Bigfoot in Idaho
73 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#19 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): 36
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 37
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1963–2021. Since 2010: 25.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (23). Busiest month: October (18).
- Seasons: spring 4, summer 31, fall 30, winter 8.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 22.
Top counties: Bonner County (15); Valley County (11); Shoshone County (7); Custer County (4); Kootenai County (4).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Idaho in this package.
Festivals
- Hunt for Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt · Cascade · 2026 edition (2nd annual) ran Oct 31-Nov 1; Halloween weekend