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The premise that hundreds of thousands of them are running down and killing deer daily in urban-suburban areas without being seen is ludicris to me.

Funny how easy it is to pick up books locally in just about any state that have newspaper accounts of hairy man encounters going back to the time they were first settled. Find these all the time. The PNW was, though, where bigfoot first captured the public's awareness, first in '59 with the widespread publication of track finds, then again in '67 with the Patterson video. The PNW isn't the origin of bigfoot, but it is the origin of modern bigfoot coverage. So the phenomenon you postulate is a function of media coverage, rather than origin of the species itself. People have been encountering them for centuries all around the country, and the Native Americans all over the country describe them in their history. Thing is, all of the history and reports were mostly local. Accounts simply didn't spread very far. When the BFRO was founded, it provided a means for people everywhere to report their experiences, and so, suddenly, bigfoot were everywhere. Again, it wasn't because they abruptly appeared all around the country, it was simply that people all around the country finally had a means to file reports. But to disprove the premise of the OP, all one needs to do is examine Native American reports of bigfoot around the country. This neatly eliminates the influence of modern media from the map.

Actully bindernagel also proved the griffon exists as well. Check his book out "Griffons, Hey why not guys"

I think what you are seeing here is support for a young man many of us think is a dang good guy. Myself, I don't care if someone spends their time hunting for BF or the Loch Ness monster, whatever, as long as they're good folks; because in the end, that's what really matters.

The most important question to me is who has been killed by bigfoot? At least prove that a person (or persons) has been killed or disappeared before trying to pin it on bigfoot. In the case at hand, no one can even show that a life has been lost, let alone that a bigfoot is responsible. We need more detailed and reliable information, otherwise we're tilting at windmills.

Maybe the whole thing was overthought. If I was in charge working on a barebones budget I would find some folks looking to work for free. A slogan like "earn real research experience working in the outdoors with the goal of solving the greatest mystery of all!" That will attract some young idealists. Give them a backpack an aluminum pot and a sack of rice and send them out for a week or so at a time returning to fill up on more rice and maybe a multi vitamin. If they find anything dump them like a sack of hammers and collect the glory for yourself.

Everything has to be done as to let them make the choice to contact you. DWA and a few others are correct, you have to go to an area often and let them come to you. I had that advice from a few friends over 2 years ago and now I try and just go camp and have a good time enjoying nature. I spend time walking during the day and even at night down a few of the trails. I always try and talk "to them" and show total respect. It feels a little weird at first talking to the "trees" and telling them your only there to be friends and learn, but that is what we started doing. They have to KNOW you mean no harm to them or their family members. Some people try baiting or gifting, I more or less just keep my eyes and ears open. Using some good digital recorders and a parabolic dish with head phones and become invaluable to me. I have heard bi-pedal walking almost very trip out and have had them come into our camp at night while we are sleeping. So far, we have had numerous sightings, tracks in and around camp and a great deal of other activity. Take a look at my journal entry for my total ride and learning experience with them since 2008/2009. http://bigfootforums.com/index.php/topic/307-my-journal-of-encounters-in-ga/#entry1810 TOTAL Respect and letting them have full control of when they want to connect is the key. Also, as far as yelling, playing recordings of possible BF vocals and anything like that is NOT advised. Tree knocks seem to be fine, but the fact of the matter is you really don't have any idea what your "telling" them when you do that. I used to do all of that too, with minimal success. Now, I have been able to not only have success with activity, but have been able to share this with others. Good Luck! KB