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613 encounters
2002–2004 Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #8785

Family has series of experiences north of Steubenville off of State Route 213

Two boys were playing near a creek valley across from a house and waded into the water after hearing movement in the brush. One of them noticed a large very dark brown monkey- or gorilla-like creature watching them from behind bushes on the far bank. After staring for what seemed a minute, both fled uphill and watched it moving through the brush in an upright walk.

Partial sightingMovement only
November 2001 Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6900

Ongoing accounts with a screaming ape-like creature

The main witness sat in a tree stand at night watching for deer. A tall creature with eye shine emerged from the tree line, stopped, crouched and swayed while looking toward the stand, then moved quickly on a course toward it. The witness left the stand and ran to the house, arriving visibly frightened.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
10 October 2001 Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #26709

Young man recalls encounter behind his house and close to the Meander Creek Reservoir

Two companions were hiking in an open, wet fall woods behind a house in the early evening when they noticed scrap wood and heard sticks snapping behind them. Turning, they saw a tall brown furry figure standing on two legs and staring at them. They fled toward the house while the figure appeared to keep pace, and one companion punctured his foot on a thorn through his boot but continued running.

Full-body sighting
October 2001 Augusta, Carroll County, Ohio Class B #56957

Woman tells her memory of being wakened by something watching her thru bedroom window near Augusta

The witness, about eight years old at the time, was awakened at night by a noise and saw a large figure looking through her bedroom window. She reports being frozen with fear and remaining hidden in bed until morning. Her parents later found indentations in the ground outside the window.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
September 2001 Lodi, Medina County, Ohio Class A #7973

A young teen sees a hairy creature on the family farm while riding his bike.

The witness was riding a bicycle through a farm field in the afternoon when they spotted a large hair-covered creature about 300 feet away moving toward a cornfield. The creature stopped upon noticing the witness, looked back, then ran down into the woods, stumbling and making a grunt-like sound. The witness rode home to report what they saw, but their relatives did not believe them.

Full-body sightingVocalization
12 July 2001 Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6620

A man driving down the road witness's a 'huge" creature walk across the road

In July 2001 the witness was driving north on State Route 170 near Fredericktown, Ohio in the morning. From under 100 yards away he saw a very tall, dark brown, hair-covered creature cross the road from east to west in long, fast strides. By the time he reached the crossing point only the back of the creature was visible as it went over a hill out of sight.

Road crossing
July 2001 Ohio #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Odor in Ohio (2001)

During a July camping trip at Beaver Creek State Park, the guest hit trees with a staff and then a strong foul odor appeared. Around 2:30 a.m. a large limb whooshed through still air and thudded near camp. The next night something handled a food box, crackled a tarp, urinated by a tree, left a tarp corner neatly folded, and left a rolled ball of pine pitch on a tent.

OdorUnidentified soundDoor or window contactProperty disturbance
June 2001 Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #8006

Strange vocalizations heard near a ravine just outside of Steubenville.

The witness was smoking in his garage at night when he felt a strong sense of being watched and became fearful and went inside. Shortly after he and his wife were in bed, they heard strange evolving vocalizations from the woods behind the house through an open window, including babbling, crying-like sounds and loud screaming lasting about three minutes. A neighbor's flashlight appeared during the screaming, after which the couple closed the window and the sounds stopped.

VocalizationScream
June 2001 Okeana, Butler County, Ohio Class A #4672

Midnight sighting by two witnesses near Okeana

The witness was walking in a backyard at night with one other person. At a distance the witness saw a tall dark figure walking with very long strides and unusually long arms. After the figure passed, a strong unfamiliar bad smell lingered.

Full-body sightingOdor
April 2001 Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio Class B #3535

Two witnesses find animal carcasses in possible display arrangement, near Coshocton on the Woodbury Wildlife Refuge

The witness and a companion visited the companion's deer-hunting area and found scattered deer bones alongside muskrats laid in a straight row. Nearby by a small lake they found at least a dozen dead ducks wedged and twisted into tree limbs and scattered on the ground, which they videotaped. The witness described the display as eerie and unnatural and did not attribute it to a specific cause.

March 2001 Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #3248

Bainbridge (Chagrin Falls) Ohio resident reports multiple sightings

Late one dark evening the witness went behind the house to release tied dogs. A very tall, wide, white-gray fur-covered figure stood motionless a few feet away upright like a man. The witness avoided looking directly, released the dogs, and walked away; one dog halted and cowered while the figure stared without moving or making sound, eventually letting them leave.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
February 2001 East Canton, Stark County, Ohio Class A #1851

Two men see see a hairy creature running into woods

The witness was driving with a friend in daylight when both reportedly saw a dark figure dart past a telephone pole into the woods. The witness described it as all black with a long torso and very long arms swinging as it ran very fast and upright. They turned back to search the woods but found nothing there.

Partial sighting
2001 Ohio #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Vocalization in Ohio (2001)

The guest returned to the same spot with martial arts students and did a loud whoop toward a dark silhouette across the river. Something behind them in a spruce grove ran toward them growling and breaking dry twigs. The group fled in a vehicle and saw nothing in the high beams.

VocalizationGrowlFootstepsMovement only
28 December 2000 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #1117

Daytime sighting by two witnesses, near Geneva, at the end of Timberwoods Rd

Two companions shoveling snow noticed barefoot-like prints and followed them into the woods. They watched two large greyish furry figures, one pounding and shaking a thin tree and the other digging in snow, while noticing a foul odor. The creatures vocalized and ran off when they noticed the witnesses, who briefly tried to follow before giving up.

Full-body sightingTracksWood knockScreamVocalization +1
24 November 2000 Donnelsville Or Enon, Clark County, Ohio Class A #1756

Deer Hunter sees large, bipedal, fur covered man-like critter run by in early morning encounter

Before dawn during deer gun season, three hunters were spread along a wooded creek bottom. The youngest hunter, waiting alone in the dark, reported a very large dark fur-covered biped running past and then walking away to the northwest. The two adults farther east did not see it but heard movement and a loud cracking sound in the trees.

Partial sightingFootsteps
29 October 2000 Castalia, Erie County, Ohio Class B #4299

Two men training a hunting dog hear a loud, deep scream then briefly witness a large hairy thing cross a small clearing

The witness and a companion were training a hunting dog at night when the dog became spooked and refused to enter the woods. They then heard a loud deep shriek from nearby and saw the outline of a huge hairy figure at least seven feet tall walk through a clearing.

SilhouetteScream
October 2000 Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio Class A #8778

A possible sighting of the River Styx monster crossing a small clearing

The witness was driving home from work past a crop field when he noticed a tall brown-covered bipedal figure crossing a clearing between woodlots about 200 yards away. The figure moved with very long strides and covered the opening in a few seconds. The witness thought it was too tall and long-strided to be a man and later wondered if it could have been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
October 2000 Dennison/Uhrichsville, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #5013

Campers have encounter at night close to Tappan Lake

A woman left a cabin gathering late at night to sleep in a smaller cabin. Near a parked truck she reportedly saw a large gray standing figure and screamed. The property owner ran out within seconds but perceived nothing. The woman remained deeply shaken and later refused to discuss the incident.

Partial sighting
October 2000 Enon, Clark County, Ohio Class A #1755

Driver sees a tall (about 7-8ft), fur covered biped along roadside

Late at night in October 2000, the witness was driving south with a relative on Snider Rd near a bridge and railroad tracks. The witness reported seeing a large dark fur-covered biped standing near the tree line east of the road as the vehicle passed. The figure was described as very still, and the witness could not make it out when looking back in the mirrors.

Full-body sighting
September 2000 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class B #257

Mother describes possible observations by children near Tipp City, along Miami River

A woman took three children to play in a shallow river area in the evening. After hearing responsive whistling sounds and a tree being pushed down nearby, the group fled to their vehicle. The child who briefly lagged behind later described seeing a brown hair-covered creature walking toward him.

Full-body sightingWhistleTree breakOdor