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Bigfoot in Oklahoma

83 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#16 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.

Featured places

Distances are road miles from Panorama Ranch, never drive times.

Mapped reports

  • Class A (clear sighting report): 53
  • Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 30
  • Class C (secondhand): 0
  • Years: 1942–2021. Since 2010: 14.
  • Busiest decade: 2000s (45). Busiest month: October (16).
  • Seasons: spring 22, summer 17, fall 29, winter 15.
  • Counties with at least one mapped report: 38.

Top counties: Le Flore County (20); Caddo County (5); McCurtain County (5); Oklahoma County (3); Cherokee County (3).

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Regional names

No regional nickname is attached to Oklahoma in this package.

Festivals

Museums and landmarks

  • Bigfoot Enigma Research Center & Museum - Clayton, OK — A small, independent museum at 205 Lawson Blvd in Clayton, in the Kiamichi country of southeast Oklahoma. It has exhibits on Oklahoma encounters, casts and folklore, and hosts guided tours, workshops and talks. Its official site lists admission as $10 family, $5 adults and $3 seniors. Third-party listings show different hours, so check before visiting.

Laws and proclamations

  • 2021 proposal by Rep. Justin Humphrey for a Bigfoot hunting season and a $3 million live-capture bounty (did not become law)

Journal

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