Tell us about you!

msmith · March 29, 2008, 12:36:32 PM

My name is Mike Smith. I live in Tyler County West Virginia. We are almost perfectly between Parkersburg and Wheeling. I have been hunting since my grandad started taking me squirrel hunting and taught me to shoot when I was about six. Took to whitetails when I was twelve, got bored with that and started using a muzzleloader on them, got bored with that and have been using a revolver for the last 4 years. Been turkey hunting since I go out of the Navy in 1987. Now that we are starting to get a huntable population of 'yotes, I thought the challenge might be nice.

I am a Christian and a family man. I have a wife of 19 years, a son 22 years old, a son 11 years old, and a daugher 7 years old. I am a lineman for the power company and when I'm not doing that, I am farming or taking my 11 year old hunting since he has the addiction now. My daughter has been hounding me to go shooting and hunting soon. Gotta lover her. She'll make someone a good wife some day.

Frogman clued me in to this site and I came to soak up info and to have fellowship with guys of like mind.

Mike

Bills Custom Calls · March 29, 2008, 12:39:34 PM

Welcome to the board Mike!! I am sure you will like it here all opinions are welcome here

msmith · March 29, 2008, 12:42:52 PM

Quote from: bnccont on March 29, 2008, 12:39:34 PM
Welcome to the board Mike!! I am sure you will like it here all opinions are welcome here

Thanks!

KySongDog · March 29, 2008, 01:17:48 PM

Yep, welcome aboard, Mike. I met Frogman and wv_yoter at the LBL hunt this year. Nice guys, both of 'em.

I think you'll like it here.

Semp

Todd Rahm · March 29, 2008, 01:23:47 PM

Welcome aboard Mike.

FinsnFur · March 29, 2008, 01:24:03 PM

Welcome aboard Mike....make yourself at home

CCP · March 29, 2008, 01:50:26 PM

WELCOME Mike and Carl " Hope you enjoy it here".

Silencer · March 29, 2008, 01:54:05 PM

Welcome to FnF guys

msmith · March 29, 2008, 02:36:14 PM

Quote from: Semp on March 29, 2008, 01:17:48 PM
Yep, welcome aboard, Mike. I met Frogman and wv_yoter at the LBL hunt this year. Nice guys, both of 'em.

I think you'll like it here.

Semp

Frogman is a great guy. We have shot together (IDPA) and now that our stompin' grounds are starting to overlap, I hope to hunt with him soon. He just got permission to hunt some property close to me, so I would like to have him over so we can put our heads together on some properties I have access to.

Frogman · March 30, 2008, 06:06:51 PM

msmith,
Good to see you here.

I have enjoyed this forum and learned a lot from these guys.

They have always responded to some of my newbie questions with some really good info. Hasn't seemed to have improved my kill to stand ratio a bit though.

I guess I'm just a slow learner.

I hope to get up there next week to check out that farm we discussed on the phone. All this rain is really making it tough to plan anything. I'll give you a call.

Jim

JoeF · April 10, 2008, 01:12:35 PM

Had to register here to say thanks to Jim for getting the petition on line and accessible to all.

Lurked here a few times but have been avoiding registering to any sites until I could come up with a flashy internet user name.

What the heck, I've done enough flashing in my life so I guess I'll just be me!

FinsnFur · April 10, 2008, 01:42:08 PM

Welcome aboard Joe.
I'm glad I was able to provide something besides moral support towards the PD ban. Looks like she's taking in a lot of signatures too.

alscalls · April 10, 2008, 08:43:13 PM

Welcome Joe! I am fairly new here myself and FNFer's are a good bunch.

Even Jim.......... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
http://www.geocities.com/alscalls/coyote.html

FinsnFur · April 10, 2008, 11:21:08 PM

Eeeeeeeeeeeeezy

HaMeR · April 11, 2008, 07:00:19 AM

Quote from: FinsnFur on April 10, 2008, 11:21:08 PM
Eeeeeeeeeeeeezy

You sure are Jimbo!!

DirtyDog · April 11, 2008, 07:13:57 AM

Welcome aboard Joe.

JoeF · April 11, 2008, 08:52:46 AM

Thanks for all of the welcomes.

I got a good snicker from the easy comment, as well. Back in my younger days I used to work for a large electronics manufacturer. I used to frequent the floor and would constantly get harassed by these old blue hairs working on the lines (and secretly loved every minute of it) and heard just about every proposition known to man. My favorite comeback was always that I was easy but not cheap. the old gals never did quite know what to thin k of that one.

If I'd have said that 10 years later I'd probably be typing this from the prison library.

vvarmitr · April 11, 2008, 11:42:01 AM

Quote from: JoeF on April 11, 2008, 08:52:46 AM
If I'd have said that 10 years later I'd probably be typing this from the prison library.

Heard that!

Welcome aboard JoeF!

Be sure to come back w/ stories & pix of some of your PD safaris.

JoeF · April 12, 2008, 10:15:33 AM

vv - I'm more of a coyote caller, those type of photos OK?

LORDDAL · April 12, 2008, 07:23:01 PM

new guy form Wv here was introduced to the site by frogman reconized one of his pic on the wvsportsman.net forum from predator masters where I am also a member I have a very strong love for the outdoors since I was born and raised in Pocahontas county WV been into reloading since I was 5 my brother was a gun smith and taught me everything he knows about guns as I am now doing with my son Logan hes 4 now and will be 5 in september and he already loves hunting and fishing just like me