Sometimes when I am outside late at night and turn the spot lights (on the deck) on, an animal starts making the weirdest noise. The sound is coming from the woods. It's not a bark! The best way that I can describe it is to say that it sounds more like a big (30-40 pound) cat growling/roaring. I've never heard of a bobcat in Ohio but that is the first thing that came to my mind. Any ideas as to what this might be? It doesn't sound like a coon. Could it be a fox that doesn't like me shining the light at it's den? I don't know what kind of noise a fox makes. As my dogs go to that portion of the fence and bark the noise gets louder and more frequent, like a warning. I'm stumped.