Hunting partners from social media

[isartw]

There is also the other side to that story .
You would be surprised at the number of young guy's that do not think of gun safety when hunting or even shooting clays at the club.
Things at times seem to change when they get out and actually hunt or shoot targets , they tend to forget about what they learned by taking the hunting course.

Firearms handling course is very short, basic and theoretical. I think this is lack of habit, safe firearm handling must be kind of reflex. When I started taking my twin sons on range they were 7. We practiced in basement with their Savage Rascal like they were GI. Repetition and repetition to build routine is what really works.

[isartw]

Its all in the training. I have hunted with guys old enough to have grand kids with no weapons handling training (ie finger off the trigger, arc of fire, moving in bounds etc) and would never hunt again with them.

Second on that

[JMatthews]

I;ve gone out hunting with quite a number of guys on this forum. Time to get back in touch with some of you and book some more hunts.

[topher]

With all due respect to everyone here,do you really want to go to a remote location with an armed person you don't know? Think about it.

Valid point.. as a precaution I always take a quick snap of the guys license plate.. and text to my wife... if I go missing at least the cops know who to look for... but like everything it's a risk we take in life.. I feel it's a low risk personaly. In my experience I try now to hunt with family men. my wife doesn't like me hunting with women.

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[seabast]

With all due respect to everyone here,do you really want to go to a remote location with an armed person you don't know? Think about it.

No different than hunting public land...

[Fox]

Its all in the training. I have hunted with guys old enough to have grand kids with no weapons handling training (ie finger off the trigger, arc of fire, moving in bounds etc) and would never hunt again with them.

I have been swept by family members who have not been properly trained but had still been legally hunting for 30+ years, safety is safety is safety. I know a lot of 10 year olds who are a lot safer than a lot of 60 year olds, but I also know that is has everything to do with how you learn. I grill people all the time over gun safety, no screwing around when you have a gun in your hands.

[trimmer21]

No different than hunting public land...

Whomever happens to be hunting public land at the same time as you,you have no control over. Chosing with whom you hunt,you do. There's a huge difference.

[Species8472]

Helps to golf with them first. Less dangerous and if personalities clash everyone goes their separate ways at the end of the round.

[skypilot]

I have hunted with close to twenty from the OOD forum here, mostly deer/gun and yotes, even a motorcycle ride or three.

Never had a bad experience, met a bad person or had a poor hunt. All were 1st class gentlemen, excellent hunters and now good friends.

You know who you are.........

[rf2]

I've gone out hunting/ATVing with one member from this forum a few times. It worked out well - he was a great guy. Sadly, he seems to have left the forum. I've also met some other forum members for breakfast a couple of times.

So far so good, but I agree that there could be some risk. Stalking their history on this forum is a good start.