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How'd that go?

Bang!bangBang!

It takes an idiot like you to make multiple spelling mistakes in one sentence! You are such a loser.

Ahh you bit.....hahahahaha. MUHAHAHAHA! MOOOHAHAHAHAH! Hahaha!

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But I thought you were leaving........

Of course a LIE.....

Reflecting these many days, I've come to realize many things.

1. I've been an active and very good member of the campfire for about 4 1/2 years; yes, four and one-half years.

2. I've recently posted (last few months) some threads that were somewhat controversial because I was frustrated with some extreme views expressed by a minority of individuals. That minority of individuals was providing very uneducated, apocaliptic one-sided answers to problems that have many root causes. For instance, wolves are a predator of elk, but they are not the only reason for the decline in the trophy elk population in some states. We are the primary predators of trophy elk. Other factors do weigh in too, and a small minority of those posters chose to completely ignore, like human population expansion, mining & oil & gas & forestry exploration creating more roads into the backcountry and thus greater access to game , pollution, poor wildlife management etc. IMHO, we need thoughtful actions that affect change to many root causes and wolves are only part of the problem. Through better game management, voting for change, spending our dollars towards uniting as hunters,regulating hunting seasons for wolves, etc. etc. we may achieve a better balance for all stakeholders and we should support associations, foundations etc. that enable that, not just complain.

3.I posted a few thoughts like the above example and then got blasted for it. I was told I was a liberal and I'm not. So I decided I'd try to play their game, by their rules and act like they do. Act like they perceived me to get under their skin. That approach obviously did not work for me, nor did it help further reduce my frustration and the frustration of most hunters, access to increasingly healthy game populations.

4(A). Clearly acting like they do (at least initially like Tom 264 did) is not right, nor appropriate, nor educated. I was wrong and I apologize. I totally lost my perspective, my moral and religious compass and I am deeply sorry.

4(B). Let me emphasize, that I was also a jerk and I should not have stooped to their level. I personally say sorry for all those that had to read the diatribe and outbursts from both Tom and me. I forgive him and I am moving on. I now say my sincere apologies to Tom too as I will feel better about that going forward.

5. I will make it up over time and hopefully, I can try to rebuild my equity over the next 4 1/2 years to celebrate my 9 year anniversary with you!

Those that stick around, I would like to be in a position to buy them a beer!

Thank you and I appreciate you for listening to me. Have a fabulous day and I really value many of you for your quick personal messages of support and especially, about not throwing it all out the window and for helping me pull it together.

God bless and God bless America,
Brooks

I know people who are into REAL primitive hunting; making their own gear, practicing like crazy, developing good stalking skills, etc.

This is just a canned "hunt", with tame critters and a celebrity blowhard. The spear is not what bothers me about it.

ugh.