Greetings from Minnesota

[Bowmannate2000]

Hello everyone. My name is Nathan, and I have lived in Minnesota all of my 37 years. I am a husband to a wonderful wife and father to 3 awesome kids (ages 3, 2, 6 months!). Professionally, I am a network administrator (IT) for a school.

I am mostly a whitetail hunter(archery and firearm), but the dream to head west is growing more urgent inside me as the years keep passing me by! I am hoping to plan a pronghorn hunt this year or next, and would love to hunt Mule Deer and Elk in the next 5 years. I have always wanted to do some of these hunts but thought it would be more of a retirement thing. Now as the gray hairs and achy joints become more regular, I am becoming more aware that time is not on my side and want to prioritize hunting more while I have still have decent physical health. Time to set some goals and timelines to make it happen!

I have browsed the Hunt Talk forums from time to time, and decided it was time to be an active participant. I look forward to learning from everyone here, and hope to contribute whatever knowledge I am able to share with others.

Here is a picture to put a face to the name (and also to show off my hunters in training).

 

[JohnCushman]

Welcome!!

 

[homers]

Welcome

 

[MNElkNut]

Welcome fellow Minnesotan! I am from west central MN. Planning western hunts is fun. As an IT admin, I am sure you have some serious computer skills and that will help in your research. If you want some great tools, I use goHunt, OnX Hunt maps, and the state wildlife websites. From there, you can get a lonnnnnng way. Best of luck.

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Welcome aboard!

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Welcome aboard from another Minnesotan, Nathan.

There is a ton of great info here to help you realize your goals.

 

[NoWiser]

Welcome from the South Metro.

 

[Bowmannate2000]

Thanks MNElkNut! I do use onX, but only have MN. Might have to upgrade to Elite next time I renew!

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Welcome aboard from the Rochester area! There is a lot of opportunity to be had!

 

[Pucky Freak]

Skol!

 

[VikingsGuy]

Skol!

Damn - ElkFever2 beat me to the preferred greeting. In the alternative we will have to go with the old time classic, "Velkommen".

 

[sluggo6850]

Welcome from a neighbor in SD! Good luck in your future endeavors! Skol!

 

[MN_Bowhunter4]

Welcome from the South Metro!

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Im going to put this right here

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Had to...Vikings week is usually another Bye week for Da Bears!

 

[Bowmannate2000]

Had to...Vikings week is usually another Bye week for Da Bears!

Good luck with Foles!

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Good luck with Foles!

I'll take a $8 million qb under achieving over a $30 million qb under achieving! Sorry had to!

 

[Bowmannate2000]

I'll take a $8 million qb under achieving over a $30 million qb under achieving! Sorry had to!

Fair point. Also, Foles did win a super bowl! Bears defense has been brutal to the Vikes recently. That D-line is no joke.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Fair point. Also, Foles did win a super bowl! Bears defense has been brutal to the Vikes recently. That D-line is no joke.

Bear's fans are used to not having a QB. There was hope for Trubisky but that quickly dissipated. They have, and always will be a defensive team.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Bear's fans are used to not having a QB. There was hope for Trubisky but that quickly dissipated. They have, and always will be a defensive team.

I would rather have a Turducken as a QB than a Trubisky . . . .