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Asides from Mule Deer, who is far and away my favorite writer, Petzal is second on my list. He's way sharper than most people give him credit for and his dry sence of humor always makes me laugh. May he live long and prosper.
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Dave always has some funny analogy or euphemisms scattered throughout his stuff; kinda like some other popular writers here....
First time I saw him on TV the quote that caught my attention was, "the Torx screw is the best invention since the ribbed condom"! Good stuff.
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they collect bones alright, and i think i know what kind of bones they prefer. Petzal is far better than those "Boner Collector" jackoffs.....
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another "ho-hum" bowhunt with camo clad busty chicks ....
Bob, I usually agree with your posts but not this time. Those are the bow hunts that I enjoy watching most. If you keep this up we'll have to get you a rainbow sticker for your truck. 
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never met petzal... likely never will...
never seen him on TV, as i never seem to find myself in front of one...
my perception of his stuff i've read leads me to believe that he's intelligent, cogent, and funny...
maybe funnier than mcmanus...
if the opportunity presented, i'd go out of my way to meet the guy...
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and i've made some incredible shots, shot some incredible groups off the hood of a truck...
in the attempt to magnify ourselves it's easy to ridicule a snapshot of others mistakes...
buy a ticket... watch the whole show....
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So true John. I wonder what affect that behavior is having on the youth of today who hunt?
As a youngster, If I had acted like they do when they make a kill, my Dad would have kicked me in my ass...hard.
And I would have deserved it.
JM it's a part of hunting becoming mainstream, i think... when we moved to illinois i was 9... through high school, in a mid sized town of 15000 there were 8-9 kids in the entire high school who hunted... another 1 that might have liked to... we were socially outcast geeks... i'd guess that today, hunting is as popular as the NBA... and more than a few of hunting's practitioners get their mannerisms from the NBA, or something like it...
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So true John. I wonder what affect that behavior is having on the youth of today who hunt?
As a youngster, If I had acted like they do when they make a kill, my Dad would have kicked me in my ass...hard.
And I would have deserved it.
JM it's a part of hunting becoming mainstream, i think... when we moved to illinois i was 9... through high school, in a mid sized town of 15000 there were 8-9 kids in the entire high school who hunted... another 1 that might have liked to... we were socially outcast geeks... i'd guess that today, hunting is as popular as the NBA... and more than a few of hunting's practitioners get their mannerisms from the NBA, or something like it... Are you serious? Hunting is not "mainstream". Not even close. Less than 10% of the US population hunts- less than half the number of folks who own guns. As a percentage of the population- there are LESS hunters now than just about any time in our history and less young hunters coming in. About the only sub group of hunters that has seen an increase is women of all ages.
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I don't know Dave Petzal, but I have enjoyed reading his articles.
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I like his articles and his smart-assed 'tude. Too bad he is a Yankee
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another "ho-hum" bowhunt with camo clad busty chicks ....
Bob, I usually agree with your posts but not this time. Those are the bow hunts that I enjoy watching most. If you keep this up we'll have to get you a rainbow sticker for your truck. DT: No need.... The girls really are cute.....but I'd rather see them in Penthouse....call me a male chauvinist pig...  
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I agree, the ones on hunting shows are too.... 'clothed'....
The view one sees is his own
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Dave is a big '06 fan and has wrote some of the best '06 articles.
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Petzal seems like a good guy from reading his stuff.....and a smartazz, which I can dig!
The easiest way to record hunting is to bait, climb and sit on your ass, so that is what is out there.
Personally, I don't watch any TV stuff. Buncha goatee'd camo goofyphuckers....
Dave always has some funny analogy or euphemisms scattered throughout his stuff; kinda like some other popular writers here....
I believe he's a pretty influential mentor and a guy that doesn't feel the need to look like a tree or pimp a single shot apparatus like a used car salesman.
I've only read his writing, but completely agree. I can only imagine how JOC and EK would be received in today's media. I see Petzal as one of the last bastions of the Old Guard. Unfortunately his type is so few and far between that he's the odd man out now, with the "goatee'd camo goofyphuckers" being the norm. Equipment-wise these ARE the Good Ol' Days, but I think that window has passed for journalism-----------with a few notable exceptions.
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Dave Petzal apprenticed under Warren Page and is maybe the last active writer who knew personally (Ken Howell excepted) that generation of writer/shooter/hunter. If you read his written material closely not only is he funny but a sage user of all sorts of firearms.
I would give about a weeks pay to sit at his feet and converse with him, maybe thru sign language, about Warren Page. He is a treasure. We would all be very lucky to have his experiance.
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The only gun writer i would have went out of my way to meet is Elmer Keith. I read his writing with a passion and don't believe the man would have known how to tell a lie and his writing were from experience and trial and error . There will never be another like him. JB you have some big boots to fill, I only purchased Hand-Loader Magazine for your Articles and Brian Pearce Articles .
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I've seen him several times on Outdoor Channel, and I must say, in my opinion, he is an a$$hole. Not only does he talk like a retard, he is a smarta$$, comments are not exactly what most consider correct.....
He should give up, IMO. Retard is right. He is often wrong as well on several accounts.
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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I've seen him several times on Outdoor Channel, and I must say, in my opinion, he is an a$$hole. Not only does he talk like a retard, he is a smarta$$, comments are not exactly what most consider correct.....
He should give up, IMO. Retard is right. He is often wrong as well on several accounts. not to start an argument, but how so?
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Hell, I don't even watch the occasional TV shows I've appeared on! You should save them on an Ipod in case you ever meet the Queen.Great gift idea. I've always enjoyed his writing. I don't watch much TV.
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...As a youngster, If I had acted like they do when they make a kill, my Dad would have kicked me in my ass...hard.
And I would have deserved it.
JM Your Dad and my Dad must have gone to the same charm school! Sycamore
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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