92 Years of Bigfoot Sightings in the US and Canada

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8 pointsmdagostino3 comments

I suspect the growth through the 2000s was more related to the internet causing easy dissemination of information, but it is interesting to see the large spike around 2007/8 and then a steady decline in sightings reported since.

A big trend of sensational cryptozoology cable TV shows started around that time too.

I've known two people (a family member experienced in the woods and a close friend) who have had encounters. Not like "maybe I saw something in the bushes" encounters either. I don't think either of them reported them anywhere that would have ended up in this data set.

Obligatory XKCD: http://www.xkcd.com/1235/

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