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Random Musings From Your Resident Contrarian and Underage Curmudgeon

iamcorey said:
Now that’s funny. For the longest time I thought people were hunting some intellectually mutated deer in the North. Figured out they were just embellishing to make the kill story better or the skunk story more palatable.


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Yep. The extent of deer intelligence is:

"That smells like or looks like the same thing that hurt me or scared me one time. I better not go near it!"
 
Nutterbuster said:
It's almost like a dating profile

Kyler1945 - Hates super heavy arrows, super light arrows, and marketing departments. Loves the JX3 and one pin sights zeroed at 30 yards. Thinks most people are stupid, but is smart enough to not come out and say that.

NutterBuster - Hates any saddle he's hunted from more than 7 times and carrying things. Loves drilling trees, murdering baby deer, and hunting on the property line. Thinks most people are stupid, and is funny enough that he can say that and get away with it.

I kid, I kid. What was this thread about again?

Oh yeah, stuff I hate.

I hate that nobody makes a saddle in mossy oak bottomlands except for trophyline. I hate archerytalk threads the way a fat lady hates ice cream. Can't stay away from it and then you hate yourself the next day. I hate bottom straps digging into my butt. I hate posts asking, "Where on this topo should I hunt?" I hate seeing pictures of saddle hunting setups that are bulkier and heavier than my old hand climber. I hate people who killed their biggest buck on a south wind.

And I really, really hate that little debbies went from 25 cents to 59 cents.
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Most posts I read from @kyler1945 definitely come across to me as he thinks everyone else is stupid haha. Granted I know what's its like to think you're not telling someone theyre stupid just to have them whine and ask why are you calling them stupid. It's annoying to offend someone when you specifically trying not to.

I am going to start one of the following petitions for the two of you and your many words and long ramblings lol.
1. Gonna have to go twitter rules or something. You get 140 characters, use them wisely!
2. You may continue your long posts; however, you will now be required to post a TL;DR section at the bottom of any post over 300 words.
3. For us guys that dislike reading long posts. Since it's been said, "a picture is worth a thousand words," you must include at least 1 picture for every 1000 character post.
4. We make a single thread that contains only their sales pitches for the hickory creek mini and JX3. (I think this will cut down a lot of chaff)

Buahahhaha I only kidding fellas. Ya'll keep on keeping on.
 
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For reference this last essay you posted was 4 pages, 2606 words, and 13915 characters!
You would owe us at least a TL;DR or 14 pictures. Shoot, in this case maybe both! haha


Ok I'm done
 
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gcr0003 said:
Most posts I read from @kyler1945 definitely come across to me as he thinks everyone else is stupid haha. Granted I know what's its like to think you're not telling someone theyre stupid just to have them whine and ask why are you calling them stupid. It's annoying to offend someone when you specifically trying not to.

I am going to start one of the following petitions for the two of you and your many words and long ramblings lol.
1. Gonna have to go twitter rules or something. You get 140 characters, use them wisely!
2. You may continue your long posts; however, you will now be required to post a TL;DR section at the bottom of any post over 300 words.
3. For us guys that dislike reading long posts. Since it's been said, "a picture is worth a thousand words," you must include at least 1 picture for every 1000 character post.
4. We make a single thread that contains only their sales pitches for the hickory creek mini and JX3. (I think this will cut down a lot of chaff)

Buahahhaha I only kidding fellas. Ya'll keep on keeping on.
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Deep down, everybody thinks everybody else is stupid. That's just the way the world goes round. Maybe it's an evolutionary advantage. I mean, how uncomfortable is it to know you're the dumbest guy in the room? Why even get up and compete for resources if you think you're outgunned?

The sane ones realize it's statistically unlikely for them to be the World's Smartest and try to operate accordingly, but they still believe it deep down. The exceptions are your friends. They chose to affiliate with you and vice versa, so obviously they have some sense, right? ;)
 
Nutterbuster said:
Deep down, everybody thinks everybody else is stupid. That's just the way the world goes round. Maybe it's an evolutionary advantage. I mean, how uncomfortable is it to know you're the dumbest guy in the room? Why even get up and compete for resources if you think you're outgunned?

The sane ones realize it's statistically unlikely for them to be the World's Smartest and try to operate accordingly, but they still believe it deep down. The exceptions are your friends. They chose to affiliate with you and vice versa, so obviously they have some sense, right? ;)
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I can remember about middle school age telling someone that "individuals are smart, people are stupid" 30 years later I think it might be the wisest thing I have ever said.

It's amazing how much smarter people are when they truly think for themselves and don't fall into group-think because it's easy. which is why I hate Facebook.
 
gcr0003 said:
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For reference this last essay you posted was 4 pages, 2606 words, and 13915 characters!
You would owe us at least a TDDR or 14 pictures. Shoot, in this case maybe both! haha


Ok I'm done
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gcr0003 said:
Most posts I read from @kyler1945 definitely come across to me as he thinks everyone else is stupid haha. Granted I know what's its like to think you're not telling someone theyre stupid just to have them whine and ask why are you calling them stupid. It's annoying to offend someone when you specifically trying not to.

I am going to start one of the following petitions for the two of you and your many words and long ramblings lol.
1. Gonna have to go twitter rules or something. You get 140 characters, use them wisely!
2. You may continue your long posts; however, you will now be required to post a TL;DR section at the bottom of any post over 300 words.
3. For us guys that dislike reading long posts. Since it's been said, "a picture is worth a thousand words," you must include at least 1 picture for every 1000 character post.
4. We make a single thread that contains only their sales pitches for the hickory creek mini and JX3. (I think this will cut down a lot of chaff)

Buahahhaha I only kidding fellas. Ya'll keep on keeping on.
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i don’t think anyone is stupid. Or bad. Maybe that’s the difference - if you operate on the premise that good and bad people exist, everything is built on that foundation. I operate under the assumption all people are just people. And people do really dumb things - a lot. So when I say I think something is stupid, or allude to it, or it could be implied from what I’m saying, it isn’t a judgement of the person.

I’m a flawed contradictory ape just like you and everyone else. I prefer people point out dumb things I do. After all, if I thought they were dumb, why would I do them?

that’s the point of conversation - making sense of things.

if I just smile and nod when you do something I think is pointless or inefficient, neither of us learn anything.
 
kyler1945 said:
Lucas version - Tell me something that you think everyone does in saddle hunting that is dumb, overrated, or pointless.
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Now I know why your post was so long. Mine would be equally as long. But my #1 is people asking the same questions and beating to death topics that have been discussed and questions that have already been answered. SEARCH FUNCTION!!!!
 
Nutterbuster said:
It's almost like a dating profile

Kyler1945 - Hates super heavy arrows, super light arrows, and marketing departments. Loves the JX3 and one pin sights zeroed at 30 yards. Thinks most people are stupid, but is smart enough to not come out and say that.

NutterBuster - Hates any saddle he's hunted from more than 7 times and carrying things. Loves drilling trees, murdering baby deer, and hunting on the property line. Thinks most people are stupid, and is funny enough that he can say that and get away with it.

I kid, I kid. What was this thread about again?

Oh yeah, stuff I hate.

I hate that nobody makes a saddle in mossy oak bottomlands except for trophyline. I hate archerytalk threads the way a fat lady hates ice cream. Can't stay away from it and then you hate yourself the next day. I hate bottom straps digging into my butt. I hate posts asking, "Where on this topo should I hunt?" I hate seeing pictures of saddle hunting setups that are bulkier and heavier than my old hand climber. I hate people who killed their biggest buck on a south wind.

And I really, really hate that little debbies went from 25 cents to 59 cents.
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Tx5 in bottomland , can’t go wrong
 
Agree with @Squirrels same rehash of questions/ topics could be avoided with some search skills. I agree that many blindly accept advice not evaluating risk. I had a sweet rappelling setup like all the cool kids...... at the end of the day I sold it b/c the amount of risk I was accepting didn’t feel ok. Others with more experience may have a different perspective. I was 2.5 miles from the truck on a mountain with crap cell service & descended like a ninja from the tree without incident, but on the hike out decided I was gonna get away from that piece of my kit.
As for gear I dislike, I don’t like rubber boots on a ROS..
I don’t care for platforms, I tried to like them & have owned nearly all of them just can’t get there ( if I did it might cure my rubber boot issue)
 
Lots of good venting.. I hate walking into a new private farm that only one other fella hunts, and walla, I counted 5 of those $79 pop up blinds, all new. and 3 brand new ladder stands. Either lots of hunting w/o permission or one clown trying to sew up the entire farm. I know saddles may not be for everyone but dont hang your cheap crap on every deer trail and leave it all seaon just so folks will stay away...
I also can't handle some of the stupid questions, I'm new to saddle hunting, dont have one yet but how high can I get w/7 Helliums?? Sorry but doesnt everyone on here have internet? Study a little bit. By the way, How much lighter is a Cruzr than a Recon????
 
kbetts said:
I can't tell if you're trying to help or just aggravated.

90% of deer hunting is not between the ears. It only takes a minute to look at some successful hunters and realize it's not because of brain power.
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The point I'm making about it being your brain power is that anyone who can legally hunt deer, are significantly smarter than them. Really, it's a low bar. I don't mean that only smart people kill deer. Most of the killers I know wouldn't fit the socially acceptable mold of "smart". My point is that if you can turn down the noise of the marketing machine, and just go do it, you'll see that most deer aren't a match for most hunters. It's all the riff raff that gets in the way.

One piece of evidence I share for this point of view is how my skills sharpen as the season progresses. It's especially obvious when I stack several days of hunting together. The "doing" - finding sign, thinking about how deer are behaving in the moment, looking at terrain features in person, etc. chips away at that fear/uncertainty/doubt that the tv and computer have built up in my head.

If you can accept that this is happening to you, and actively resist it, you'll be better off.
 
kyler1945 said:
Come on you can do better than that. Air some grievances! You'll feel better I promise!
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I just did. @Nutterbuster nailed it. " I think he hates when folks with too much free time write long posts and he reads them thinkin there surely must be something of value hidden in there somewhere." And yes I feel better now.
 
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