Interesting pattern actually. I've been cross-referencing bigfoot encounter reports with seasonal data for a while now and yeah, there does seem to be a cluster in late winter/early spring. My thinking is its less about the creature itself behaving differently and more about humans - hikers, hunters, forestry workers - getting back out into the woods after months of staying in. More eyes out there means more sightings right.
But then again could there be something to territory or food scarcity pushing them closer to populated areas? Similar logic applies to big cat sightings over here in the UK honestly.
Does anyone have actual data on this or are we mostly going on anecdotal stuff? Would be good to see if the spike correlates more with weather patterns or with human activity levels in the relevant areas.