Bigfoot in South Carolina
28 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#33 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): 15
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 13
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1964–2021. Since 2010: 3.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (14). Busiest month: October (6).
- Seasons: spring 8, summer 8, fall 8, winter 4.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 19.
Top counties: Horry County (3); Oconee County (3); Colleton County (3); Darlington County (2); Cherokee County (2).
Regional names
- Tsul 'Kalu (Judaculla) — Indigenous tradition (Cherokee); sometimes associated with Bigfoot
Festivals
- South Carolina Bigfoot Festival · Westminster · 2026 edition was Oct 9-10; usually the second weekend of October (2027: Oct 8-9)