I came back in here to make my apologies for my earlier tyrade, but it appears I may be too late for that...
Nut,
Thank you that does help a bit.
Delw,
Thanks for your insights, I hope someday to be able to put some of your advise to use.
I doubt I could ever adopt your "devil may care" attitude... I do feel guilty using up part of this world that others might want a share of.
Slydog,
I dwell on this too much, but you're the one with the running count, and seem to remember each incident (some of which I dispute the existence of)???
You give yourself to much credit, to assume you ever did anything to help me... especially when it comes to call making!
I did read too much into your posts here in this thread, I will admit that, but you also confused old and irrelevant issues with this one... which got me even more mad, and I went overboard in my response.
I am sorry for my part of the misunderstanding.
Like Del said, the basics of this game are pretty simple... the dilema I am having is what to do about it if and when a critter comes, and how that will affect others.
Not about whether or not I ever hunt with anyone more experienced, or in anyone's honey hole.
I have never asked anyone to take me out, and I doubt I ever will bother. I already think I know what the answer will be (some won't want to because they just plain won't like me, too).
Go ahead and take your surveys, I'd bet as many people would like me to stay...
Other than when I occasionally butt heads with someone, I am a positive and productive member of the BBs I frequent, I am a proficient writer, and try to be as helpful as I can... posting photos for members, sending call parts to guys like Seldom Ever when he had a problem with bands on his howler, or shipping a young man some materials to make his own call with and a free call to use as a model.
For all of these things, I never asked for anything in return.
We all have our friends here and on other BBs, I don't think this is a popularity contest.
I don't back down, or away, from anything, I will make my apologies for any mistakes I have made, try to learn from them, and then I move onward and upward... you don't reach the summits in life by backing down!
If Moosies asks me to go I will pack my kit and try another mountain, there's 99 other BBs in the top 100!
Jeff