Bigfoot in Nevada
7 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#43 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): 4
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 3
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1970–2005. Since 2010: 0.
- Busiest decade: 1970s (3). Busiest month: September (3).
- Seasons: spring 0, summer 2, fall 4, winter 1.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 5.
Top counties: Washoe County (3); Storey County (1); Douglas County (1); Esmeralda County (1); Humboldt County (1).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Nevada in this package.
Festivals
No festival is listed for Nevada.