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WASHINGTON, TWP. - A Mansfield man has reported a sasquatch sighting to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO). Andrew Baum, 35, of Mansfield, reported on December 28, 2024, that he saw what he thought was a sasquatch while hunting with his step-father on 150 acres of farmland that straddles Interstate 71 in Richland County, Ohio.
"Me (Andrew Baum) 35 and my stepdad Shawn (50s) are both from Mansfield Ohio. We went out to set up a tree stand around 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. By the time we got it all set up it was still light but right before it started to get dark around 4:00 p.m.. I climbed up after my stepdad tried it out. He said you can see everything from up there because mostly all the trees have no leaves. You can see fields and everything all around tree lines and fields even a highway out past that," Baum explained in his report.
"I got up there, sat down, and looked out over the first field to where it ends at a tree line. Then I scanned the next field and saw it. I say "it" because it was a bigfoot or a very big person fast moving across the wide open field. It had fast big steps, not running but still covering ground faster than someone should. It seemed very odd. I had no phone or equipment with me at that moment because I was just up there. I see what the view will be. I was looking only with eyes."
WMFD spoke with the property owner who said he was aware of the report and the hunters had permission to hunt on his land. The property owner declined an interview and said he was not interested in any publicity and did not want to attract trespassers.
A follow-up investigation and post were recorded on the BFRO's website. Founder and President of the BFRO Matt Moneymaker recorded the following findings, "I and Ohio BFRO Investigator Brain DeyErmand spoke with witness Andrew Baum by phone. His stepdad could be heard in the background."
"We concluded that he is credible, and the report is legitimate. The question in this case is whether it was a misinterpretation, specifically whether it was a human walking across the field rather than a sasquatch."
Source: https://www.wmfd.com/article/mansfield-man-reports-bigfoot-sighting/20095
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BFRO Report # 78058 (Class A)
Submitted by witness Andrew Baum on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
LAST SATURDAY: Daylight sighting by deer hunter 4.3 miles south of Mansfield
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YEAR: 2024
SEASON: Winter
MONTH: December
DATE: 28th
STATE: Ohio
COUNTY: Richland County
LOCATION DETAILS: 40.700657,-82.492935
https://goo.gl/maps/3s1HJVLtsqnbno8K8
NEAREST TOWN: New Washington Ohio/Mansfield Ohio
NEAREST ROAD: Near Woodville Rd and Hanley Rd
OBSERVED: I (Andrew Baum) 35 and my stepdad Shawn (50s) are both from Mansfield Ohio. We went out to set up a tree stand around 3pm-3:30pm. By the time we got it all set up, it was still light but right before it started to get dark around 4pm. I climbed up after my stepdad tried it out. He said you can see everything from up there because mostly all the trees have no leaves. You can see fields and everything all around tree lines and fields even a highway out past that.
I got up there, sat down, and looked out over the first field to where it ends at a tree line. Then I scanned the next field and saw it. I say "it" because it was a bigfoot or a very big person fast moving across the wide open field. It had fast big steps, not running but still covering ground faster than someone should. It seemed very odd. I had no phone or equipment with me at that moment because I was just up there I see what the view would be. I was looking only with eyes.
It was dark in color. I'd say black or even dark brown. From that distance [~1,000 feet] it is hard to tell the exact color. The dark figure was very noticeable because it was moving across the light color of the wheat stubble field. That is what caught my attention. I was looking for deer and saw that thing, and I almost freaked out.
I got off the stand to tell my stepdad. By the time he climbed up there, it was out of sight. The view angle was blocked as it moved toward a tree line.
I went back up and got down after a bit. I looked around at tons of deer tracks, deer trails, deer scat, and tons of recently used bedding areas. It is a deer hot spot. The land is all privately owned. We're using a small section off Hanley Road.
I was thinking about it all the way to the truck. It was definitely something big and fast. Similar to other stories I heard in the past around here.
I marked on my Google Maps the area of my sighting and have the coordinates 40.700657,-82.492935 https://goo.gl/maps/3s1HJVLtsqnbno8K8
ALSO NOTICED: One little spot in our patch of woods is a tree break that looked out of place, not from a person or deer
OTHER WITNESSES: Just me but my stepdad saw my reaction and tried to climb up the stand to see but it wasn't in time
OTHER STORIES: Not this exact area but within Richland County, yes. Down by Cook Road woods area, a neighborhood friend said he had an experience in that area and we never really believed it but this kind of makes it make much more sense.
TIME AND CONDITIONS: Evening time it gets darker in Ohio this time of the year. First pretty decent temperature day all week after a little rain the days before. So we went out to set on a tree stand around 3pm-3:30pm by the time we got it all set up it was still light but right before it started to get dark around 4pm. I went up after my stepdad tried it out and said you can see a lot from up there because the trees have no leaves.
ENVIRONMENT: Fields of farmland, patches of woods of all sizes, then more fields. Not to far away from a major highway -- 71. Few houses in the area, a farm nearby but mostly woods and fields.
A follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Brian DeyErmand:
Notes from Matt Moneymaker:
I and Ohio BFRO Investigator Brain DeyErmand spoke with witness Andrews Baum by phone. His stepdad could be heard in the background.
We concluded that he is credible, and the report is legitimate. The question in this case is whether it was a misinterpretation, especially whether it was a human walking across the field rather than a sasquatch.
Andrew's perception that it was a sasquatch rather than a human he was seeing at that distance, was due to the speed that it moved across the field. Andrew observed a walking pace of brisk strides rather than a full-out run. Andrew knew a human would need to be running at top speed across to cover the same distance so fast. He could tell that it had to be very tall and taking long strides.
That is a distinguishing feature of what a sasquatch will look like from a distance. Not only will it be big and dark, but it will cover ground much more quickly than a human.
The speed at which the figure crossed the field eliminates the possibility of a human, in my opinion as well. Even if the dark bipedal figure was 1,000 away (so that fur texture won't be clearly visible) it is still a Class A sighting rather than a Class B (which is a possible sighting, but less certain than Class A) because all other reasonable alternatives have been eliminated.
Source: https://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=78058
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