owl.

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22 September 2007 Saybrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #29018

Woman recounts possible early evening sighting near Saybrook

The witness was driving home with her son at dusk when a tall, dark-furred biped with long arms crossed the road in front of their vehicle in about three strides and entered the woods. After pulling into the driveway, they noticed a strong rotten odor and heard branches breaking and a high-pitched woot sound. They went inside, and the odor was gone when the witness returned outside an hour later.

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June 6th around the same time Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio Related account #48900

Whoop near Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

The witness returned with his father and three other companions in early June and heard the same whoop response again.

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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.

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Last summer at night (around 10:00 or so) Chesterland, Geauga County, Ohio Related account #15088

Whoop near Chesterland, Ohio

The witness and a companion heard a whoop, heavy breathing, and bipedal footsteps near the car at night.

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September 21st, like two years ago Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/09/sc-ep85-sasquatch-passing-through

Whoop in Ohio

About a month after a nearby sighting made the papers, the witness played internet sounds with friends as a joke. After about 45 minutes they heard knocks, whoops, growls and had pebbles and rocks thrown at them. On the hill they saw eyeshine that ducked into grass, heard something following them, and later rocks hit the deck and porch.

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second day of the season Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uR-MhvUABS5aHAGv-S0tfJU3gIxnn5Ll78LIjEW2SLs

Chatter in Ohio

Early in the season on a new hunting lease the witness heard distant talking that could not be made out. A few days later both the witness and his brother heard the same talking, described as gibberish between two sources. Over the following weeks they heard additional talking, a whoop and rock clacking sounds that could not be identified.

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Date unknown Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/03/sc-ep206-the-creature-at-the-window

Whoop in Ohio

On a separate camping trip out of hunting season in the same state park area, the witness heard a faint distant whoop-like vocalization, human-like footsteps, and something like a fast animal chase in the woods. Later he found a human trail with machete marks and cigarette butts, which angered him. Shortly after he encountered a DNR officer.

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