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Livin’ the Life!

Tue, October 25, 2011

I didn’t want to hijack another blog…and I really didn’t want to even write this, but enough is enough already. 

This is a site that I look forward to reading several time a day.  It’s one of the first things I do when I get in my office and it’s one of the last things I do before I leave early to go hunting.  I’ve really thought long and hard before writing this blog and giving more attention to something which needs to be ignored.  This is not an article to vent, rather an article to “take out the trash” so to speak.  This will be the last time I write anything, post a comment, or remark on a certain someone’s attacks and rants. 

At this point, I think we all know who I am about to write about.  When someone hijacks what I think is the best hunting web site out there, it ticks me off.  I have fallen prey to his ridiculous attacks in the past, but no more.  I will now ignore each and every thing that he writes and encourage you to the same.  His disrespect for hunting, animals, and people has gone too far.  We as hunters work very hard to maintain a good image.  An image of someone who actually cares about the game he or she pursues.  An image of stewardship, conservation, and of family.  When someone tries to ruin that image, I believe it is up to us as hunters to rid that person of his ability to promote…well how should I put this?….Unsportsman-like conduct.  Enough is enough already.  Let him seek his attention elsewhere.  On the latest video post on this site, a coyote is arrowed with what looks like a good, clean, kill shot.  Then the disrespect for animals shows its ugly head.  To pick up a hunter-killed coyote (or any other animal) , say “I taught you a lesson”, then throw the animal on the ground and walk away as to suggest leaving the animal to rot, is far from what sportsmen and women on this site stand for.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of the coyote, but I do respect his life.  Do I want coyotes killing the fawns on my property?  Absolutely not.  However, the coyote is just doing what the coyote was born and bred to do.  He’s a predator.  He eats meat.  I have taken several coyotes in my life with both gun and bow…even got one at 35 yards with my bow while my then 7 year-old daughter videotaped the whole thing.  Boy was she excited!  But we didn’t mock it on video and then throw it on the ground in some tough-guy fashion.  We took it home, skinned it, and made a nice rug out of it.  Disrespect for people on this site is one thing.  People can fight and argue back.  But disrespect for game on a hunting site it completely unacceptable to me.  Talk about giving our enemies ammunition.  I now understand why I was personally attacked for writing an article pointing out how things have changed in hunting TV.  I think it’s time we end the nonsense once and for all. 

Several of us, me included, have been suckered in by his personal attacks and name-calling.  No more for me, thanks.  I kind of feel like a fool for letting myself get sucked in by this nonsense.  For a while there it sort of entertained me, but now it has gone too far.  It’s gone from funny to….well, whatever it is now. 

In order to not hijack any other blogs, let’s just keep it to this one.  Who’s with me on ignoring the nonsense and getting back to sharing info and learning from one another?  If he posts here, and I’m sure he will, just ignore his posts.  We no longer have to associate ourselves with someone who is filled with ego and disrespect.

Now, I hope things start picking up in the deer woods.  I hear from other hunters that they are seeing more buck movement.  Can’t wait for early November.  Things should really get heated up soon. 

PS-  To whom it may concern, and I believe you know who you are, you could have done something with your videos and maybe even made a few bucks along the way, but your attitude will always keep you down.  I’m sure you have learned a few things along the way that could be helpful to other hunters on this site, but due to your rants, personal attacks, threats of violence, name calling, and general absurdity, no one will ever listen to you again.  I’ve never seen someone be so self-destructive.  So arrogant that you only think that your way is the right way.  Any other method or idea must be from that of a fool.  Truly sad.  Seriously, what happened that you turned into this?  I’ve met so many people that visit this site and every one of them are solid people, yet you seem to have an issue with each and every one of them.  Is it seriously just the attention that you seek?  You’re willing to sacrifice reputation for attention?  Very sad indeed.

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