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I am Brett, from you guessed it, Illinois. I am 35, soon to be 36. I own a small business in the Southern part of the state. My job keeps me very busy, but it also allows me alot of freedom to hunt and fish. I have a wonderful wife and two great boys who are 14 and 16 yrs. old. I have been hunting since I was able to walk in the woods with my Dad and I started bowhunting in 1990.

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Erik from Western Massachusetts. I will be 30 in August. Have been married for 5 years, have 2 beautiful little girls ( one will be 4 next week and the other 2 in July).
I have been hunting since I wasa child, but bowhunting addiction began 7 years ago. I would much rather hunt with the bow, but do gun hunt.
In my spare time way from hunting and work, I enjoy taking my older daughter fishing and weightlifting. I spend alot of time in the gym.

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I'm 34 and have a wife and 5 kids....yep I said 5... I have a 12 year old, 8 year old, 5 year old (my only boy), and twin 16 month olds.

My wife is pretty understanding. I've been hunting since I was 13 or so. Actually I tagged along with Dad and Grandpa for years before that. I got my first bow for my birthday one year. An old Bear polar compound. Even though it didn't fit me I shot it anyway. I loved it. Still have it. Mainly I started bowhunting because I love time in the woods. It was an excuse to hunt more. But I got addicted to it.

I joined the Army after High school and once at my duty station I had the oppertunity to bowhunt again. It was a nice escape from everything else going on. I made friends with a guy that made his own bow out of osage orange wood. I always loved working with wood and pretty soon was making my own. I loved it and continued to make bows as a hobby. Its as much fun as shooting them.

I'd like to say I am all Trad but I like shooting my compound some times as well. But I love the challenge of Trad gear. I've deer hunted succesfully for many years and tend to lean toward simpilar do it yourself equipment over the newest fastest thing. There is just something about no sights, no release...etc.
My grandfather and Dad got me started hunting when I was young with a yearly gun hunt. Which was a guys week away more than anything. It was always a good time. I wish we still did it.

I have to many hobbies. Archery being one major one. I just picked up a guitar. Trying to learn that now and its taking up some of the little bit of free time I have.


Oh yeah. I teach archery to kids. I am a 4H shooting sports Archery instructor. Our club is huge. We usualy have 100-150 kids in the club archery is a big part of that. This year had been a bit lighter, gas prices maybe.I also just finished withteaching girl scouts last week. A conservative estimate is 150 girlscame through. There is something about seeing these girls go from thinking they can't do it, to realizing they can and can be good at it.




Well I'll stop rambling on...LOL Thats me as simple as I can make it.

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Tony
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Preacher
Husband of a beautiful wife, both inside and out ....my best friend .... I love you, Janet! :)
Father of 3 -
*1 - 20 year old boy in college for Diesel Mechanics .... top of his class
*2beautiful girls ..... 18-graduating on Friday and 15

I love all types of hunting with all types of weapons
I love all types of fishing
I love loving what my wife loves;)
Most of all .... I love the Lord Jesus Christ, the one that love me when I didn't love Him at all ..... He comes first ..... most of the time :eek:.....when He does, all the rest of my loves intensify 10 fold

p.s. ... I am looking forward to schooling Buckeye at the Erie GTG [:-]

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And I'm looking forward to schooling you!

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listen boy .... you betta check yourself, before you wreck yourself [>:]:D

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Matt,23 years old from Northwest Pa,

Started hunting at around 12 and took quite a few does with gun but only 1 buck (9 point) 2 years ago with bow. I enjoy hunting, fishing, and racing and 3d shoots. Go to dirt track almost every weekend and love watching nascar. Might take some ridicule but Kurt Busch is my fav driver. Weightlift about 4 times a weekandenjoy working on my truck.Like all the Pittsburgh sports teams as well.

Just graduated from Penn State for Electrical Engineering in May

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Shane. I am aChristian, 36 yrs old, live in small town east of Tulsa, married for 9 years with a 8 yr old daughter. Project manager in commercial construction, also have a horse training business on the side. I take pride in having a strong work ethic, engrained in me by my Dad. Been hunting since '93.

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[align=center]Mike, Tim - you guys crack me up. Good stuff. And happy birthday Scot. 50 is the new 30. [/align]
My name's Fran, I'm 28, married,from Pittsburgh withno kids yet. I am the Undisputed King of Archery, which is pretty solid. I'll be the first to admit that it isn't easy being a bowhunting legend, because we all know thatfame comes at a price. The King cites as exampleswhat happened to Barry Bonds and the Rocket. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. You've gotta keep an even keel, project a positive image, sign all the autographs, et cetera.

I am the only two-time winner of the HNI bowhunting contest in the history of mankind. I am superman in camo.

I'm a Penn Stateand Pitt Law graduate - finally passed the PA bar exam.My wife was wooed by my great looks and elite bowhunting skills, but mostly because she is a gold digger (typical female)and hoped that I'd start stacking mad paper someday. I married her for her awesome insurance and good looks. She makes good food too (typical male).

Once his Majesty gets his license in the mail, he will be trading his crown for the gilded gavel, because he'llbe re-focusing his efforts towardworking in a corporate legal capacity, and not have much time leftoverto rule the internet hunting world. He will undoubtedly be busy trying to make money, while the Misses will be busy trying to spend it all. It will be a bitter struggle.

[align=center][/align][align=center]TheBowhunting crown will be passed to another,deserving member of this esteemed community. [/align]
His majesty, however, will continue to pile up championship rings with The Dark Horses, ateam of destiny.

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I'm Matt and I'm from just outside St. Louis. I grew up fishing since I can remember but just got into bowhunting when I was was 16. I'm 22 now and have killed 3 deer, missed a few and am pretty much obsessed with bowhunting most of the year.

I'm a much better fisherman than hunter and can catch fish almost any day of the year but deer are so much harder to master for me.

I graduate from college next December with a metallurgical engineering degree. Currently I'm working as an intern for U.S. Steel this summer and making excellent money while posting on huntingnet.:D

I have a girlfriend of almost 1 year but it seems like I've known her my whole life and plan to spend the rest of my life with her.

I'm not exactly ready to grow up but I'm ready to start my career and move on with the next chapter of my life. The only true constant I'm sure of right now is being on the river fishing is the spring and summer and sitting in a tree in the fall.:D