Bigfoot in Alabama
86 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#15 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.
One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 57
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 28
- Class C (secondhand): 1
- Years: 1975–2021. Since 2010: 26.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (38). Busiest month: September (13).
- Seasons: spring 17, summer 22, fall 28, winter 19.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 44.
Top counties: Tuscaloosa County (5); Morgan County (5); Limestone County (4); Walker County (4); Talladega County (4).
Regional names
- Skunk Ape — regional Bigfoot-like cryptid
Festivals
- East Alabama Bigfoot Town Hall · Seale · 2026 edition (3rd annual) was March 6-7; early March