Gear & Books
Bigfoot Hunting Gear Checklist for Beginners
Going squatching for the first time? Here's a practical gear checklist: safety essentials first, then cameras, audio, casting supplies…
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States
Bigfoot in Washington State: Sightings, Laws and Legends
Washington leads the nation in mapped Bigfoot reports. Here's why: the top counties, the Sasquatch laws, Ape Canyon, the Olympic…
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Legends
The Ohio Grassman and the Minerva Monster
Ohio has its own Bigfoot, and it has a name: the Grassman. Here's the story of the 1978 Minerva sightings, the legend's nicknames, and…
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Gear & Books
Bigfoot Research Organizations: Who's Who in the Field
BFRO, NAWAC, the Olympic Project and more: a plain-English guide to the groups that collect reports, run field projects and document…
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Legends
The Fouke Monster: The True Story Behind Boggy Creek
In May 1971, a family in Fouke, Arkansas reported a hairy creature at their window. A year later, it was a drive-in hit. Here's the real…
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Festivals & Travel
Bigfoot Festivals 2026: The Complete USA Calendar
From Fouke in April to Willow Creek's Bigfoot Daze in June and October's festival rush in Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia, here's your…
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Gear & Books
Sasquatch in Native American Legends: What the Sources Say
Long before 'Bigfoot,' many Native nations told stories of hairy giants and wild people of the woods. Here's a respectful, sourced look,…
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Gear & Books
How to Report a Bigfoot Sighting (Step by Step)
Think you saw or heard something? Here's what to write down, how to stay safe, what Class A and Class B mean, and where to send your report.
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States
Bigfoot Names by State: Skunk Ape, Grassman, Momo and More
From Florida's Skunk Ape to Ohio's Grassman and Virginia's Woodbooger, here's a state-by-state guide to the local names for Bigfoot…
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Gear & Books
Is Bigfoot Real? What Science Actually Says
DNA tests, FBI files, bear maps and a famous primatologist: here's an honest, friendly look at what scientists have found when they…
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Legends
The Skunk Ape: Florida's Smelly Bigfoot, Explained
Florida's Skunk Ape is shorter, redder and far smellier than its northern cousin. Here's the history, from an 1818 'man-sized monkey' to…
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Gear & Books
Where the Name 'Bigfoot' Came From (It's a 1958 Story)
A bulldozer operator, a giant plaster footprint and a newspaper reporter in Humboldt County gave America the word Bigfoot. Here's the…
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