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This is admittedly a half-baked and "out there" point to consider, and I'm sure it will draw more than its share of "Woo!" responses here, but I wanted to open up this topic for consideration. If you've not ever encountered the theory of Biocentrism, and its chief proponent, Robert Lanza, I'd encourage you to read up on it. The idea is a fascinating one, and he is right on one of his chief observations, in my opinion: Something about this theory of time/space/perception rings "true" to me. If you've ever tried to wrap your head around quantum theory (especially the duality of matter as particle AND wave forms) this will be right in your wheelhouse. His writings have triggered in my mind a number of thoughts about our favorite crypto-critter that I wanted to lob out there for discussion and consideration. One thing that has always intrigued me about the sighting reports is a...I don't know..."disconnect?" between the two putative species when we come into close proximity. The reaction/demeanor of the BF has been described many times, or I would characterize it as, disinterested, nonchalant, and even "cool". When you look at the PGF, you can't help but note an overall under-reaction by the subject. Almost as if Patty recognizes "something", but she does not react as I would expect another two-legged creature to react to another one, especially not one encountered unexpectedly. There are many of what I would consider credible encounter reports of the animal looking right at the witness, but giving no noticeable reaction whatsoever until they just turn and walk (and it is almost always at a walk). I've always found this to be a fascinating fact. Although I completely understand the current lack of ability to confirm/refute this hypothesis, let me just throw out the theory that BF, fundamentally, perceives the world, and us, in a manner that would not only be incomprehensible to us, it also creates an inner-species barrier that prevents them from even perceiving us as we at least think we are to them. How's that for a problem? A primer on the theory of biocentrism:

I don't lament the dwindling numbers of people interested in Bigfoot. After 30 years of interacting with the BF community, it is hard to deny that most don't want BF to be a popular subject, just an accepted one. Humans have a desire to be both unique and accepted in a societal setting. Nobody in the BF community welcomes the thought of a complete novice, having watched 3 episodes of Finding Bigfoot, to be the one that cluelessly stumbles through the woods, then comes back with academically accepted proof that Bigfoot exists. Each of us wants that distinction for themselves. Some want the fame and notoriety of being the academically acknowledged discoverer. Some desire to broker the discovery into wealth. Others just want the vindication of being right when everyone around them called them a crackpot. Many of us have spent countless hours, thousands of dollars, and endured endless ridicule in our search for BF. The very idea of some noob grabbing the gold ring on a fluke? It's enough to make a fair portion of the dedicated community go completely spare. The BF "boom" spawned by the popularity of the TV shows was destined to decline. The shows inspired thousands to dream and try mimicking what they saw on TV. It takes a special kind of person to actually enjoy unraveling the BF mystery. Being in the wild sucks. The comforts of civilized living are left behind at home. Every damned thing in the wild either runs away from you or tries to kill you. After that reality sets in about 90% of the "BF curious" run home. The heartier 10% then try to make inroads within the BF community and find that it isn't as welcoming to outsiders as TV led them to believe, especially if you have differing views from what you "should" if you are "serious." The remaining 1% from the popularity surge usually find a tribe of like-minded people and stick with it for the long haul. The decline doesn't surprise me. There will be another media boom on the subject and a new generation of eager faces will swarm the woods and wilds to both the delight and consternation of the BF veterans.

Looking at his twitter page it seems his only friend is a cat. Poor cat.

No body = BS.

Seems to me the obvious decline in interest is.....no proof! I certainly thought after a decade of this, something would appear on a non shaky screen? its very disappointing.