Cliff Barackman's Rhode Island Field Notes
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According Matt Moneymaker and Bobo, Rhode Island is definitely "squatchy" (Don't forget to check out our live blogging and commentary with Autumn Forest, click here). Cliff Barackman just posted his field notes regarding the Bigfoot footage and footprints featured on last night's Finding Bigfoot: Big Rhody episode.
Here's what Barackman said about Rhode Island:
I had never been to the Ocean State, but I knew it was the second most densely populated state in the Union. I had a preconception of Rhode Island that it was largely urbanized, or cleared for agriculture. Could there be viable habitat for sasquatches there?
As it turns out, Rhode Island is covered in thick woods. In fact, 59% of Rhode Island's land is forested, and even though it's a small state, that adds up to 393,000 acres of woods! Most of this land is the result of cultivated farms being left fallow, and the surrounding forests reclaiming the pastures and crops. Evidence of this agricultural past can be readily seen in the forests in the form of stone walls that once were property borders between farms. One of these very walls can be seen in the video we were to investigate.
Click here to read the Rhode Island field notes.
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I read Cliff's field notes, and they give much more insight as to other things not in the show.
ReplyDeleteSomething of interest for those who do not know. Cliff mentions his friend, BFRO researcher Tyler Bounds. Tyler helps out in behind the scene ways.
Tyler had a collision in the upcoming VA show, when a creature came out of the woods while he was driving and hit the side of his car. For more info. you can go to the Blue Forum of the BFRO site, and read Tyler Bounds on the What's new America-Canada sight.
The show last night was very dry and boring. I really enjoy watching the Finding Bigfoot series but until they get something worth watching, the viewers who have been tuning in will start finding something else to watch.
ReplyDeleteBoBo is getting to where he believes everything is a Sasquatch, and Ranee refuses to acknowledge the remotest of possibilities that any of the evidence could be from something other than a human. Any true scientist will explore every possible answer.
I love that Cliff does field notes. He is such a wonderful person and researcher.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the second comment, I enjoy the show for what it is (entertainment) but with each episode I am becoming less and less interested. Bobo is just getting ridiculous, as he sees it you would be tripping over bf each time you step on the woods.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the other two comments. Bobo is trying to hard. I think That Cliff should do the show all by himself and take guest researchers with him on investigations. The other three are letting fame get to their heads and will have the show sinking just as quick as it took off.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (above). I love that concept. Many people have said they want Cliff to host the show. The fact is, he's a good man, a diplomat, well spoken, kind, and respectful. He's not into this for his ego. The man seriously loves the subject and is a big kid in the woods. I appreciate that. I have the same zeal on investigations. I like the idea of guest researchers, like local teams or even some folks well known in the field like Sarmiento or Meldrum and such.
ReplyDeleteCliff, out of all the people on the show, makes the most pertinent observations in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteVast areas of the eastern seaboard were cleared of forests by American settlers for agriculture. This once cleared land has went fallow over several generations in Rhode Island and several other states. Most of the top level predators-cougars, bears, wolves- were also extirpated by the colonizers. By all accounts the eastern woods are now teaming with game, turkey, deer etc. And the only real predator pressure are packs of coyotes (not native to the area but moved in when the wolves were killed I might add) and human hunters. Now, if you were a predator able to evade detection next to highly urban areas you would have a banquet on your hand on the east coast with virtually nil competition from other predators.
Might we in fact be witnessing an expansion of their range into these eastern forests? If not expansion perhaps an increase in their number due to lack of comp?
Predators are highly mobile and opportunistic (in fact a wolf recently was tracked coming into CA recently), I just wish the show addressed some of these questions and not the usual blobsquatches and tired "ghost hunter" type antics.
I enjoyed the last night. It seems they are showing more of the personalities of the investigators. Renae is certainly coming off softer, nicer and more open to the possibility of Bigfoot. I really thought Cliff was humorous.
ReplyDeleteKeeping in mind it's for entertainment I like it a lot better this year. I would love it if a huge Bigfoot would jump out just once right in front of the camera and all of them. I'd love to see that filmed. I like the changes they've made,it's a lot better than last year in my humble opinion.
I love the part about the Barred Owl. Cliff was very entertaining.
Sciatic Pain I agree and Alpha Dog thanks for that information.
ReplyDeleteIf you click on the link above which takes you to Cliff's field notes there is the video and you can see the dark shape at the 5-7second mark. Renae proved she could duplicate the stride so she was doubtful and of course all the the others suspected it was possibly a juvenile Sasquatch which was predictable. LOL
ReplyDeleteI certainly agree that Cliff should host the show,or have a show of his own.
ReplyDeleteI also like the idea of guest researchers,biologists,anthropologists,etc.
Finding Bigfoot is what it is,and I don't mind the show,I'm wishing something more in depth was available.
I've always liked Cliff.He explains things very well,he's intelligent and I always see that sparkle of wonder in his eyes.
To SciaticPain. I think this is an astute observation on your part. I have wondered the same myself. Not only eastern, but here in the midwest also. I know that Michigan's forest where cleared by the turn of the 20th century. I grew up deer hunting in Northern Michigan in the late 60s to mid 70s, and the deer hunting was not good then. Now the state is overgrown in forest again and the deer and other animals abound, and Bald Eagles, something I never saw as a youngster are now common. I would not be a bit surprised that the Bigfoot population has prospered as well.
ReplyDeleteChuck in Ohio
Great point about the possibility of the Sasquatch population increasing. I have been thinking about that lately because I made an interesting observation about the show the other day. It seems like more often than not, the site that the crew scouts out ends up delivering responses to vocalizations. This could be due to great scouting, or maybe we can assume that the population is denser putting more Sasquatch within earshot of one another.
DeleteTo Chuck in Ohio: I hear ya man. I live in southern Michigan, 10 miles from the Indiana border. When I was a kid, I'd see deer or pheasant once in a great while, and it was a treat. Now, I see blue herons, eagles, we got coyotes around here now, the pheasants are coming back and I see loads of wild turkeys. And we got deer up the yingyang. Seriously, we got WAY too many deer. And, several years ago, my folks saw a cougar cross the road in front of them. Something is definitely going on.
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