Welcome back to hunting, it will be a good thing for your grand kids to learn, and you will get to spend some quality time together,

the site has been a little dead lately, all of them i go to are, but it will pick back up soon.

Kevin

Welcome to BGH! Always nice to see folks participating in the forums. We do have a great group of people here, but a bit slow at the moment. 

Lots of stories, articles and info, so do explore the site. It has literally years worth of content for the avid hunter!

James,

I am very glad to read that you are getting back into hunting and to do it for the grandkids, even better ! I hope to read and even see some pics in the future of the future hunts. There is absolutely nothing better than teaching the kids about everything that goes with the aspect of hunting.

Good luck !

Quinton

I didn't expect that.. but loved it.  

Total agreement... I really believe that one of the best things I can offer my grandkids is the joy of 'hunting'.  We may not get a deer this coming season.. BUT.. we'll camp out on my ranch, we'll eat VERY well... we'll study the stars at night... we'll get 'used' to the bats buzzing our cots  , we'll get stuck by some cactus and bleed a little, we'll drink warm water in excessive heat, we'll snicker at the release of the previous nights beans, and we'll follow in the footsteps of my Dad, and his Dad... and we'll take home an experience that will be remembered as long as I have remembered my experiences.. back to the 50's.  

Thanks for the welcomes.. it's "good" to be  home again. - JamesJM

Welcome to the forum. Always good to see and hear from other hunters/outdoorsman. I agree with you and the rest of the folks on here. Getting the kids and grand kids out hunting and fishing is very important to me too. The lessons learned on a weekend camp out, fishing trip or hunting is worth more than its weight in gold. As for this site it is a great place but since it is mid January it is a bit slow. Once the regulation come out for 2012 and folks start putting in appliacations I think you will see more activity. Also once spring bear and turkey starts there will be more folks talking.   

Pretty good write up there. I've been out of big game a number of years. Seem's like with to many people the hunt is the bullet impact and little more. And it is amazing how many hunter's I find that have absolutely no respect for the game they hunt! I listen to people on other sites that are deep into seeing how far away they can kill something. I wonder if they really can't get closer? I've seen photo's of dead game posted that is little more than a pile of gore! It's sad thet so many of these people are out there. My grandfather would be appaled.

Welcome aboard. What state are you from?

Well said, I wish I could put my feelings into words as well as you, I wouldnt hesitate to post more often. I'm thinking about cracking open a can of beans right now. Or just looking forward to spending time with the kids this year....Thanks for the post. Good luck with the grandkids.

Very well said. It's good to hear there are more people out there passing down the hunting heritage to the kids. My kids love going hunting with me even though they're not old enough to hunt yet. I signed my 2 oldest up for our state hunter safety coarse that starts in April. My oldest will be able to hunt this fall so he's excited for that. The main reason I switched to archery hunting was for my safety. I cannot beleave how many people out there with rifles shooting at every little sound they hear in the woods. The second reason was I wanted to challenge myself and get better at my stalking skills.

As far as the site being slow. It's just that time of year. pretty much all the site I check out are pretty dead right now. Like someone else said it will pick up here pretty fast as application season is upon us. Then comes the draw results and people wanting info on areas for the tags they drew, and then the hunting seasons begin and it will slow down a bit again as hunters will be in the woods hunting. Now if there's a contest on the site then all heck breaks loose and people come out of the wood work and this site get a lot of traffic.