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Arkansas History of Bigfoot sightings from 1834-1978 per request.
March 13 2003 at 8:44 PM John Loveland (no login)
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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.
