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I grew up right at the WV/VA border. I have family in some of those small mountain communities like Thurmond. Lots of stories of wooley boogers and haunts up there.

Not just him, but he's a known fraud with the gall to charge as much as he does. It's shameful.

I've been on a couple of BFRO expeditions now, and I can say that the local organizers are very thorough, and they are very serious when it comes to Bigfoot. The money that is charged does not all go to the BFRO. A fair chunk of it goes back to the organizers for the time they spend, as well as the fuel and food required, to go out on their own, on their own time, to locate a good spot outside of their own research areas, where chances are likely for expedition members to have some sort of an encounter. A good example of that is the organizer for this year's Vancouver Island expedition. He is a military veteran, and a friend of mine, and he has spent the past 2 years researching all over Vancouver Island to come up with a location that he feels can reward expedition members with an experience they will remember for a long time. He is a serious researcher and spends a lot of time in the woods. He has also written a book, "Wood Knocks and Tossed Rocks" about what it's like on a BFRO expedition (Note: in his book, he's not all that kind about Matt Moneymaker, LOL). I have personally been out on one expedition, near Harrison, where there was a sighting on thermal. On other expeditions, there have been knocks and rocks thrown, as well as prints found. I know a lot of members here like to dis the BFRO, but their expedition leaders are quite serious about what they do, and spend a lot of time beating the brush.

@BlackRockBigfoot Yeah I was expecting more but it appears he's just another guy making videos and reading reports to his viewers , that's about it . Unless something changes but from what he states, he doesn't seek them out Want's nothing to really do with them so he's not a researcher , just a guy reading emails that people send him.....

His end game could very well be putting out YouTube videos that garner hundreds of thousands of views from people who find the above image presented in silhouette as groundbreaking evidence.

I don't know what's going through his mind with that first photo at least . He's not a stupid guy and making a big deal about this release that will include photos of Sasquatch (title of his video ) You would think he would look at these photos like we did and deduce they are fake . If you read most of the comments people are saying wow they are blown away?? I really don't know what his end game is on this .

No. I caught it. It goes without saying.... but it’s not just Standing.

This. Unless your physical health precludes you from going out, you will have a much better chance at encountering activity with one or two people. Going with a bunch of people (and paying for the privilege) is good if you are looking for a social outing with like minded people. Take the money that you were going to spend with the BFRO and get yourself a good compass and maps if you already don't have one. Also, I think that you guys missed @langfordbc's sarcasm.

I got out for the day with 2 members of our group, Thomas Steenburg, and Robert J., in Robert's very tricked out Toyota Tundra. This truck has it all for getting out in the back country; 6" lift, custom heavy duty suspension, 37" AT tires on 20" rims, winch on custom front bumper, and LED lights every where! We had a dashcam and 2 go-pros running while on the trails, and cameras at the ready while out of the truck, but with nothing to show for it but some scenery shots. Our route took us into our restricted access area on the N side of the Fraser River, where we encountered more snow than even supertruck could handle, so Plan B was up the west side of Harrison Lake, where we managed to stay below the snow line. We stopped for several short hikes off the main forestry road, and Robert videoed a couple of interviews with Thomas at sites of local lore, which should be up on Thomas' YouTube channel after processing. I showed Robert some fossil sea shells in an spot I had found before, at 2500' elevation, that had been a seabed several million years ago, before these mountains had been pushed up. By 4:00 PM, the weather turned wet, and even colder, so we backtracked down the lake to pavement, and home. The day was not a total loss, as we had some spirited discussion during our ride times, and it's always entertaining to soak in Thomas' encyclopedic knowledge of all things Sasquatch related, and a drive through some interesting country, including the area of the aftermath of a large forest fire that burned though about 20km of the west shoreline 5 years ago.

I think it has to do with a variety of factors. 1 - Very low population and possibly even being on the brink of extinction. * Note- cougar number estimates are at about 30,000 in the US ( not including Canada ), has anyone here tried to film a cougar in an active pursuit ? ( I have ) It is difficult, and this with the use of a complete list of known/predictable habits in a simple animal ( something with a small brain comparatively ). 2 - Based on my interactions that they are naturally very shy and intelligent ( near human ). These creatures in most cases want nothing to do with humans in most cases, the instances of calm/curious approach seem to be under the presumption of the people being a non threat ( sleeping, hiking, occupied with XYZ ). 3 - The truth about the number of people in active pursuit. Most people here, Facebook and even on the conference podium are NOT real researchers. The majority of these people are simply Bigfoot enthusiasts who maybe spend 8 days a year out looking for tracks along popular hiking trails or near their favorite lake that looks " squatchy ". This in truth is a hobby or small interest compared to the other throws of life. I would put money down that maybe 5% - 10% of those who claim the title actually put in any serious amount of effort, money and time into research. Not very many needles in the haystack and what few that exist are actively avoiding the very tiny number of people searching.