There are wide open spaces in Bigfoot, Texas. It’s a tiny town just south of San Antonio, somewhere where the Hill Country becomes South Texas. Unlike other day trips, where you can relish in winery tours, unique art and days spent antiquing, this 24-square-mile, unincorporated town offers few and quieter amenities with a complicated legacy.
Founded in 1865 along Farm Roads 462 and 472, it’s named after a Hall of Fame Texas Ranger, William A. A. “Big Foot” Wallace, who was born in Virginia in1817 and later made his way to Texas during the Texas war with Mexico for independence.
Though some might be tempted to mistake the town’s connection to the mythical creature Bigfoot — hello, Sasquatch hunters — rest assured, there have been no earnest Bigfoot sighting in this rural town. Instead, you’ll find country roads, distant farms, dove hunting, living history, and access to country-style tourists attractions that are on the road to places like Poteet, Cotulla and more.
Have there been Bigfoot sightings in Bigfoot, Texas?
Despite its namesake, the town hasn’t been a hotspot for Sasquatch sightings. However, according to WoodApe.org’s Bigfoot Tracker map, a hunter reported an early morning sighting of Bigfoot on December 17, 2012, in North Pearsall, just 23 minutes from the tiny unincorporated community.
“I was scouting my hunting lease and I saw a bunch of deer bolting across the path. I assumed it was some coyotes chasing them but what I saw next scared me more than anything I have ever seen,” the hunter has said…