Comments on: Michigan Bigfoot Expedition Update

By: tapper

tapper — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:34:21 +0000

$15K was generated from this expedition alone? Now we know why he changed his name to Moneymaker. Cha-Ching!!

By: bill green

bill green — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:10:21 +0000

hey loren & craig i was just at griff blog he was mentioning his news segment about the resent bfro michigan bigfoot expedition will be on fox & friends on fox news channel today around 835am or sooner it should be interesting indeed. lets keep are fingers crossed lol on this new interview. until then patients is a definety a opinions. thanks bill green

By: swnoel

swnoel — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:12:22 +0000

MM I don’t doubt Loren isn’t getting rich off his books, etc., nor do I think Biscardi is.

All I was attempting to exchange, is the fact that it requires money to get into the field with the proper equipment.

Especially if your objective is to prove BF exists.

What better way to get the $$$ … get BF believers excited enough to cough up what you need.

Main stream science is not interested in this enigma, so I say let the amateurs get it done, and if they make a few bucks in the process so be it.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:57:30 +0000

While I am skeptical of the BFRO’s scientific methods, I so have to admit it is better to have some motivated people out there looking. I don’t like the idea of groups of weekend warriors going out looking, but It has been brought up on Cryptomundo before that there is a good chance that sasquatch will not be discovered by any scientific team, but rather by an amateur hunter or hiker, maybe even someone that wasn’t even looking for cryptids. So I guess having a bunch of well equipped, enthusiastic amateurs out there looking on one of these expeditions is basically a good thing. While my stance on the BFRO has been somewhat harsh lately, I have to say that the end goal is to prove the existence of this creature, so if their methods work and they are the ones to find a live sasquatch or even stumble across a carcass of one, then more power to them. I don’t agree with charging people, but I suppose it isn’t like there are scientific grants going into Bigfoot research. I’d like to see more teams of real scientists out there looking, but that isn’t happening to any great extent, so we have to work with what we got.

By the way, swnoel, Loren has made it very clear many times before that he isn’t exactly raking in cash doing what he does. For most people, this is not a field to be in if being rich is your goal. And let’s also remember that I’m sure that for every huckster like Biscardi out there making the big bucks off his antics, there is another serious researcher holding down a day job, paying for his research out of his or her own pocket.

By: swnoel

swnoel — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:12:27 +0000

As I sit hear and read responses, I amaze at the hostilities toward those that attempt to capitalize on this enigma.

It seems to me that the success of the BFRO expedition is an example. 50 people at $300 each equals a $15,000 windfall. I don’t think anyone is being taken advantage of, it’s just what the people who believe in BF want. Give the people what they want!!!!

I equate this with Walt Disney building his empire of fantasy , he built it and the people came!

Moneymaker, Biscardi, and many more, and yes Loren… all are making money from this enigma.

I see nothing wrong with any of them attempting to succeed in making a living and at the same time getting the public excited and making them informed about the possibility of a real animal, even though I may not always agree with some of their methods.

Unless I’m missing something, I can only assume there is currently no real scientific investigating in regards to the BF phenomena by any governmental agency.

And for that matter, that’s where these expeditions become, for the most part, the only real attempt to locate and prove the existence of this animal.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I certainly wish them all the best of luck with their endeavors and hope just maybe one of those expeditions may prove the existence of BF.

Even if it doesn’t, the excitement of just the possibility will keep BF alive.

By: proriter

proriter — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:55:03 +0000

Eleven feet tall and 2000 pounds. And they call Illinois the Sucker State!

By: bill green

bill green — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:19:42 +0000

hey craig & everyone wow great new update article about the bfro resent michigan expedition. i hope they do find possible evidence & activity etc. good afternoon bill green wow i realy like the pithy above replys as well.

By: ddh1969

ddh1969 — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:19:50 +0000

gridbug,

Probably because when everything you do and stand for is called into question and ridiculed on national televison he/they felt it the best thing to do for the cause. Challenge the critics and the naysayers.

Personally, I don’t like the entire situation. When one agrees to go on national television to discuss, of all things, bigfoot research, you KNOW you are opening yourself up to mockery. To save face he is almost forced to do this or something like it. Where he expects this to lead or what exactly he thinks he will prove, I have no idea. As for the ‘why’ I pretty much get it.

By: gridbug

gridbug — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:42:14 +0000

After being blatantly ridiculed on Faux News, why would Moneymaker agree to allow one of their “journalists” on the expedition?!

By: calash

calash — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:23:02 +0000

I am aware of but don’t know the details of the politics involved with the BFRO.
From my internet visits to their site it seems that they have tried to maintain a high quality sightings report data base.
There is an old saying “If you want less of something tax it , More of something subsidize it. “$15,000 in gross fees to have an expedition with 50 people seems to be a good incentive to keep these going. I only hope that they maintain high standards regarding proof or encounters. Any fakery will kill creditability forever
It’s just a matter of time before the world is amazed and believers are vindicated.
It will surely be a different world when the “Legitimate”( I hate that word in this context) scientific community takes up the pursuit and study.
Regards