Hello all. I posted this on the Life Member forum section of North American Hunting Club and it was suggested that I post it here as I live in Southwest Florida. Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Just became a Life Member after a 5 year absence from the Club. I'm not really here for the free stuff or to test a bunch of products hoping to keep them. I'm here to meet like minded people and learn the sport of hunting. You see...I became interested in hunting at the age of 18, am now 41. I didn't have any family members who hunted nor knew anyone who hunted. So, I bought guns over the years and tought myself how to shoot. Met a few people here and there at the ranges but never got to know them much.
Midway through college, I transferred to a college in TX where I met a lot of hunters. I became friendly with some who took me squirrel hunting each season...what a blast! Come time for deer season, their family/relatives came first and got the nod to go deer hunting with them. I completely understood and appreciated the chance to squirrel hunt at all. Well. this really got me interested in hunting.
Since leaving college, 1990, I've been on a few day hunts for hogs and exotics, which are fun but don't really teach me much about deer hunting.
By being here, I hope to learn more about the sport of hunting, gain experience by finding places to hunt and/or people to "show me the way" via pointers/tips, etc. I have a 2 year old son, a 4 year old son and a third son on the way. I would really like to have the experience I need when they get older to give them what I didn't have...an upbringing in a family who enjoys and shares the outdoors through hunting and shooting.
If anyone knows of outfitters who specialize in management deer hunts and may allow the taking of a doe, I'd appreciate the info. A trophy deer hunt would be fun, but that's not what I'm after right now. I'd like to spend the money on 1 trophy hunt and be able to take maybe 3 or 4 hunts during the season. Again, hunting experience and frequent repetition are what I'm after. A trophy can come later...if I'm lucky enough. I guess you could call me a meat hunter, for now.
Any feedback or comments on my thoughts would be appreciated. Glad to be here and I look forward to meeting a lot of new people.
Thank you,
Brian
President/Senior Biochemist
Premium Nutrition, Inc.
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Welcome to the forum. I am a member of a bunch of forums, and I have to say that this one, albeit small, is the only one where we actually get together and and hunt and fish together. I have made some great friends here.
If anyone knows of outfitters who specialize in management deer hunts and may allow the taking of a doe, I'd appreciate the info. A trophy deer hunt would be fun, but that's not what I'm after right now. I'd like to spend the money on 1 trophy hunt and be able to take maybe 3 or 4 hunts during the season. Again, hunting experience and frequent repetition are what I'm after. A trophy can come later...if I'm lucky enough. I guess you could call me a meat hunter, for now.
Would you be interested in joining a lease instead of doing the above?? I still have an opening in mine that I am trying to fill
Welcome to the forum BLeeber. As Iluv2hunt said you will find people here that are willing to help show you the ropes. Anything that I cane help you with just shoot me a PM.
Thank you for the welcomes! I do hope to meet some good people and hunting partners here.
I would love to be a part of a lease. I have had a hard time finding one over the past 4 or 5 years. Then, last year, a spot came up on a lease in Jasper, FL so I grabbed it. Unfortunately, that was just after I opened a second location of my retail store. I never was able to break away and make the trip. Then, for this upcoming season, a lot of the members backed out because of the economic times we were seeing and we lost the lease. Just my luck I guess.
Let me know the details of the lease and I'll take a look at it. Thank you!
