Turkey hunting: Lets raise a little Heck

[MikePal]

It appears I’ve become the brunt of some uncalled for criticism for my being an active member on this forum. It is beyond my reasoning why fellow sportsman belonging to a community forum feel to need to disrespect and demean each other constantly.

To set the record straight…

I’ve been on this forum long before it’s present birth, if I remember correctly I hit the gate running with a bunch of posts transferred across from the old forum in 2008.

My forum statistics say I have a 5.8 posts per day average….After 10 yrs those add but in reality is I pretty much only post in the early morning and if I'm participating in a good debate. . I get up at 4:00 and read the news papers (5-6 daily) and if I see something of interest, I’ll start a thread and post it with the hope some members find it interesting and it stimulates conversation and hopefully keeps the forum alive and active.

Since I’m retired and at home 24/7, I have lots of time to do things I like, but thanks for your concern as to how I spend my time, although it’s none of your business and baffles me why you think it is.

As for being a ‘wannabe’…

I retired to a 100 acre hobby farm in 2001 that gives me access 24/7 to over 400 acres of prime hunting land in by back yard and I’ve built a nice 200 yd shooting range just outside my kitchen door.

I hunt every season, fill all my own tags every year as well as put the majority of the deer up on the pole at camp. I hunt, a lot…my wife will attest to it in writing if you want.

I’m on my range 2-3 time a week shooting this time of the year. I make my own bullets, I reload and I just plain like shooting so I’m active and like to participate in topics that involve those hobbies.

As for being an ‘insecure person’ needing “validation”;

Since you don’t know me , I don’t see how you feel justified in making that call…there are a bunch of members on the forum who have meet me and shared breakfast with GW and I over the past few years. I don’t think anyone who’d categorize either him or I as being insecure or requiring any validation


Apparently long posts offend some of you , so I’ll end it here by saying.

This forum is a community of outdoors people who are here to share our ideas and have healthy conversations and respectful debates on the topics we have common interest in. If you don’t want to contribute positively and find you don’t like those who you’re sitting at the table with, do us all a favour just excuse yourself and leave quietly.

[MikePal]

To add:

There have been a few threads lately that have said the forum is failing. I agree…and it’s because of people like the ones on this thread who feel the need to slam each other constantly. The same ones who don’t actively participate in the forum (two of you haven’t even started 10 threads between you in the past 2 yrs) and post primarily derogatory and antagonistic comments.

I think you should be looking in the mirror to see who has inadequacies and feel the need to sit behind a keyboard and make demeaning and disparaging comments to other members.

[Fox]

Greatwhite, Mike, anytime you guys want to do breakfast you are more than welcome at my table. Lots of eggs here (sorry Mike ), and good stories about hunting, family and quite a few heated debates. Line052, you can join us too, the little one will be more than happy to spend time with you and your beard.

[dilly]

on second thought...I'm out

[greatwhite]

Working 80 and 90 hour weeks right now but taking time off the long weekend to do some camping and fishing on the long weekend. Working and cutting fire wood in the evening.

Greatwhite, Mike, anytime you guys want to do breakfast you are more than welcome at my table. Lots of eggs here (sorry Mike ), and good stories about hunting, family and quite a few heated debates. Line052, you can join us too, the little one will be more than happy to spend time with you and your beard.

[I_cant_fish]

It appears I’ve become the brunt of some uncalled for criticism for my being an active member on this forum. It is beyond my reasoning why fellow sportsman belonging to a community forum feel to need to disrespect and demean each other constantly.

To set the record straight…

I’ve been on this forum long before it’s present birth, if I remember correctly I hit the gate running with a bunch of posts transferred across from the old forum in 2008.

My forum statistics say I have a 5.8 posts per day average….After 10 yrs those add but in reality is I pretty much only post in the early morning and if I'm participating in a good debate. . I get up at 4:00 and read the news papers (5-6 daily) and if I see something of interest, I’ll start a thread and post it with the hope some members find it interesting and it stimulates conversation and hopefully keeps the forum alive and active.

Since I’m retired and at home 24/7, I have lots of time to do things I like, but thanks for your concern as to how I spend my time, although it’s none of your business and baffles me why you think it is.

As for being a ‘wannabe’…

I retired to a 100 acre hobby farm in 2001 that gives me access 24/7 to over 400 acres of prime hunting land in by back yard and I’ve built a nice 200 yd shooting range just outside my kitchen door.

I hunt every season, fill all my own tags every year as well as put the majority of the deer up on the pole at camp. I hunt, a lot…my wife will attest to it in writing if you want.

I’m on my range 2-3 time a week shooting this time of the year. I make my own bullets, I reload and I just plain like shooting so I’m active and like to participate in topics that involve those hobbies.

As for being an ‘insecure person’ needing “validation”;

Since you don’t know me , I don’t see how you feel justified in making that call…there are a bunch of members on the forum who have meet me and shared breakfast with GW and I over the past few years. I don’t think anyone who’d categorize either him or I as being insecure or requiring any validation


Apparently long posts offend some of you , so I’ll end it here by saying.

This forum is a community of outdoors people who are here to share our ideas and have healthy conversations and respectful debates on the topics we have common interest in. If you don’t want to contribute positively and find you don’t like those who you’re sitting at the table with, do us all a favour just excuse yourself and leave quietly.

no one disagrees with the fact that you could know what youre doing, or how you can pack your own bullets, shoot the biggest deer catch the most fish... sure I bet you can... but in my experience with your posts over the years you like to pat yourself on the back a lot, and let everyone know how good you really are... some people need that whether its lack of self confidence or simply low self esteem... this site is a great booster for people like that...

keep on posting what you know and what you can do... i'm super interested!

cheers!

[MikePal]

but in my experience with your posts over the years you like to pat yourself on the back a lot, and let everyone know how good you really are... some people need that whether its lack of self confidence or simply low self esteem... this site is a great booster for people like that...

...are you saying all those quys that are posting their 'Hunt Success' threads in the Turkey Forum are lacking self esteem and just looking for a pat on the back ??

If you knew me, you'd know I haven't got in issue with low confidence or self esteem, quit the contrary, so I think you read that wrong...LOL

edit add: I mentioned your comment to my wife, she got a good chuckle, she figures it the Dr Phil influence...everyone nowadays is a wannabe, like to give people labels...definitely a generational thing.

She's right; when you're at camp and there was that one guy who likes to tell his stories a lot you just accept that he is talkative....no one every suggested that he lacked self confidence and suffered from low self esteem....LOL..

[I_cant_fish]

...are you saying all those quys that are posting their 'Hunt Success' threads in the Turkey Forum are lacking self esteem and just looking for a pat on the back ??

If you knew me, you'd know I haven't got in issue with low confidence or self esteem, quit the contrary, so I think you read that wrong...LOL

edit add: I mentioned your comment to my wife, she got a good chuckle, she figures it the Dr Phil influence...everyone nowadays is a wannabe, like to give people labels...definitely a generational thing.

She's right; when you're at camp and there was that one guy who likes to tell his stories a lot you just accept that he is talkative....no one every suggested that he lacked self confidence and suffered from low self esteem....LOL..

just an observation... if you were confident you really have no need to explain yourself.... just keep doin what you're doin fella!

[seabast]

Not sure how I HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT. I have asked a simple question as to why some get upset about shooting a Turkey off the roost. One person essentially said I was not a hunter because I have not gotten out much the past year. Do some of us post a lot yes we do, and I can tell you are inferring to many he in Ottawa area. I have looked at thousands of posts on here from those you are referencing and I cannot seem to find a really bad post.

You do realize that if you do not want to be involved in the discussion you don't have to be, I am guessing, no sorry I know as a fact that you are obviously being forced to respond or you would not be so rude nor would you waste your time.

Why is it some people FEEL that if somebody does not follow their ETHICS then they are wrong.

If you want to CALL me out then do it I have nothing to hide or fear!

Interesting!

IMO, you have been called out because of this thread (for example):
https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...y-Course/page5

Despite the fact that many of us gave you some valid reasons with very detailed examples you kept coming back with some very unintelligent replies (i.e. Rabbit course and such....). I couldn't believe it....

We don't have to all agree but when someone as a valid point it's not a bad thing to take it, zip it and move on.

No hard feeling at all, life goes on to the next thread. Lots of good guys around here.

[seabast]

It appears I’ve become the brunt of some uncalled for criticism for my being an active member on this forum. It is beyond my reasoning why fellow sportsman belonging to a community forum feel to need to disrespect and demean each other constantly.

To set the record straight…

I’ve been on this forum long before it’s present birth, if I remember correctly I hit the gate running with a bunch of posts transferred across from the old forum in 2008.

My forum statistics say I have a 5.8 posts per day average….After 10 yrs those add but in reality is I pretty much only post in the early morning and if I'm participating in a good debate. . I get up at 4:00 and read the news papers (5-6 daily) and if I see something of interest, I’ll start a thread and post it with the hope some members find it interesting and it stimulates conversation and hopefully keeps the forum alive and active.

Since I’m retired and at home 24/7, I have lots of time to do things I like, but thanks for your concern as to how I spend my time, although it’s none of your business and baffles me why you think it is.

As for being a ‘wannabe’…

I retired to a 100 acre hobby farm in 2001 that gives me access 24/7 to over 400 acres of prime hunting land in by back yard and I’ve built a nice 200 yd shooting range just outside my kitchen door.

I hunt every season, fill all my own tags every year as well as put the majority of the deer up on the pole at camp. I hunt, a lot…my wife will attest to it in writing if you want.

I’m on my range 2-3 time a week shooting this time of the year. I make my own bullets, I reload and I just plain like shooting so I’m active and like to participate in topics that involve those hobbies.

As for being an ‘insecure person’ needing “validation”;

Since you don’t know me , I don’t see how you feel justified in making that call…there are a bunch of members on the forum who have meet me and shared breakfast with GW and I over the past few years. I don’t think anyone who’d categorize either him or I as being insecure or requiring any validation


Apparently long posts offend some of you , so I’ll end it here by saying.

This forum is a community of outdoors people who are here to share our ideas and have healthy conversations and respectful debates on the topics we have common interest in. If you don’t want to contribute positively and find you don’t like those who you’re sitting at the table with, do us all a favour just excuse yourself and leave quietly.

I don't always agree with you but I think you are a respectable guys. I would think most of us think so....