State by State Sightings
Arkansas
| Date | Location | Witness | Incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.1834 | St Francis, Poinsett & Greene Counties | Sportsmen & hunters | 'Wild man' seen over many years. |
| Mar. 1851 | Greene County | Mr. Hamilton | Gigantic 'wild man' pursued cattle. |
| 1856 | AR-LA border | - | 'Wild man' dragged man from horse and bit and scratched him before riding off on horse. |
| After 1865 | Saline County | - | 7-ft 'wild man' captured. |
| 1953 | Fouke | - | Probable earliest sighting of 'Fouke Monster'. |
| 1955 | Fouke | Lynn Crabtree | Fired at 'Fouke Monster'. |
| 1965 | Fouke | James Lynn Crabtree (14) | While squirrel-hunting, 7-8-ft Bigfoot approached; boy fired at its face 3 times and ran off. |
| Sept. 1968 | Hamburg | - | People reported seeing 'a thing that looks like a man but has a gorilla head'. |
| Feb. 1969 | Nr Truman | Nathan Russell | Saw creature a cross between dog and ape, with human head and shoulders; jumped from tree and chased him briefly. |
| 2 May 1971 | Jonesville area, Fouke | Bobby Ford, his wife, and brother Douglas Ford | 6-ft Bigfoot seen several times during night. |
| 23 May 1971 | Nr Fouke | Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Woods, Jr., & Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Sedgass | 6-7-ft Bigfoot ran across road in front of car; reported by other drivers on Highway 71. |
| Jan. 1972 | Springdale | Mrs. G.W. Humphrey | Barking dogs alerted witness who saw Bigfoot outside trailer home, on 2 occasions. |
| Early July 1972 | Springdale | Peter Ragland | Shot at Bigfoot with .22 pistol. |
| 20 July 1972 | Springdale | Mrs. G.W. Humphrey | Woken by pounding on her trailer home, witness encountered Bigfoot that alternately walked upright and crawled on all fours. |
| Late July 1972 | Springdale | Bill Hurst | Saw Bigfoot in his garden staring at him with 'two great big eyes'; when he yelled it ran off. |
| 6 Sept. 1972 | Springdale | Barbara Robinson | Told police that a 'prowler' had peered through her window, 7 ft from the ground. |
| Early June 1973 | Jefferson County | Jessie (19), Ricky (17), Sandra (16), Gall (13) | Bigfoot looked in at rear window of witnesses' car when they visited rubbish dump, and was seen several times during following hours. |
| Early June 1973 | Nr Pine Bluff, Jefferson County | Two boys 12-14 years old | Reported seeing a Bigfoot — 'great big ol' shaggy looking thing' — in woods. |
| Late Nov. 1973 | Nr Fouke | Orville Scoggins, his son & grandson | Saw 4-ft Bigfoot with black hair, walking slowly. |
| Mid Oct. 1974 | Nr Holly Springs | - | Several sightings; one man shot at and hit Bigfoot. |
| 31 Oct. 1974 | Nr Fordyce | Myzell Thompson | Heard dogs barking, saw something outside, and went out to see 7-ft Bigfoot in flashlight. Shot at it; it walked slowly away. |
| March 1975 | Camden | - | 7-8-ft Bigfoot seen. |
| 26 June 1978 | South Crossett | Mike Lofton (10) | Saw and shot at 7½ft Bigfoot. |
| 29 Aug. 1978 | Benton | Mrs. Mildred Wilton | Saw 5-ft dark Bigfoot rattling chainlink fence late at night. |
Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)