I went on the BFRO Iowa expedition last month. It was a great time. I already signed up for Iowa Spring 2023. It's the people that make it worthwhile.
I do not need the BFRO to go have bigfoot experiences. I thought I was done with them but they pulled me back in. For me it is worth every penny. It's relatively inexpensive compared to other vacation plans I could make. I still meet up with friends sometimes to go out without an organized expedition, but what is great about the BFRO exped, is that it brings MANY of my good squatching friends together in one place. No expedition can guarantee activity, but Iowa has never failed me yet. There's too many peoople to ever go in one group so we split off. I squatched with different people each night. I will say that your chance of an encounter goes way up if you can keep your group size very small, say 2 or 3 people. I saw a flash of eyeshine reacting to whale calls that we broadcast, and also recorded a couple of knocks. Still, the best part was hanging out with my old friends and gaining a few new ones.