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New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:03 pm
by freethnkr1966
Hi All,
New forum member here from the South Sound area of Washington state. Glad to be here. I'm mostly interested in hunting and am coming to it late in life (early 50s) so I look forward to learning.

Not sure what or how much to share so I'll just say thanks for having me and I look forward to meeting some of you.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:06 pm
by lurker
:welcome:
what do you shoot?

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:08 pm
by Mason
Aloha!

Hunting is how I ended up here. Don’t let all the concealed carry stuff get under your skin.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:14 pm
by Mohead
:welcome: from Alabama. It's an interesting ride to begin hunting as an adult. Nothing beats time in the woods for learning.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:16 pm
by senorgrand
welcome! I hear nutria is good eatin'

;)

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Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:23 pm
by K9s
Welcome!

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:29 pm
by featureless
senorgrand wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:16 pm welcome! I hear nutria is good eatin'

;)

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Giant rat? Yuck. No thanks.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:48 am
by freethnkr1966
lurker wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:06 pm :welcome:
what do you shoot?
I ultimately settled on a .308 Savage XP. It came with a scope package - and was on sale ;) .

I also have a .22 pistol and a 10/22 for small game and plinking.

I want to add a shotgun and maybe a handgun to my collection.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:50 am
by highdesert
:welcome:

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:54 am
by freethnkr1966
Thanks for the welcome everyone.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:40 pm
by Bisbee
Whadaya call a rabbit if not a long eared rat that hops cause it lost its tail? How ‘bout the tree rats called squirrels that grace many a dining tables in Appalachia? An how’bout those possums which are really just giant ra-...
Oh, ahem. :welcome:

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:47 pm
by featureless
Bisbee wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:40 pm Whadaya call a rabbit if not a long eared rat that hops cause it lost its tail? How ‘bout the tree rats called squirrels that grace many a dining tables in Appalachia? An how’bout those possums which are really just giant ra-...
Oh, ahem. :welcome:
All true! However, I've lived in cities and my opinion of a rat's edibility stands and extends to pigeons. :)

And a belated welcome! Got lost in the flashbacks....

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:55 pm
by Bullitt68
senorgrand wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:16 pm welcome! I hear nutria is good eatin'

;)

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Isn't that a Marmot?

Anyways, welcome.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:04 pm
by senorgrand
Bullitt68 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:55 pm
senorgrand wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:16 pm welcome! I hear nutria is good eatin'

;)

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Isn't that a Marmot?

Anyways, welcome.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:46 pm
by lurker
personallly, i'd rather eat beaver.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:10 pm
by Bisbee
Naughty, naughty. Let’s not scare away the gentleman on the first day shall we? Now return to the basement, make sure the gimp is still cuffed to the sawhorse, and quietly await further orders.
:whip:

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:37 pm
by kronkmusic
Welcome from sunny South Florida!

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:56 pm
by MaxWyatt
Welcome from temporarily sunny Oregon.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:04 am
by JColville
lurker wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:46 pm personallly, i'd rather eat beaver.
Eat a beaver, save a tree.

WELCOME FROM OREGON.jpg

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:13 pm
by bigbass4me
Welcome from blue dot veteran


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Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:35 pm
by freethnkr1966
Bisbee wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:10 pm Naughty, naughty. Let’s not scare away the gentleman on the first day shall we? Now return to the basement, make sure the gimp is still cuffed to the sawhorse, and quietly await further orders.
:whip:
It's scary how much I'm feeling at home already! :D

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:51 pm
by Bacchus
Howdy and :welcome: from Oregon!

:wave:

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:49 am
by lurker
freethnkr1966 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:35 pm
Bisbee wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:10 pm Naughty, naughty. Let’s not scare away the gentleman on the first day shall we? Now return to the basement, make sure the gimp is still cuffed to the sawhorse, and quietly await further orders.
:whip:
It's scary how much I'm feeling at home already! :D
i'm going to assume that's a "young frankenstein" reference. i haven't seen it. basically, welcome to the club. we have a certain amount of common interest, a not-loathing of liberalism, and an appreciation of guns and the shooting arts. root-cause bla bla bla. after that it's up to each of us to make what use of the club we want. is there fellowship? yes. is there a certain amount of mutual support? yes. is there joking around? you betcha. after that, it's up to each of us to make of it what we want it to be. you want people to talk guns and/or politics with? we've got that. welcome.

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:20 pm
by max129
Lurker:

A) Pulp Fiction

B) I like the rest of your description - this is a good place to learn

C) You left out talking about the "Enabler Function" - my gun buying has (ahem) increased since I started reading here

freethnkr1966

Welcome to the LGC from the Free State of Nevada.

:welcome:

Re: New member, Glad to be here

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:23 pm
by YankeeTarheel
featureless wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:47 pm
Bisbee wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:40 pm Whadaya call a rabbit if not a long eared rat that hops cause it lost its tail? How ‘bout the tree rats called squirrels that grace many a dining tables in Appalachia? An how’bout those possums which are really just giant ra-...
Oh, ahem. :welcome:
All true! However, I've lived in cities and my opinion of a rat's edibility stands and extends to pigeons. :)

And a belated welcome! Got lost in the flashbacks....
Known to New Yorkers as "Flying Rats".