Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Why was Ray Atkinson fried?

Kinda funny.. if old logcutter hadn't started this thread, I'd never have known about Ray's intentional lying and promoting illegal hunts. And in the Gunwriters forum, theres probably several hundred others just like me.


Amazing how much damage logcutter has done to Ray's reputation.

Leads one to ponder that old adage, "Silence is golden".

I read quite a bit in the elk hunting section as well as others, even post a time or two. I can't recall RA standing out as an expert or helping with advice. I'm sure he's done some, but the top elk hunter and authority on this site? I've noticed his name a few times and that's it, nothing special as elk hunting isn't rocket science.

We have a few elk hunters here in Az that don't take a back seat to anyone, same in Utah and NM. And have probably posted as much or more somewhere.

I'm sure RA is good, I'm sure he is the best in his honeyholes, and so is everyone else that works their butt off and is good.

What contribution can any of us give about elk hunting, calling, meat care, ect... That others don't or won't give also. The message will still get out.

Nothing against Ray as I don't know him, just the weirdness of the man crush on this thread.

Kent

Some friends of mine have tabled elk meat from two or more states every year for decades but as far as I know have yet to write or post a word about hunting elk.

Is any of them an expert worthy of Campfire respect?

"Elk, Deer, and all animals are just like a can of Coors, you punch a hole in the right spot and all the juice runs out and you got a dead soldier..." -Ray Atkinson


That right there proves Ray IS the ultimate Elk hunting King.

Anyone know how to get in contact with Ray? I need to contact him for a guided hunt, as I hear he sells guided hunts with other guides...... possibly a combo hunt with Antelope with horns the size of Texas, or a 40" class mule deer thrown in.

I think a point was made... Just lay off until R.A. responds...

He could be hunting or sick... Or just sick of the net stabbings..

A few years ago I started something that blew up and I just walked away... It was like 6 to one.. Later I found out the guys that had the most posts and in the "click" are just keyboard hunters/fisherman plain losers in real life... With that said who knows what the truth is ??

Good point.

I hope Ray does return, but it is surely odd to see a person accuse people ( not me, I have no beef with Ray) of running off another member, and would defend that run-off sole like they were hunting partners... and the truth is.... he has never spoken to ole Ray.


To Ray being run off, not my problem. But.....

Accusing other ELK HUNTERS here of not knowing how to clean the boots of Ray as far as hunting elk goes, I think said OP has a wire crossed somewhere. The general statement, and requests to "name names" of people who can fill the void Ray has left, seems odd to this Young hunter. I have only hunted elk 3 times ( 1 kill), so I don't even know what an elk looks like according to the OP's standards of judging my ELK intelligence.

Ya have to be able to filter the Chaf, but if you don't know enough to add your own filter, it is not the posters fault.....although the OP seems to feel only certain ELK hunters with decades of AGE are worthy of even posting replies.


It's all good information, how you choose to use it is your own responsibility.

It really is ashame, I never knew how deep Ray's troubles were until this post appeared, nor did I care.

All this leaves me wondering

Where's the orgasmic, obsessive satisfaction in deifying or demonizing someone whom you've never met and really know nothing about?

just curious

and puzzled

Geez, this topic is still running? Ray gets more ink when he is not posting than when he was posting.

It makes small minded people feel powerful and relevant in this world.

If you are directing that at me, just bored and curious why the OP seems to think Ray is the only Elk person on the internet. I know enough about the OP to decide he is offending others here....


Otherwise


Carry on

Over and over, I have told my wife about venturing out onto the porch barefooted.

LOL

She seems more than "bare footed" from my eyes....

If I'd been aiming anything specifically at you, I'd've addressed you.

General observations are like cannon fire on the Fourth.

But unfortunately awoke from your dream before you could do anything more than that.

She's your wife??? Uh-oh...I owe you a sincere apology.

Sorry Ken


I saw my name at the top in your reply and hoped I had not crossed your line....


Allen

That's the curse of the "Quick Reply."

Ha, no... Seriously, everything more than that happened before she went tromping out onto the porch with no high heels on....

Gene, no apology needed. It's the price you pay for having a wife with cute elbows....

The real heart breaker is that someone somewhere is already sick of listening to her inane prattle, and is so bored with covering her that he is thinking about a little extra with one of her friends.

I think I might just go and have a little cry now.