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Heck, I'd trade pulls from a jug with any of ya!!

Life's too short not to....

It is real easy to say no when there is no skin in the game. How about if that hunt was the "Big Five" all expenses paid, no limit. Don't tell me you wouldn't go with a few of the bottom feeders...

hunting is sacred to me ......

It is real easy to say no when there is no skin in the game. How about if that hunt was the "Big Five" all expenses paid, no limit. Don't tell me you wouldn't go with a few of the bottom feeders...

If a person reaches the ignore stage for me, I just treat them as if they were no longer still on the planet.
If they just agitate me, and make me say rude things though, no, I would not hunt with them.
Life is too short to date ugly women, drink cheap whiskey, be a liberal, or hunt with fellows you think are a POS.

Randy;
Good evening to you sir, I trust this finds you and your fine family doing acceptably well.

I've got to say that the closest I've ever felt that I was in the presence of what I took to be God was on a mountain just west of here chasing mulies. The very air was electric somehow - oh and though I can't recall if I killed a buck that day, I surely took a few off of it over the years and it's that moment that remains crystal clear in my increasingly foggy memory.

You and I have - I believe anyway - had some of this conversation previously, but one of the precious things about surviving a few tough experiences in life is the perspective it allows us to gain.

Honestly speaking then Randy, although I'd enjoy having a visit and a beverage of choice with almost anyone here at our cyber 'Fire, the list of those I'd choose to spend time with afield is decidedly brief.

What I personally derive from hunting - and seemingly like a salmon swimming upstream am driven to do - isn't something that I perhaps should or even can share with most people outside my immediate family.

Hopefully that makes sense and doesn't come across as being elitist, nonetheless it's where I've arrived at somehow.

As always it's nice to share ether space with you sir. All the best to you and yours this summer.

Dwayne

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What Sam said... (above) !

Sharing a hunting camp with good men is a "joy". Sharing one with a jerk is torture. It's all about "camaraderie", my friends.

You only go around ONCE in this life... make sure the "trip" is a good one.


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

It's easier to find a good wife than it is a good hunting partner.

several yrs ago i went fishing with a couple of buddy's in one of their boats, off shore. Davey invited a friend of his at the last minute who happened to be drunk. nothing worse than being in a boat 20 miles offshore with a drunk azzhole, Davey had to head in before mikeor i killed that guy.

several yrs ago i went fishing with a couple of buddy's in one of their boats, off shore. Davey invited a friend of his at the last minute who happened to be drunk. nothing worse than being in a boat 20 miles offshore with a drunk azzhole, Davey had to head in before mikeor i killed that guy.

If he provided you with a free hunt?
This subject came up in a conversation last night and it was suggested that the board be asked.

It is real easy to say no when there is no skin in the game. How about if that hunt was the "Big Five" all expenses paid, no limit. Don't tell me you wouldn't go with a few of the bottom feeders...

It's an interesting question. "Unpopular and disliked" in what context? I try my darndest to get along with everybody--even if it means the best thing is to minimize my interactions with them.

That said, if I found myself in camp with a difficult personality (and I have), I can manage just fine. I don't get wrapped up in having to correct the other guy or argue with him. It's easy just to sit quiet and enjoy the good things that are happening. Instead of taking 10 minutes to get firewood, take an hour. Or two. Go do dishes--that's often an easy way to get some alone time in camp! Put in your earphones and listen to music. Or, just change the subject. I like to ask guys what they're afraid of. The stories are true, and they are funny. (I don't do bees. Or big snakes. Icky. )

Often the other guy has real issues that cause him to behave the way he does. Listen to him. Find out what's eating him. Give a little bit of yourself and reach out to him. Even when you don't change him, he'll notice you treated him well. And just wait, the next time will be better--maybe not lots, but some. At some point you'll have earned the right to be heard by him and you can speak some truth into his life. He'll actually listen when you tell him that he doesn't have to be right all the time or an exaggerating windbag 24/7, or whatever.

As for going on a hunt with somebody here, free or not, I think I'd be honored that they asked me, and would give it a go. If they prove to be unsafe (like they get drunk and point their gun at me) or steal my stuff, then I'd have speak up. But, their general popularity here on this website wouldn't likely influence my decision.

And FWIW, I agree with others: I don't know why people are good guys in person but not nice behind the keyboard. It doesn't add up for me. But again, there's a reason for it. It might be worth finding out what that reason is...