Bigfoot in Arizona
63 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#22 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): 21
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 42
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1972–2021. Since 2010: 13.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (33). Busiest month: June (11).
- Seasons: spring 7, summer 29, fall 18, winter 9.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 10.
Top counties: Coconino County (26); Apache County (10); Graham County (6); Navajo County (6); Yavapai County (5).
Regional names
- Mogollon Monster — regional Bigfoot-like cryptid
Festivals
No festival is listed for Arizona.