This totally comes across as hunter dating. LOL.
I had a friend and a mentor that passed away this spring and I'm not quite out of the neophyte stage so I'm looking for a new hunting partner. I looked through many of the other threads in the section of the forums and didn't find any good matches so I'm putting myself out there.
My bio: 45 year old male, married, have an adult son. Grew up in the Seattle area.
Your bio: Age, gender, family unit, religion, political affiliation, or other discriminators don't matter. Come as you are.
My experience: In my 2nd season.
Your experience: Prefer someone knowledgeable to learn from, but my wife will be happy if you are willing to get help if something goes wrong. If you're going to let me die in the woods, please kindly move along.
My motivation: A healthy wilderness (and wildlife population), fill the freezer. In that order.
Your motivation: Doesn't matter.
My hunting style: Flexible, but want to see more deer than hunters.
Your hunting style: If you spend more time in your truck than in the field, we probably aren't a good match.
Where: Been digitally and physically scouting GMUs 335, 336, 340, and 356. I live and work in Seattle so I need to scout places I can access regularly.
Season: Modern Firearms, but may move to archery down the line. I'm shooting a 0.308 Winchester Model 70 Featherweight.
Other hunting: Elk, interested in upland bird, but have enough on my plate at the moment.
My other interests: Air-cooled VW buses, soccer, backpacking, hiking, & camping, gardening.
Your interests: No requirements from me. Love to hear about other things so you don't have to match up with me on any of these.
A word of caution: I'm definitely towards the socially liberal end of the political spectrum which in my limited experience tends to be uncommon in the hunting community. I don't mind discussing our views on politics, religion, societal norms, and any differences we might have, but I expect a mature, thoughtful, and respectful exchange of facts and opinions from both of us. I'm cool if you're cool.
I think I've covered most of the big stuff. If you're interested after reading all that,
swipe right shoot me a PM with some basic info and we can chat more.
Cheers,
Andrew