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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: CP on December 02, 2009, 10:03:44 AM
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Never been there but I want to give it try. I see on WDWF site that hunting is restricted to fixed blinds. Do I need a boat to get to those blinds. How far of a boat ride are they?
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you do need a boat as far as i can remember and it has to be small in order to get under the walking bridges.
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I have a 10 foot john and a 17 foot Arima. Sounds like a job for the john boat, which mean I’m rowing. How far is the row?
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depends on the blind you get or pick. the clearance the last time i hunted it was about 2 1/2 to 3 feet under the bridges. after you get out of the walking area and into the lake its probably anywhere from 100 yds to 4 or 500 yds to some of the blinds
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at the moment you dont need a boat because they did not flood the lake this year. the waterlevel is low enough that you can get to just about every blind if you have a good pair of chest waders. but be carefull there are ditces that are really deep. i found that out the hard way. i went last week and the deepest it got was about 5 inches below the top of my waders. i would recomend going around noon the first time u head up there. by that time most of the morning hunters should be gone and its alot easier to explore and find the blinds
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well i guess im guilty, i was just looking on thw wdfw web site and this is what it says about boats
Fishing year-round, but no boat/ floating devices on lake during hunting season. Hunting on lake from blinds only.
My mistake. glad i havnt been there yet this year.
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u can use boats. you just have to use them as transportation only during the hunting season, but with the waterlevel right now i wouldent even bother with one
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you do need a boat as far as i can remember and it has to be small in order to get under the walking bridges.
There are no walking bridges anywhere on the lake!
as far as the lake level goes...It has a management drawdown every five years to enhance vegatation growth, re-oxygenate the lake etc. etc...It fills up naturally...never artificially flooded..
You can use your boat now on the lake, its level is near to a mid october level... You will want oars as your outdrive will get gunged up with weeds, but I would use it till that happens..
There are not that many birds there...a bunch of coots and widgeon always rafted up and scattered mallards....The barley fields are lacking any real barley crop, just a bunch of weeds and a few barley heads here and there....I predict quite a few less birds in the area once they find out the fields are full of weeds insted of barley...
Also, if you are planning on hunting this week or the weekend be prepared for the shallower parts to be iced over in the morning hours..
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depends on the blind you get or pick. the clearance the last time i hunted it was about 2 1/2 to 3 feet under the bridges. after you get out of the walking area and into the lake its probably anywhere from 100 yds to 4 or 500 yds to some of the blinds
Full of great info aint ya :bash:
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moron, the last thing you want to do is bash somebody for your first post! >:( >:( >:( we dont need people like you on this site.
spur is full of good information, however he lives on the eastern side of the state and obviously confused lake terrell with another lake that he has hunted, or hasnt been to terrell in a while. he was wrong about the bridges but correct about the distance to the blinds.
now you can shut up and crawl back into the hole you came out of :stup:
way to welcome him to the site with a derogatory name!
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depends on the blind you get or pick. the clearance the last time i hunted it was about 2 1/2 to 3 feet under the bridges. after you get out of the walking area and into the lake its probably anywhere from 100 yds to 4 or 500 yds to some of the blinds
I believe you are confusing Lake Terrell with its near Ferndale neighbor, Tennant (sp.?) Lake.
To hunt with decoys you need to use one of the established blinds and yes, most years a boat is the best way to do it. However, a few of the blinds are wadeable to, but you need to do some scouting. Listen to Skyhigh, I believe that guy knows his stuff.
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One added point. If you wade into a blind on Lake Terrell, you'll need a dog to retrieve your ducks, so that is where a boat is handy. No need to pay any attention to Skyhigh if you know how to swim as there are many ditches awaiting the unwary wading hunter. I suspect that he digs them during the low water every five years. :chuckle:
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Thanks to everyone that provided LT information. I’ll throw the Jon boat in the truck and hopefully I can get up there in the next day or two to check it out.
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now if the guy had said something in a sarcastic and chuckled at the end of his post, then i would have not used the term moron, however there was no implied humor in his post, granted written word is harder to understand because there is no inflections in voice, but what i got from his post
Full of great info aint ya :bash:
i have to take his statement as is, that he is sarcastically degrading a member of this site, so you too can keep your yap shut unless you are going to defend members of this site.
I have a feeling that Meat's comment may be a carryover in response to a discussion from a previous thread where Spur stole some pictures from a guide service, claimed they were his own, and was then caught trying to back peddle out of the lies. Some members called him out on it, including the owner of the pictures who was then told by the administrator of this forum to shut his mouth and that defending his own photos was none of his business.
I can see why someone would be irritated but stuff like this...
RW
Dude, give it a fricken rest!
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Never hunted Terrell, but done some archery shooting there, and there are some blinds you can get to by walking, some out in the middle of the lake too. Let us know how you do if you hunt it!
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I went up and checked it out this morning. The water level is all the way up. The rain over the last weekend filled it up. One guy out in the middle blind with not much going on. It is starting to freeze up, so by this weekend, you will be breaking ice by the hunting area. It is supposed to get down to 1 degree by next Friday with a good wind chill factor, so it may not be worth hunting.
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so you too can keep your yap shut unless you are going to defend members of this site.
wow! Mr Elliott where did you get your internet cop degree at? You sure do like telling everyone how to act and speak....Thanks for the laugh!
No need to pay any attention to Skyhigh if you know how to swim as there are many ditches awaiting the unwary wading hunter. I suspect that he digs them during the low water every five years. :chuckle:
Oldguy Ken.....
you should have gone out there during the extreme low water and you to would learn how to stay dry when crossing those ditches.....but since it appears you have not done so, I'll help you out the next time we meet...
For others.......there are only two ditches one on the east side and one on the west side...The east side runs north/south and does a ninety and runs east west on the northern side..
The west side ditch also runs north/south and does a ninety also, but on the south end....
Listen to Skyhigh, I believe that guy knows his stuff.
ahh Tom, your gonna make my head get big and puffy......I just hate stupid people reading stupid things off the internet and then doing stupid things out in the field making us all look stupid..
You would shed a tear seeing the areas now...
i couldn't find the blind map, but when you go up there it shows you where all of the blinds are.(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/12147/Picture%204.jpg)
i know that there about 25 or so blinds and i know i didnt tag them all but the little islands marked with red dots have blinds on them and i may have made up some blinds as well, there are a few good islands you can sit behind and pass shoot but you can only hunt over decoys while you are in the pit blind.
You better move your red line down a little lower, like an inch...Wouldnt want someone internet scouting and coming on here blaming you for giving them bogus information that cost them a ticket...But ya know it would be their own stupid fault for relying on stupid information from the internet..
For safety sake, your pass shooting, while sitting behind certain islands will cause a possible accident and will result the entire lake to be revisited for certain regulations...As it stands now, the blinds are situated with specific shooting lanes to allow the most usability and safety for a small area...Actions like you stated will force the state into drastic and major changes...It has worked for years dont screw it up for just a duck!
While hunting on the lake, just find a blind, set some decoys out and shoot the birds that are committed to your spread! Pretty simple huh?
The water level is all the way up. The rain over the last weekend filled it up.
As stated in a previous post the level is at a mid October level..It can take another 12-18 inches to fill it up to normal December levels...Approx. about 3-4 more inches of rainfall will accomplish this....
Your correct on the ice, most liekly wont be worth the effort after a few more days...and the barely fields will be eaten up in a matter of minutes, as there are way more weeds than barely this year! It will really suck for the birds that have relied on those fields for protein for many many years.... The state sure dropped the ball on farming those fields this year...
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Dude, give it a fricken rest!
It's already been "fricken" rested...dude.
...but thanks for your brilliant insight on the matter.
RW
Sorry, I posted that before I finished reading the thread, sorry.
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Skyhigh
As stated in a previous post the level is at a mid October level..It can take another 12-18 inches to fill it up to normal December levels...Approx. about 3-4 more inches of rainfall will accomplish this....
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Skyhigh, you over looked the fact that I stated that I went there this morning, scouting my friend is key. I wasn't trying to lead you on. Other info wasn't bad. Have faith brother. Here are some pics from TODAY.
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Hey Elliot, ya need a hug little fella.
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Skyhigh, you over looked the fact that I stated that I went there this morning, scouting my friend is key. I wasn't trying to lead you on. Other info wasn't bad. Have faith brother. Here are some pics from TODAY.
wasnt saying you were leading me on..You stated that the lake was "full"...I stated it needs approx 3-4 more inches of rainfall to "fill" it up to normal December levels...It is far from "full"
The lake as it stands now is about 12-18 inches below normal levels..
I was there TODAY also (twice AM and PM)... did not overlook that fact you stated you were there...your preaching to the choir about scouting being the key, thats why we will not cross paths with decoys in tow there anytime soon..huh?
Hey Elliot, ya need a hug little fella.
Watch out Meats...He is gonna complain to that moderator that writes in CAPITOL letters that your trying to hit on em..
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Nope, won't be hunting it unless there is nasty wind to blow the birds off the bay. You could have had a decent coot shoot today. The bay even looked a little empty today.
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so you too can keep your yap shut unless you are going to defend members of this site.
He is. He was defending me :IBCOOL:
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Is Elliott a moderator or just a forum Nazi ?
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Elliot is a hunter just like the rest of us who doesnt want people to get so uptight and freak out about ridiculous things.... and he doesnt want people to be jerks on here as do the rest of us. all of this just needs to stop now!!! it is ridiculous!!!!
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you know what im done with :mor: if your gonna flame me, pm me dont start throwing :crap: and :stirthepot: on other peoples threads
no kidding!!! I am backing you up with my last comment... this is just ridiculous....
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you know what im done with :mor: if your gonna flame me, pm me dont start throwing :crap: and :stirthepot: on other peoples threads
no kidding!!! I am backing you up with my last comment... this is just ridiculous....
It is ridicoulus guys! Doc here has a problem as he is only a member from the other thread to stir the pot! I hope he gets banned as he only came here to threaten people with lawer :crap:!!!
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yeah i saw that thanks bro
very welcome! I just want people to just stop this...
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you know what im done with :mor: if your gonna flame me, pm me dont start throwing :crap: and :stirthepot: on other peoples threads
no kidding!!! I am backing you up with my last comment... this is just ridiculous....
It is ridicoulus guys! Doc here has a problem as he is only a member from the other thread to stir the pot! I hope he gets banned as he only came here to threaten people with lawer :crap:!!!
agreed 100% this is done now. people being like this on here is not what this website is about...
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Are the birds even moving around up that way right now? I know down here it is really slow.
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At first light, first 1/2 hour there are birds flying, but it seems to die very quickly. Shoot good and you can limit, if you decided to wait it out, it might be a long day in the blind. Not much moving from what I could see later in the day. Occasional flocks, enough to get some excited. Need the weather to get them stired up. Wind would be nice without several inches of rain in a day.
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Yeah that's what I figured. We started fishing till the weather comes back.
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Snowman it's slow out that way?
I've seen alot flying in the woodinville/Redmond area the past couple days. I know it unhuntable but went by willows run the other day and there was two huge flocks of geese looking to come down(couple hundred birds). Would be fun to setup right on the golf course :chuckle:
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My buddy works for woodinville water dist. and he has said the same thing. He married a farmers daughter in the Duvall-Carnation Valley, where they own land and it has been dead. Fishing been decent out at my place. Headen out again tommorow.
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I'd have a hard time deciding what to shoot the geese or the golf balls!! :chuckle:
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I'd have a hard time deciding what to shoot the geese or the golf balls!! :chuckle:
ha ha ha :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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you know what im done with :mor: if your gonna flame me, pm me dont start throwing :crap: and :stirthepot: on other peoples threads
dude, loosen up! Take a chill pill...........Your red line is still in-correct in your posted picture...Your welcome to PM if you have specific questions about LT
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Doc here has a problem as he is only a member from the other thread to stir the pot! I hope he gets banned as he only came here to threaten people with lawer
100% Incorrect ! ! !
I didn't threaten anybody with anything. Please go to that thread and read what I actually wrote, and not what you think I wrote.
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Man this thread is rich. You waterfowlers are an uptight bunch arent ya? You guys need to take up coyote hunting or something.
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as good a place as any I suppose... appologize for the thread jack of sorts.
Anyone heading out to terrell this weekend up for company plus one? My calling ain't that great, no dog, no boat, only ever done duck on private property... big one for me would be learnin the ethics and calling.
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as good a place as any I suppose... appologize for the thread jack of sorts.
Anyone heading out to terrell this weekend up for company plus one? My calling ain't that great, no dog, no boat, only ever done duck on private property... big one for me would be learnin the ethics and calling.
You will probably get some skewed exposure to ethics on Terrell. Some novice and some not, lots of calling. People will try calling the birds off your spread, sky busting, etc. Tight quarters, so it can be a challenging hunt. I would see if there might be any open water on Slater and hit a few spots.
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If you can I think during the week would probably be a little better.
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as good a place as any I suppose... appologize for the thread jack of sorts.
Anyone heading out to terrell this weekend up for company plus one? My calling ain't that great, no dog, no boat, only ever done duck on private property... big one for me would be learnin the ethics and calling.
You will probably get some skewed exposure to ethics on Terrell. Some novice and some not, lots of calling. People will try calling the birds off your spread, sky busting, etc. Tight quarters, so it can be a challenging hunt. I would see if there might be any open water on Slater and hit a few spots.
That's why I want to go with someone... probably better to start unlearning some bad habits now then make a couple of folks angry in the future.
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That is why I purchased a boat, so I can put some distance from the other guys. A little more elbow room per say.
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That is why I purchased a boat, so I can put some distance from the other guys. A little more elbow room per say.
on my to do list, though lots of things ahead of that.
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What's going on here? People are actually being civil? :chuckle:
No antagonising. You will get them going again.
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Skyhigh, I did go out when the lake was low; during the blind brushing and several times after. I haven't fallen victim to the "deadly ditch" syndrome yet but I don't usually wade the lake if the boat will do the job. Another problem for newbies is that you might find it interesting recovering your decoys if you toss them out in front of an island with a blind on it and they end up over a depression so that you can't approach them without filling your waders.
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Skyhigh, I did go out when the lake was low; during the blind brushing and several times after. I haven't fallen victim to the "deadly ditch" syndrome yet but I don't usually wade the lake if the boat will do the job. Another problem for newbies is that you might find it interesting recovering your decoys if you toss them out in front of an island with a blind on it and they end up over a depression so that you can't approach them without filling your waders.
You just sounded a bit confused about the ditches and what I was saying, matter of fact, I think you stated that what I say shouldnt be listened to.... or something like that... I am glad you got out there and walked the lake bed when it was dry, the best time to have done it would have been the first part of Septemeber, everything would have been obvious and the ways around those ditches for a guy in waders....heck, even for an old guy...
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I checked it out yesterday. The lake level seemed high to me but it was the first time I’ve ever seen it. There were lots of hunters and I didn’t see a single duck, just a few coots. I just observed from the shoreline; didn’t think it was a good idea to go rowing around on a sight seeing trip while everyone else was hunting. Looks too busy for my tastes, so I’ll keep searching for a better spot.
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Skyhigh,
My comment regarding the ditches advised that " if you can swim" then paying attention to your knowledge of where the ditches are can be disregarded; don't listen, then be prepared to swim.
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Skyhigh,
My comment regarding the ditches advised that " if you can swim" then paying attention to your knowledge of where the ditches are can be disregarded; don't listen, then be prepared to swim.
Ken, I apologize, I read it wrong.........Lately there has been alot of poor information being delivered on the internet about this topic which has got me piped up...I hate it when someone puts bogus/in-accurate information up and then the hoards of interent scouters show up making everyone look stupid...
I have been referring them to the WWA Whatcom chapter, and stating the best time to learn the area is at either the brushing party or the clean-up party, heck I heard the they will even take a guy out during the season that has not made one of these events...God job WWA...
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The best thing about the place is the floating dog crap in the blinds >:( Why do people let their dogs sheet in the blinds.
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That's a result of the sunken blinds on the islands. Who in their right mind would want to climb out of the blind and pull down their waders on top of an island for all the world to see? Take the poo to your local vet to be tested and if it has no tape worms or round worms in it, you'll know that the previous hunter is the culprit.
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That's a result of the sunken blinds on the islands. Who in their right mind would want to climb out of the blind and pull down their waders on top of an island for all the world to see? Take the poo to your local vet to be tested and if it has no tape worms or round worms in it, you'll know that the previous hunter is the culprit.
Thats just not right. Everyone should bag it and pack it out. How would you like if someone or their dog took a steamer on your pourch.
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I doubt he would like it but he certainly didn't say he was leaving his treasures out there. Your response seems like you are challenging him as if he is the guilty party. People wonder how these sort of topics turn negative. Anyway...
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I am doing nothing of the sorts. I'm just stating that to crap in the blind and just leave it, Is wrong in so many ways
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Well you should probably consider a different choice of words next time because that is the way it is easily interpreted. Just stating the obvious - again.
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All I said was crap in the bilind is not right. he stated who want to drop his waders outside for the world to see.( seems to be talking out of experience)
I said it like someone pooping on his porch.
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Let's analyze it. I am not accusing you. So don't get defensive. I am just stating that is seems pretty easy to interpret it exactly as I have declared - because that is how I read it. I think you chose a poor way of communicating what you meant. That's all. I have done it before.
In direct response (immediate) and including a quote you said
How would you like if someone or their dog took a steamer on your pourch.
Now that can be taken as directly speaking to someone specific. Especially when using the quote and especially in direct and immediate response. Pretty easy to do. I agree that you probably didn't mean it that way but this is how these sort of things get out of hand. You don't have to agree but I read this stuff all day long and listen to complaints and the quarrels usually surround wording and discussion just like that. Probably seen it a thousand times.
And that's about all I got to say on that one ;-)
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Ray, you stated this absolutely correctly. When I first started posting on the rock climbing site people "inferred" from my direct manner that I was being some what abusive and combative (which I admit I can be), but I was not trying to be any thing of the nature. I like to kid around and joke, and at times I don't do a good enough of a job of communicating with folks in cyberspace. In cyberspace we miss the hand jesters, facial expressions, voice inflections, etc. that help us so much in communication so there is always room for miscommunication and thus arguments begin. It's too bad that this happens but that is the way it is and only by trying to let the people explain themselves can we over come this tendency to get hackles up and dig in for a low down argument that really should not have happened in the first place, because if 99% of the people on the site met we'd all get along anyway.
Have a good work week everyone,
Sisu
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Ray, you stated this absolutely correctly. When I first started posting on the rock climbing site people "inferred" from my direct manner that I was being some what abusive and combative (which I admit I can be), but I was not trying to be any thing of the nature. I like to kid around and joke, and at times I don't do a good enough of a job of communicating with folks in cyberspace. In cyberspace we miss the hand jesters, facial expressions, voice inflections, etc. that help us so much in communication so there is always room for miscommunication and thus arguments begin. It's too bad that this happens but that is the way it is and only by trying to let the people explain themselves can we over come this tendency to get hackles up and dig in for a low down argument that really should not have happened in the first place, because if 99% of the people on the site met we'd all get along anyway.
Have a good work week everyone,
Sisu
It was over but thanks for your imput Sisu, :crap:
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get hackles up and dig in for a low down argument that really should not have happened in the first place, because if 99% of the people on the site met we'd all get along anyway
I meet many many folks from various fourms, and I gotta say that about 75% I would not want anything more to do with, maybe its just the A-hole in me?
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My post was meant to be a "tongue in cheek" response to blaming some dog for an unwanted blind partner. NO Way would I think of doing a deed in the blind since I am one of the guys who is responsible for cleaning all trash from the blinds at the end of the season as part of the WWA group.
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Ray, you stated this absolutely correctly. When I first started posting on the rock climbing site people "inferred" from my direct manner that I was being some what abusive and combative (which I admit I can be), but I was not trying to be any thing of the nature. I like to kid around and joke, and at times I don't do a good enough of a job of communicating with folks in cyberspace. In cyberspace we miss the hand jesters, facial expressions, voice inflections, etc. that help us so much in communication so there is always room for miscommunication and thus arguments begin. It's too bad that this happens but that is the way it is and only by trying to let the people explain themselves can we over come this tendency to get hackles up and dig in for a low down argument that really should not have happened in the first place, because if 99% of the people on the site met we'd all get along anyway.
Have a good work week everyone,
Sisu
It was over but thanks for your imput Sisu, :crap:
As someone who partakes in illegal activities regularly... I think they have little to stand on when they complain about this matter.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,39646.msg475265.html#msg475265
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http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,39646.msg475265.html#msg475265
now that there is an interesting thread....I had no idea good ol' dirt bag would have done such a no no..He reprimanded me for talking about someone putting dog poop under someones door handles or a salmon carcass inside someones spare tire...I felt so bad I almost enrolled in nun school....
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Here is Dirt Bag explaining why hunting land is shut down.....
http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/showthread.php?t=756988&page=2
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Yeah I guess the lesson is to disrespect people and their property by violating the laws and wishes of the land owners. In addition to that everyone else who walks in is disrespected because they thought that everyone else was going to actually obey the laws or wishes of the land owners and not ride their dirt bikes in. The horror to think that people are decent enough to obey laws instead of bragging about how they feel above the law or that it should not apply to them because they are not who the laws were intended for. Enlightening to say the least.