Bigfoot in Indiana
43 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#27 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): 22
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 21
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1937–2020. Since 2010: 8.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (18). Busiest month: July (10).
- Seasons: spring 4, summer 22, fall 12, winter 5.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 28.
Top counties: Monroe County (4); Washington County (4); Brown County (3); Warrick County (2); Hamilton County (2).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Indiana in this package.
Festivals
- Indiana Bigfoot Conference · Nashville · 2026 edition (3rd annual) was Sept 25-26