North American Hunting Club?

[bosshogg112]

About once a year i get something in the mail from the North American Hunting Club to join them and take part in their hunting field test panel.  Pretty much they want me to field test new gear, give them my opinion of how it worked, and then i would get to keep whatever it was i tested. 

So my question is has any member here ever taken part in this or is it just a scam?  I tried looking online to find out about them and they look legit, but i have always lived by if it is to go to be true it probably is.  Your opinions are appreciated.   

Thanks!

[mfswallace]

There legit, you just don't really get to field test much very often.....   
In 4 yrs I have got a knife....

[pat riotic]

i signed up about a year ago aswell, never gt anything...oh well

[bosshogg112]

Well this is discouraging to hear, i wonder if their is a way to get on the short list so one would receive more stuff to try out?

[lokidog]

I am a life member, about ten years now.  I got a little pack of gun oil to test this year, forgot about responding, that pack is around here somewhere....  Guess I won't get the rifle or Zeiss binos to test.   

[pat riotic]

I am a life member, about ten years now.  I got a little pack of gun oil to test this year, forgot about responding, that pack is around here somewhere....  Guess I won't get the rifle or Zeiss binos to test.   

YA I KNOW RIGHT haha

[PolarBear]

I was a member for 6 or 7 years and never got to test anything, the same with the North American Fishing Club. 

[Widgeondeke]

been a Life member for 18yrs. Never got anything to test: i didn't always sign up every month. I do get decent magazine every month.
They recently just changed the way stuff is handed out. They sub it out to a company started by former employees. They have a list of items with point values. you start with enuff points that you can test something quicker. I even saw that some items are available now (they actually need testers to sign up).
My estimate is that I've gotten my money back with just the magazine.

[pat riotic]

ya its still a great magazine thats no doubt!

[Russ McDonald]

I am a life member too.  Tested a loop bungy chord.  That its it.  The mag  is very good.

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[Bofire]

  Lifer also, I like it, tested a few things, nothing big or expensive. magnetic  Gun holder thing, knife and a flashlight.
Carl

[Atroxus]

I was a member for about a year. I never got anything to test but while I was a member my mail box was inundated with advertisements/promo offers. They also like to send you crap that you have to send back if you don't want it, or you get billed for it. The final straw that caused me to cancel my membership was that they started sending me bills for one of these packages even though I had shipped it back to them. In my opinion the membership is not worth the hassles.

[Huntbear]

About once a year i get something in the mail from the North American Hunting Club to join them and take part in their hunting field test panel.  Pretty much they want me to field test new gear, give them my opinion of how it worked, and then i would get to keep whatever it was i tested. 

So my question is has any member here ever taken part in this or is it just a scam?  I tried looking online to find out about them and they look legit, but i have always lived by if it is to go to be true it probably is.  Your opinions are appreciated.   

Thanks!

Not worth the stamp to send in the reply....  I dislike any company that sends you *censored*, then bills you for it, but you never ordered it..  The magazine is not worth the other crap they do.

[Kola16]

Right when I signed up, they said that they would give me a backpack and a knife for signing up. I never got those. I was a member for 3 years, and all that I got was a packet of seasoning. I did get a nice book from them about elk, but I had to pay for it 

[Hunterman]

I dumped them about 20 years ago.. I too got tired of getting there junk.. The testing aspect is a scam to get subscriptions..Plus their headquaters is in Enland..

Hunterman(Tony)

[bosshogg112]

thanks for the opinions all, guess i will not be sending the card off.

[CAMPMEAT]

I joined them last year. Started sending me unwanted books. They wanted me to send money for the books. Hell no. They threatened to send me to collections if I didn't pay. I think they are a worthless group myself. I told them to shove it and haven't heard a word from them. I also signed up to be a tester, nothing. I think they are only in it for screwing you to get to pay for things you didn't order. As stated in others answers, you'll never be a tester as they advertise.

[Sliverslinger]

I joined them last year. Started sending me unwanted books. They wanted me to send money for the books. Hell no. They threatened to send me to collections if I didn't pay. I think they are a worthless group myself. I told them to shove it and haven't heard a word from them. I also signed up to be a tester, nothing. I think they are only in it for screwing you to get to pay for things you didn't order. As stated in others answers, you'll never be a tester as they advertise.

 
This is exactly what happened to me when I joined them. I want nothing to do with them POS'

[Bowman82]

They just re-did their whole product testing process and I like it.  You can check it out at www.stuffstuff.com  I am a life member and I have tested a few items but nothing real big.  I would say that it is a perk of being a member but not something to join the club for.  I would recommend joining if just for the blogs and articles on the site, plus you get the magazine and for $12 a year that’s a fair deal. 

[Atroxus]

They just re-did their whole product testing process and I like it.  You can check it out at www.stuffstuff.com  I am a life member and I have tested a few items but nothing real big.  I would say that it is a perk of being a member but not something to join the club for.  I would recommend joining if just for the blogs and articles on the site, plus you get the magazine and for $12 a year that’s a fair deal. 

What pushed me away was not so much that I never got to test anything(though that was a small factor). The main reason I dropped my membership and will not renew is the practice of sending crap to members that were not asked for, with the assumption that if they fail to mail it back, or if it gets lost in the mail the member gets billed for it. 

[Gunfire]

Steer clear of them unless you want to get a ton of books and crap you didn't order.  Chances of actually field testing anything is slim to none.

Somehow I though I'd sign up "just to see" and they kept sending me stuff that I would have to return or be charged.  One time they sent me a bill for something never received and then continued to harass me for months.  After a couple letters and phone calls I finally got out of their Club. 

The magazine had a good article on occasion but contained way too much on food plots for whiteys, baiting for bears and turkey hunting.  If it had more muley/elk content I'd give it a better review.

All and all, just throw their garbage where it belongs, in the garbage.

Subscribe to Eastman's or the RMEF.  At least they are legit and will send you a knife or elk call with your subscription. 

[CAMPMEAT]

I'm actually suprised they havent' been shutdown for false advertisements. They must have a loophole and good lawyers to avoid it.

[muzbuster]

I joined them last year. Started sending me unwanted books. They wanted me to send money for the books. Hell no. They threatened to send me to collections if I didn't pay. I think they are a worthless group myself. I told them to shove it and haven't heard a word from them. I also signed up to be a tester, nothing. I think they are only in it for screwing you to get to pay for things you didn't order. As stated in others answers, you'll never be a tester as they advertise.

 
This is exactly what happened to me when I joined them. I want nothing to do with them POS'

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[Eli346]

 I've been a lifer for 22 years. It's so commercialized any more that I wouldn't join up now. I've tested several things but nothing too major except for a climbing tree stand that really is a piece of junk. I've gotten my money's worth out of them several times over but that being said if you look on their forums most of what you'll find is people complaining about the club. That many people can't be wrong!

[steen]

My husband was a life member but you have to micro manage it or u get charged for things if u don't pay attention.  My husband does not.  I finally got him to cancel it.  Even if they sent him something to test he would never take the time to write in about it.  Great for an organized person maybe.

[Maligator]

I've been a life member since 1994...U have to agree about the getting CRAP you didn't ask for and having to send it back. It seems that now they have a super duper "Trophy Life Membership". I keep getting notices in the mail asking me to "upgrade". Those all go into the recycle bin...In all the years I have been a member I received a hunting knife (last year in 2011) to field test. Looked up the knife and it was worth a whopping $18...  Not bad for almost 18 years of waiting. 

The only good thing about mys situation is that I get the magzine free now...I've been a member long enough to more than pay for the dues. IMO, not worth joining and I have no problem sharing that opinion with anyone that asks. 

[Alchase]

I had a similar issue with a military book club I mistakenly became a member of after buying a book from them. They kept sending unordered on wanted books in the mail usually four at a time, then billing you for them. After returning to sender about 10 times with notices to stop sending me things, I went to post office and talked to the post master. He informed me that "anything" that arrives in your mailbox unasked for, now belongs to you free of charge.
I started keeping their books. After many threats of collections they finally stopped. I had about 20 new books, lol.