Question:
Do you miss the old days of the hunting section?
Bear Crap
2017-01-03 01:29:21 UTC
I fondly remember many men and women who shared their knowledge of hunting, firearms and such. Sadly some died and others just had enough of the trolls. I'm heartened to see some of my old friends still here doing their best to share their knowledge. Yet I see we still have the less than bright who do nothing but seek their twisted gratification of trolling to annoy others, when instead they could learn so much here.
I want to thank all of the people I met here that taught me so much and allowed me to share what I have learned. Thanks!
27 answers:
?
2017-01-03 23:46:52 UTC
Sure do. There was a time when lots of good hunting info changed hands. It's mostly just about guns now. To be honest, it seems like most of the regulars here don't hunt anymore, for many different reasons. Seems like that happened after the mass shootings increased in frequency and people started wondering about what they might not be able to have. I do my best to be polite and helpful to anyone with a real hunting question, no matter how simple it may seem to me. We all started somewhere. I only feed the trolls when it entertains me as I know I will never change anyone's mind. Largely, I think the hunting section has died, or at least changed to the gun section because there aren't many hunters left here who answer hunting questions.
Coup De Grâce
2017-01-03 12:59:22 UTC
Well, ....... actually I'm one of the, 'old timers'; it's just that you wouldn't guess it by the name that I'm presently using. I don't know, 'Why' anyone would be nostalgic, though?



Giving credit where credit is due I'll agree that many of the names in the top 'Best Answers' group are the same good people that I remember; but, at the same time, I also remember that there was an excessive amount of nasty infighting always going on; and, quite frankly, I give Yahoo Answers a lot of credit for changing things around and cleaning a large majority of it up.



Yes, I can tell that the present crowd is a lot — a lot — younger; but, as a whole, I'd say that everybody is also better behaved now than before. Some of the questions (and, surprisingly, some of the best answers) are kind 'a basic, maybe even a little bit stupid, or even just plain incorrect; but, overall, this is a better Yahoo Answers Hunting Section than the one I remember.



(Some of the petty infighting was just unbelievable; and I'll admit that I got tired of all of it, and left for a number of years.)



The only thing I still dislike about the Hunting Section is that it's apparently wide open to anyone who wants to take: cheap shots, and make provocative or troublemaking remarks against all those who, in fact, do like guns and hunting. Moreover, these smart alecks come to the Hunting Section — NOT to ask legitimate questions, but — in order to attempt to embarrass other people and/or to make trouble.



I'm sure everybody knows what I mean: Questions like: 'Would you feel bad if you shot Bambi's mother?' 'Does owning a gun make you feel more like a man?' or, 'Would America be a safer country if nobody owned a gun?' Leading, provocative, Hillary Clinton type questions like these.
SM
2017-01-03 18:32:54 UTC
BC, there have been some good folks on here and some very colorful folks on here over the past several years that I've poked around here. I was enjoying some of the banter in the comments and the voting for best answer. It seems that in the past three years more and more "experts" on here are just going to Wikipedia or chuckhawks and making answers from there. Sadly there are way to many questions being asked where the person only had to take the time to Google the question and get the right answer. I know some of the BS here is from folks who don't hunt but look at firearms ownership and use from political driven issues or from something they saw or played on a freaking video game.

What would be interesting is to have a set number of monitors on the section who could self "clean" the trolling and gimmick questions. Have these folks apply to YA and give a copy of required traing for the job, something like NRA range master, verifiable military training or a copy of tax stamp for a licensed gunsmith. To me that would stop a bunch of the BS on here.
2017-01-03 10:48:18 UTC
While I do miss the old days, I have adapted to the newer, stupid-filled environment and now behave accordingly. I miss the people we have lost, but welcome the people we have acquired along the way. The Hunting section evolves as adaptations to external forces, both natural and artificial.



Some of us see what the Hunting section has become as a direct rebellion to the inconsistent, unjust methodologies of enforcement inflicted upon us by a decidedly anti-gun, anti-conservative, anti-intelligence Yahoo in order to make their marketshare more attractive to the ivory-tower idiots with more money than brains.



Think of this as a microcosm of adaptation.



But yeah, I miss and remember those who came before me, who were here with me, and who are now gone.



Respect.
BBean
2017-01-03 01:48:18 UTC
I miss the old days but do try to make the best of the new ones as well. I do wonder how many are gone(really gone) but have no earthly way of finding out. Some may be like the Phoenix bird...just let the old avatar die... change their identity when things weren`t working out with their old one. I strongly feel that several did exactly that but little things gave them away. So, do you know of any that are confirmed dead? I will not ask how you found out, just curious.

I get updates on my old classmates and updated deceased list but the organizers knew me and know how to make contact. Yes, Bear Crap fell off the scene for a while and appears again...glad to hear from you.
James M.
2017-01-04 16:55:06 UTC
he only thing I still dislike about the Hunting Section is that it's apparently wide open to anyone who wants to take: cheap shots, and make provocative or troublemaking remarks against all those who, in fact, do like guns and hunting.
?
2017-01-08 21:35:14 UTC
Indeed I do. There were some men with whom I exchanged emails. Trolls and ranters have taken over, unfortunately. Alas, all things end! I have written books, some about guns, and I had a Yahoo Group about my book "12 Criteria For Choosing A Combat Pistol".
John
2017-01-03 14:25:03 UTC
You mean the inane stuff like "shooting zombies? Or "could you kill a bull moose with a .32-20"? Some of the question-askers may be truly naïve, and I think it's wrong to be rude to them. But the others are just ridiculous
C T M
2017-01-03 01:40:39 UTC
There's a few of the old timers that still show up every once in a while. Boker Magnum says HI!
?
2017-01-04 06:09:23 UTC
Yes. It is not hunting if all you want to do is kill

non-white people or any who don't share your

religious views. In the old days we called them

homicidal maniacs.
Higgy Baby
2017-01-03 01:37:12 UTC
Every now and then a name will pop up in my head. Annie Oakleaf? remember her.

Can't think of any more at the moment......



Newell....oh I'd like to forget it!



Edit: Does anyone remember Brojohn?
Richard
2017-01-17 17:12:43 UTC
I miss seeing some of the old-timers. Believe it or not, I even miss a certain drama queen from L.A. He at least put some work into his trolling.
Kevin
2017-01-03 11:17:46 UTC
Every now and then a name will pop up in my head. Annie Oakleaf? remember her. Can't think of any more at the moment
2017-02-24 18:54:12 UTC
i miss seeing some of the old-timers... believe it or not, i even miss a certain drama queen from l...a... he at least put some work into his trolling...
2017-02-23 09:39:04 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head................................................................................. annie oakleaf? remember her................................................................................. for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-15 19:38:09 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head......... annie oakleaf? remember her......... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-06 18:03:52 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head......... annie oakleaf? remember her......... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
Sandra K
2017-01-20 19:49:37 UTC
Yes, I do. Yahoo has changed, and change is often for the worse, like Obama's change.
2017-01-05 10:30:42 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head... annie oakleaf? remember her... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-05 21:39:57 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head......... annie oakleaf? remember her......... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-05 10:50:51 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head......... annie oakleaf? remember her......... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-08 19:35:35 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head........................... annie oakleaf? remember her........................... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
miyuki & kyojin
2017-01-14 23:54:01 UTC
Hai, once have great time here. Then, trolls ruin it.
2017-01-05 11:16:59 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head........................... annie oakleaf? remember her........................... for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-07 18:28:03 UTC
every now and then a name shall pop up in my head................................................................................. annie oakleaf? remember her................................................................................. for the life of me cannot think of any more at the moment
2017-01-03 01:30:23 UTC
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gentlewolfspaws
2017-01-15 16:49:33 UTC
:-)


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