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I am fairly new to the site and haven't been able to figure out how to post pics or stories from my Android . Thinking of asking pianoman next time I see him in person. Tried to post my story of my trip up to swift channel last Saturday and couldn't figure it out. Only let's me respond to what other members post. Also because it's intimidating how some members bust your butt on your post sometimes. For instance the bigfoot post. I'm am very interested on the subject and wish people who arnt would keep it to themselves instead of ridiculing and making fun of those who are on any subject. I feel it's more of finding friends who share common interests and thoughts more then debating and justifying everything about onself. This is just my worth. Other then that it's a great site. I have learned a lot since I joined
Quote from: Bigapplediams73 on August 15, 2017, 03:37:06 PMI am fairly new to the site and haven't been able to figure out how to post pics or stories from my Android . Thinking of asking pianoman next time I see him in person. Tried to post my story of my trip up to swift channel last Saturday and couldn't figure it out. Only let's me respond to what other members post. Also because it's intimidating how some members bust your butt on your post sometimes. For instance the bigfoot post. I'm am very interested on the subject and wish people who arnt would keep it to themselves instead of ridiculing and making fun of those who are on any subject. I feel it's more of finding friends who share common interests and thoughts more then debating and justifying everything about onself. This is just my worth. Other then that it's a great site. I have learned a lot since I joinedP-man, is a good source for assistance. As far as the Bigfoot thread, it has been around for many years and yea, we'd apprecite any info you can contribute. It does seem at times that we dont take it serious but we do. We have developed a bit of humor over the years as a way for us that have kept it alive to remain. To understand it you'd have to read it from the beginning.Don't hesitate to ask with questions in the BF thread or anywhere on here.
My : Anonymity doesn't work well. I use my real name on every forum to check myself; as self-regulation, to keep me in-line. Requiring real names in profiles might discourage some bad behavior. Keep "cool" handles/avatars, but have real names in users' profiles. I have no instance where using my real name compromised my privacy. For me, personal responsibility is more important than the privacy of using a screen name.
I've been thinking on this topic a lot lately ever since coach posted that he was tired of the garbage and hanging it up. I pretty much hung it up after my elk hunt last year. We had an amazing deer season with multiple bucks over 180 inches. I didn't share any of it and some of those hunts were pretty Epic. After my elk hunt last year I received the message from a certain member and basically accused me of using a rifle instead of my bow. I dumped so much Blood Sweat and Tears into that hunt made me sad more than mad that there are people in this world that think like that. this forum is continually spiraling downward because all of the members that made this place what it is have moved on because of just a few trolls. It's a private site so I truly believe that there doesn't need to be a reason to ban someone. If they don't add anything to the quality of the place just get rid of them.I still do not plan on offering much as far as advice and discussion on Topics but I have decided that I am going to share my hunting season this year as it's a pretty good one. WA, CO, WY, lots of ID tags, and my daughter's first hunting season. I believe that if more of us share then it might right the ship a bit. I don't blame any of are major contributors for going other places as I think all of us have gotten pretty burnt out. When you spend a lot of time in the field and you put a lot of animals on the ground it is sometimes difficult to stomach comments from people that you know produce far less in the field than you, or has even never done something or used something and they're trying to tell you that you are wrong and it just gets tiresome. You think you are adding quality information and entertainment but when you get trolled around every corner really makes a guy second guess that and think why bother. I need to be part of the solution though and by leaving that's not what I'm doing. If I get trolled a bunch like I did last year then I think all hope is lost and I'll just move on.Dale, Josh, Doug, and some of the other mods have done an amazing job for all of us and they deserve better from their community. This place has been a major influence in my life and some of my very best friends to this day I have met only because of this forum. I guess what I'm trying to say is as much as you guys piss me off I might post a picture to this year
Quote from: cboom on August 15, 2017, 09:07:05 AMQuote from: JL on August 14, 2017, 11:47:51 PMI just viewed a thread with 17 replies of a Mule Deer's C and B's titled "Guess How Big?" A few days before, I had posted reply pics of a 4X4 NE Mule Deer in the 2017 Velvet post in this same deer section, which received no responses? I did this ONLY because people in this thread suggested sharing more. I was encouraged to contribute. I don't know, did I offend someone, share too much, come across as bragging or something? Seriously... not sure? I found the testicles and sheath thing almost funny, but found it more fitting for a bar/saloon type of atmosphere, personally... I think others would agree, but nobody wants to step up and take the lashing. The poster is a supporter after all. I spend my free time running mountain tops and going deep, work hard for everything. Real hard. I'm sure many of you are more interested in those experiences, but why would I want to share that? This is my real direct take on hunt WA at this time. Really makes me not want to post and forces me to question the general caliber of hunter/sportsmen on here. So wah wah wah, nobody commented on a stupid trail cam photo of a deer and wah wah wah they're talking about deer testicles. Well, sorry, I'd just prefer something with the reversed preference. Call it more tasteful and appropriate too.Several years ago on here you probably wouldn't have seen this. The quality of posts have gone way down hill. The quality posters have mostly left because the type that thinks a pic of a deers sack is funny took over. Sad, this was a sight that a lot of knowledge was passed around. Not so much anymore. .Says something when more people will post about a deers twig and berries than will post about a picture of a nice buck's head gear. I personally was not offended by the twig and berry photo and could care less that it was posted. I just think your observation about what post get responses and which ones don't is very valid.
Quote from: JL on August 14, 2017, 11:47:51 PMI just viewed a thread with 17 replies of a Mule Deer's C and B's titled "Guess How Big?" A few days before, I had posted reply pics of a 4X4 NE Mule Deer in the 2017 Velvet post in this same deer section, which received no responses? I did this ONLY because people in this thread suggested sharing more. I was encouraged to contribute. I don't know, did I offend someone, share too much, come across as bragging or something? Seriously... not sure? I found the testicles and sheath thing almost funny, but found it more fitting for a bar/saloon type of atmosphere, personally... I think others would agree, but nobody wants to step up and take the lashing. The poster is a supporter after all. I spend my free time running mountain tops and going deep, work hard for everything. Real hard. I'm sure many of you are more interested in those experiences, but why would I want to share that? This is my real direct take on hunt WA at this time. Really makes me not want to post and forces me to question the general caliber of hunter/sportsmen on here. So wah wah wah, nobody commented on a stupid trail cam photo of a deer and wah wah wah they're talking about deer testicles. Well, sorry, I'd just prefer something with the reversed preference. Call it more tasteful and appropriate too.Several years ago on here you probably wouldn't have seen this. The quality of posts have gone way down hill. The quality posters have mostly left because the type that thinks a pic of a deers sack is funny took over. Sad, this was a sight that a lot of knowledge was passed around. Not so much anymore. .
I just viewed a thread with 17 replies of a Mule Deer's C and B's titled "Guess How Big?" A few days before, I had posted reply pics of a 4X4 NE Mule Deer in the 2017 Velvet post in this same deer section, which received no responses? I did this ONLY because people in this thread suggested sharing more. I was encouraged to contribute. I don't know, did I offend someone, share too much, come across as bragging or something? Seriously... not sure? I found the testicles and sheath thing almost funny, but found it more fitting for a bar/saloon type of atmosphere, personally... I think others would agree, but nobody wants to step up and take the lashing. The poster is a supporter after all. I spend my free time running mountain tops and going deep, work hard for everything. Real hard. I'm sure many of you are more interested in those experiences, but why would I want to share that? This is my real direct take on hunt WA at this time. Really makes me not want to post and forces me to question the general caliber of hunter/sportsmen on here. So wah wah wah, nobody commented on a stupid trail cam photo of a deer and wah wah wah they're talking about deer testicles. Well, sorry, I'd just prefer something with the reversed preference. Call it more tasteful and appropriate too.