Year: 1994
Month: October
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 22
Time of Day: 3am
County: Ohio Portage
Terrain Description: Small wooded area near a cow and corn farm
Lighting Conditions: dark
Nearest Town or Landmark: Newton Falls Ohio, McClintocksburg rd
Description of Encounter Area: Small clearing in wooded area that had been turned into a camp.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Yes. It was in a small
wooded area near a farm that grew corn and had cows. There was a small creek that ran through the
woods.
Occupation/Background: Customer Service
Number of Witnesses: 4
Length of Observation: 5 – 10 minutes
Animal Description: We did not see the animal but we heard it
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: no odor noticed
Vocalizations Heard?: Yes..Very loud Howl/screech that seemed to wind up and then wind down.
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
It was my 16th birthday and I had decided to have my party in the woods behind my cousins house. We put up a tent and cleared out a fire pit area and brought a small table. My cousin who lived in the house near the wooded area had been telling me about a creature that seemed to like to come close to the house when he would have a bon fire going in the yard. He said he thought he may have seen it once but what really stuck in his head was the sound it made when it was coming close. I wasn’t sure I believed him until around 3 am on the night of my party we were all sitting around the fire just talking and having fun. We began to hear in the far distance a howl/screeching sound. It seemed as though it was winding up and then winding down. It scared us a little at first because it was unlike anything we had ever heard. I had grown up in this area and never heard this before. We became very scared and decided to run to the tent when the sound seemed to be right on us within only a few moments. It just kept making the sound for a few minutes while we huddled in the tent affraid to move. We never did leave the tent until the next morning so we did not notice any smell. At the time I did not think to look for tracks. I have spent many years researching nocturnal animal sounds trying to figure out what
visited us that night. It wasn’t until recently as i was looking up nocturnal animal sounds in Ohio that a search result popped up that said “Big Foot sounds in Ohio”. I clicked on it thinking well this is an avenue I haven’t researched. When I first heard the recording I was completely shocked. Someone else had heard the same sound as me! I was so excited. The first thing I did was contact my cousin and have him listen to it and verify that we heard the same sound. He said definately that was it. Now I can’t wait to move back home which i will be doing this summer. I feel the need to go back to that area and look around. Maybe stay the night out in the woods.