What's up with the recent hostility on OG!?

[Bill Cooksey]

Some folks were overboard. Some of us question whether a legal practice is ethical. A few of us question if a legal practice should remain legal for a variety of reasons. I don't think someone is a bad person because they used a technique I believe shouldn't be legal, and I'm certainly not judging because I've done it myself. If someone has no room in their psyche for such a discussion, I'd assume they have a closed mind.

Regards from someone who has had a wealth of time and ground to hunt at times, but has only hunted three times this season; once private in youth season, and twice public for myself. My son killed a bird over a hen decoy during youth, and I missed one day and killed another on my two public days with no decoy at all. I have no private ground now, and family obligations limit my time.

[Greg Massey]

Some folks were overboard. Some of us question whether a legal practice is ethical. A few of us question if a legal practice should remain legal for a variety of reasons. I don't think someone is a bad person because they used a technique I believe shouldn't be legal, and I'm certainly not judging because I've done it myself. If someone has no room in their psyche for such a discussion, I'd assume they have a closed mind.

Regards from someone who has had a wealth of time and ground to hunt at times, but has only hunted three times this season; once private in youth season, and twice public for myself. My son killed a bird over a hen decoy during youth, and I missed one day and killed another on my two public days with no decoy at all. I have no private ground now, and family obligations limit my time.

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[Farmboy27]

Not all of us by into the use of technology to make the process easier nor do we all believe that just because something is legal that it's ethical.

Legal sets the boundaries of your choices. Ethics are a personal choice. What you think it ethical and what others think is ethical can be completely different. Ethics are a personal choice. Who is to say if your style or my style of hunting is ethical? You? Me? Someone else? No. It's a personal choice based on the way you were raised and taught. The game warden is the one who says if you were hunting legally or not.

Amen my brother!  Couldn't agree more.

[trkehunr93]

Yes indeed .......we don't put up with that here , this isn't one of those badly run bow hunting , or waterfowl hunting forums. , we have one rule here BE NICE


I deleted some posts already , and made some observations........

I can spot a troublemaker 4 times farther than most people can hear a gobble , i could ....write a book on Internet tough guys and know it alls , the Internet is full of punk 19 year olds or people who act like it , archery and water fowling forums are full of these types , where the troublemakers set up shop and run everyone with their know it all negativity ......  Ive seen it all ! So if your trying to stir the pot , save yourself the trouble , I will throw you off ,AND YOU WONT GET BACK ON

If anyone .....sees any posts that don't meet the BE NICE policy pm me privately and I will handle it in a private and SWIFT manner as always ,

I've seen some crankiness recently , I'll chalk it up to some sort of pre or post season traumatic syndrome / cabin fever


Thank you all for your patience and understanding --- Be safe , and good huntin !-- Shannon

Preach it Shannon!!

[howl]

It'a weird season. People all over are having a hard time due to low numbers of cobblers. The grumpiness usually subsides when everyone starts pulling theirtriggers, but such is less common this year.

[lowoctane]

  BEST SITE GOING!!!   

[pappy]

[silvestris]

I have a closed mind but I do my best to keep my thoughts inside it as there ain't many left who will listen.

[2eagles]

Reminds me I left what was once the biggest waterfowl site because of the smarty-pants that had to argue with everything posted. Ownership changed and it wasn't the same after that anyhow. Funny because I support and buy from the new owners, so I don't feel the decline was their fault. Seems forums kinda lose their zing after a while. What I've seen here is more like the spats between brothers who don't agree sometimes. Maybe I've missed the bad stuff.