Trends in BFRO witness reports

[socialBigfoot]

I recently explored BFRO report data and found this trend (chart below) in Class A (good evidence) and Class B (questionable evidence) reports interesting, particularly the primacy of Class B reports after around 2005. I'm curious about the forums' thoughts regarding factors driving this pattern. Was it: 

- change in the types of witnesses reporting encounters (probably due to greater access to Bigfoot information via the web)

- change in BFRO investigators -- i.e., more critical investigators reviewing reports

- change in BFRO protocols for classifying reports -- i.e., more stringent criteria for Class A

- something else?

 

Any other observations worth more attention? The decline in Class A & B reports after 2005 to levels last recorded in the 80s is intriguing, too. I would have thought the running of Finding Bigfoot (2011-2018) and then Expedition Bigfoot (2019- ) would correlate with more frequent reports rather than fewer.  

 

NOTES:

Data pulled from Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mexwell/bigfoot-sightings/data

Report data available through February 2023, hence the low rates that year. 

 

 

 

[Huntster]

Excellent find. 

 

1 hour ago, socialBigfoot said:

........Was it: 

- change in the types of witnesses reporting encounters (probably due to greater access to Bigfoot information via the web)

- change in BFRO investigators -- i.e., more critical investigators reviewing reports

- change in BFRO protocols for classifying reports -- i.e., more stringent criteria for Class A.........

 

None of these seem likely because the A & B types paralleled each other.

 

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........something else?

 

How about:

- A rise and fall in the total number of BFRO reports published, independent of how many reports they've received?

_ A natural biological fluctuation in Bigfoot population densities?

- Are they nearing extinction?

 

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.........Any other observations worth more attention? The decline in Class A & B reports after 2005 to levels last recorded in the 80s is intriguing, too. I would have thought the running of Finding Bigfoot (2011-2018) and then Expedition Bigfoot (2019- ) would correlate with more frequent reports rather than fewer. 

 

Excellent observation. Increased media exposure should increase reports. Glickman discussed this:

 

http://www.bigfootencounters.com/biology/nasi.htm

 

 

 

 

[georgerm]

It is well known that bigfoots do not like to be observed by humans, and if too many humans are present in the forest then bigfoot prefers to do food foraging during the night times. From 1970 to 2000 bigfoot sightings stayed low and less than 100 per year. Class B sightings were always less than class A sightings. Then around 2005 the sightings went up past 100, and then there was a decline in sightings past 2020. Why? During this time national forest trails have gradually increased so hikers could penetrate bigfoot's territory with less effort and better equipment to enable comfort while camping in the forest. This fact caused bigfoot to become more nocturnal and only glimpses of bigfoot are observed. Then class A sightings fell below class B since bigfoot has become more nocturnal and clear views of bigfoot became more rare.  

 

"Yes, evidence suggests that Sasquatch (Bigfoot) may be more active at nightSightings, particularly in less-populated areas, are reported to be more common during the night, even though nighttime conditions make observation more difficult. This suggests a potential evolutionary advantage for nocturnal activity, possibly due to factors like reduced competition with humans for resources or superior night vision,"  Google