Bigfoot in Texas
218 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#5 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.
Jefferson tourism calls Jefferson the “Bigfoot Capital of Texas.” That is a town slogan, not a separate creature name. The Texas Bigfoot Conference’s 2026 dates were October 16–17 and had concluded; 2027 was not announced on that page. Stay Jefferson.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 128
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 88
- Class C (secondhand): 2
- Years: 1930–2021. Since 2010: 42.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (125). Busiest month: October (29).
- Seasons: spring 35, summer 54, fall 68, winter 61.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 84.
Top counties: Liberty County (9); Cass County (9); Parker County (8); Rusk County (8); Montgomery County (8).
Regional names
- Lake Worth Monster — local cryptid (goat-man description; often grouped with Bigfoot lore)
Festivals
- Texas Bigfoot Conference · Jefferson · 2026 edition was Oct 16-17; usually the third weekend of October
Public land
Laws and proclamations
- Jefferson proclaimed itself "Bigfoot Capital of Texas" in 2018 (a civic title, not a law)