Khunter
Well-known member
thanks for the giggle OrSack.
I used to be from Texas and moved west a long time ago. As a Texan I already understood the importance of building relationships/friendships when I got to Colorado as the key to moving toward to getting help, having friends to share hunts with, etc. You give Texans a bad name being all passive aggressive about it. Every year on the various hunt forums I participate in, there are a few guys who pop up, ask for all kinds of help and then lash out if the world did not stop for them. Then they disappear after blowing their stack. All that tells me is that they fail to see how things work in the real world and cannot be bothered to make adjustments when their assumption of what might work backfires. It is their loss since nobody loses sleep over the loss of a hot headed stranger.
Slow the &^%&%$$# down, soak up some of what Hunt Talk has to offer, participate, and take it from there. Or try other hunt sites if you really think what you said of the hunt talkers. The seasons and the hunt draw deadlines are pretty far away relatively speaking.
BTW the world full of guys who miss the heck out of hunting and yet never pull it together to plan a hunt and do it. Coming on here and saying you miss it means nothing. Serious hunters will simply question why you would just stop hunting. Moving is not an impediment to continued hunting if you really value it.
Be thoughtful about where you should do research, and yes it is YOURS to do, or not and is not all that hard to do. As another poster said, glean some ideas (try state wildlife folks, biologists and officers, and g the hunting draw/success stats many states put online) and build up from there. By the time you get that done you may have built some online and other relationships with hunters in the know who may respond to your queries.
The suggestion about checking out Eastman's magazine, was actually a good one for a guy who has no clue where to start. They highlight and rate hunt areas by species for each state. Better than nothing if starting out with a state hunt regs booklet and a delorme atlas is too daunting for you. Once you have gotten over the hump and done a few western hunts you will realize how silly your original request looks. Quite simply it is NOT THAT HARD to scope out a decent hunt and prep for it. Most of the great intel I have gotten from guys has been good for my psyche to give me confidence that I can do well, but that is about it. You just have to put your boots on the ground.
Good luck
I used to be from Texas and moved west a long time ago. As a Texan I already understood the importance of building relationships/friendships when I got to Colorado as the key to moving toward to getting help, having friends to share hunts with, etc. You give Texans a bad name being all passive aggressive about it. Every year on the various hunt forums I participate in, there are a few guys who pop up, ask for all kinds of help and then lash out if the world did not stop for them. Then they disappear after blowing their stack. All that tells me is that they fail to see how things work in the real world and cannot be bothered to make adjustments when their assumption of what might work backfires. It is their loss since nobody loses sleep over the loss of a hot headed stranger.
Slow the &^%&%$$# down, soak up some of what Hunt Talk has to offer, participate, and take it from there. Or try other hunt sites if you really think what you said of the hunt talkers. The seasons and the hunt draw deadlines are pretty far away relatively speaking.
BTW the world full of guys who miss the heck out of hunting and yet never pull it together to plan a hunt and do it. Coming on here and saying you miss it means nothing. Serious hunters will simply question why you would just stop hunting. Moving is not an impediment to continued hunting if you really value it.
Be thoughtful about where you should do research, and yes it is YOURS to do, or not and is not all that hard to do. As another poster said, glean some ideas (try state wildlife folks, biologists and officers, and g the hunting draw/success stats many states put online) and build up from there. By the time you get that done you may have built some online and other relationships with hunters in the know who may respond to your queries.
The suggestion about checking out Eastman's magazine, was actually a good one for a guy who has no clue where to start. They highlight and rate hunt areas by species for each state. Better than nothing if starting out with a state hunt regs booklet and a delorme atlas is too daunting for you. Once you have gotten over the hump and done a few western hunts you will realize how silly your original request looks. Quite simply it is NOT THAT HARD to scope out a decent hunt and prep for it. Most of the great intel I have gotten from guys has been good for my psyche to give me confidence that I can do well, but that is about it. You just have to put your boots on the ground.
Good luck
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