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Just Curious
07-12-2007 | 11:53 PM
#31
Nontypical Buck
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From: Martinsburg, WV
RE: Just Curious
to be completely honest, I honestly dont know the age of 99% of the people on here. Most of the time, I'm not even paying attention to user names, I've learned just by the writing styles, who is who, and most of the veterans here, you can trust. And thats no diss to the newer members, either.
I find myself posting in this forum less and less, because I've gotton out of touch with bowhunting a bit since I moved to Texas (I could fish year around there), and I've been reading much more lately now that I'm back in WV and getting that bowhunting itch again.
I personally feel like most of my best advice is going to be given in bow tuning threads, and fishing threads, so thats where I do most of my posting.
I find myself posting in this forum less and less, because I've gotton out of touch with bowhunting a bit since I moved to Texas (I could fish year around there), and I've been reading much more lately now that I'm back in WV and getting that bowhunting itch again.
I personally feel like most of my best advice is going to be given in bow tuning threads, and fishing threads, so thats where I do most of my posting.
07-13-2007 | 02:11 AM
#33
Typical Buck
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From: South Carolina
RE: Just Curious
ORIGINAL: m.t.hands
100% on the post content
, stupidity is not strangled by age[&o]
100% on the post content
, stupidity is not strangled by age[&o]
However, I do think that there is some bearing to the age thing. Its funny that this came up b/c yesterday after I got off work I got home and checked my email. I had an email from a young man (13yrs old) who said that he looked at my profile (my myspace that I have pics of deer on) and asked me if I killed any big bucks last season.
After talking with the young fella for a few minutes I was like "wow, this kid knows his stuff"and to the most part, he did. I don't know if he knew it by reading it, listening to someone, or what. But he knew a lot about hunting. It was only when we got to the part of the convo. about the deer that he had killed that his age started to show.
Now some would say that he kid didn't know any of the knowledge he was telling me. That he just read it in a magazine or over heard it, but no matter where he got it from. If he goes out and utlizes it to kill deer. Then wouldn't he be worthy of "knowing" it?
Being from the south, hunting is often passed down from generation to generation. I started going hunting with my father and gradfather as soon as I could support the weight of a gun. By the age of 12 I was on stand by myself. Many don't agree with it, but thats how it happened.
Something about hunting calms me. It slows me down, makes me look twice andbreath easy. So when all of my friends were playing, riding bicycles, or at the pool. I would be out in the woods with my pellet gun or .22lr.
This topic takes me back to a hunting club that I was a member of from the ages of 19-22. You could tell that a lot of the older guys in the club really looked down on me and another member who was a year younger than me, JUST because of our ages. We would even over hear some of them making smart comments about us "kids" trying to run things.
Long story short, for three straight years at that club, at the end of hunting season the other guy and I killed more and better quality deer than any of the other members. It could clearly be seen that towards my last year at that club alot of the older guys truely respected both of us and would soak up everything that we had to say. Even if they didn't want to admit it.
A lot of this came from the other guy and I growing up in the woods. Some of it also came from (because of our youth) us getting out and going the extra mile. Walking further in the swamp, sittin' longer in the stand.
I am new to bow hunting, but not to the hunting world its self.
As for the computer comment and Bill Gates.
Bill Gates himself was once that 13yr old computer Geek, sittin' in a basement building computers.
07-13-2007 | 05:20 AM
#34
Dominant Buck
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RE: Just Curious
Age absolutely affects how I view a persons shared information........I mean seriously, I have seen kids as young as 11yrs old on here recently and if you ignore age as a determining factor on the quality of information you're quite likely doing yourself a disservice.
You have to ask yourself how much real life experience can this 13yr old kid have?........how much could he or she have come to these conclusions on their own?
I have heard the term used by an ol' timer forum guy I respect of "INFO SQUIRREL". That's what a lot of these younger guys are, they read the forums, and magazines and catalogs squirrel it away, and then turn around andpass this newlyaquired nut of knowledge of as fact and life experience.
You have to be realistic here, not saying that some of these hunters aren't great people, I'm sure they are and its great to see our sport in their future hands because they show passion.....but theFIRST thing I find myself doing when I read an informational post is trying to determine the posters age and then real life experience.
And of course there is a little bit of a sliding scale here for the teenage types like Dan who have been around a bit and have had some success on his own and through his own free thought.
There is also the newcomer who isn't necessarily a kid who shares the same boat.....these can be the tough ones to identify and weed out the useful information because many times they speak with a little more authority and can articulate it better generally.
Age, experience, reputation. You need to determine all 3 or you could set yourself back by blindly accepting that these things don't matter. IMO they do.
You have to ask yourself how much real life experience can this 13yr old kid have?........how much could he or she have come to these conclusions on their own?
I have heard the term used by an ol' timer forum guy I respect of "INFO SQUIRREL". That's what a lot of these younger guys are, they read the forums, and magazines and catalogs squirrel it away, and then turn around andpass this newlyaquired nut of knowledge of as fact and life experience.
You have to be realistic here, not saying that some of these hunters aren't great people, I'm sure they are and its great to see our sport in their future hands because they show passion.....but theFIRST thing I find myself doing when I read an informational post is trying to determine the posters age and then real life experience.
And of course there is a little bit of a sliding scale here for the teenage types like Dan who have been around a bit and have had some success on his own and through his own free thought.
There is also the newcomer who isn't necessarily a kid who shares the same boat.....these can be the tough ones to identify and weed out the useful information because many times they speak with a little more authority and can articulate it better generally.
Age, experience, reputation. You need to determine all 3 or you could set yourself back by blindly accepting that these things don't matter. IMO they do.
"I" think we all weigh what we read. I'll be honest and say I do.
07-13-2007 | 05:26 AM
#35
Giant Nontypical
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From: Nekoosa Wi USA
RE: Just Curious
Im going to say no on this one. Age doesnt really seem to play that much of a role for legit questions and answers. I know some kids that are just as knowlaged when it comes to archery and or hunting in general as someone that has been hunting all thier lives. Ive seen some great tips and posts from the younger audiance on this site and some that just blow my mind, I cant remember any of them of course but hey, who are we to say whats right or wrong. Were all here for the same purpose, to learn, to teach, and most importantly, to have fun.
07-13-2007 | 05:29 AM
#36
Giant Nontypical
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From: One mile east of West Podunk Tx
RE: Just Curious
I go pretty much on content. Admitedly there are kids on here with more experience than me. I'm 45 years old and this coming season will be my third with a bow. There are a bunch of kids with far more experience than I have. If I seea kid making posts about taking 50 yd shots at turkey with his Micro Midas because that is a shot he is competent at making and practices out to 70 yds with 3" groups..............well, I'll just smile and go on.
07-13-2007 | 06:18 AM
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RE: Just Curious
I said no that age doesn't really play a part, I don't have a clue how old any of you guy's are(Don't Care). Sometimes I read something that sounds wierd (weird to me, a tall tale)and I think that either there young or have no experience, not a big deal. I know plenty of 40 yr old men that I think are idiots. I seem to think experience is more important than age. Advice is like a refill, take it or leave it. I will say that every once in a while I envy some of the younger guy's who have had the opprtunity to hunt a certain animal or kill a 140" buck (I don't think I hold it against them though).
07-13-2007 | 06:30 AM
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RE: Just Curious
ORIGINAL: txjourneyman
I go pretty much on content. Admitedly there are kids on here with more experience than me. I'm 45 years old and this coming season will be my third with a bow. There are a bunch of kids with far more experience than I have. If I seea kid making posts about taking 50 yd shots at turkey with his Micro Midas because that is a shot he is competent at making and practices out to 70 yds with 3" groups..............well, I'll just smile and go on.
I go pretty much on content. Admitedly there are kids on here with more experience than me. I'm 45 years old and this coming season will be my third with a bow. There are a bunch of kids with far more experience than I have. If I seea kid making posts about taking 50 yd shots at turkey with his Micro Midas because that is a shot he is competent at making and practices out to 70 yds with 3" groups..............well, I'll just smile and go on.
07-13-2007 | 06:43 AM
#39
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Just Curious
Im hopeing that by the end of the book things change a little with his experiences.
07-13-2007 | 06:48 AM
#40
Typical Buck
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From: Northwoods of WI
RE: Just Curious
I never take info from the young because they don't anything and the old are most likely losing their minds so I won't take info from them either.
JUST KIDDING.
I never have any idea how old someone is on here. As long as the info makes sense then I am good with that.
JUST KIDDING.
I never have any idea how old someone is on here. As long as the info makes sense then I am good with that.