Bob So/cal-
First let me start by thanking the staff and adminstration personel for the great job that is being done at PredatorMasters.Com. I appreciate your effort and the generous giving of your time.
I attended the 2nd annual PM hunt in Globe, Az. last Nov. I listened to several member/moderators share their opinions and desires to keep Will Craig's dream alive. I listened to Mike Paul's acceptance speech for the Will Craig award. I sat at the awards assembly and listened the Mrs. Craig's heart felt statement that she was glad that this board stayed on and kept the dream alive.
There in the Country Kitchen in Globe, I realized what this was all about and I told myself that this was a great bunch of people to be "associated" with.
To me the board is a way for the average hunter to share his stories, pictures, and be able to ask questions, receive information,and learn from others in this field. It is also a good way for the public to browse the subject and see just exactly what predator hunting is all about. Not just to one person but many.
The board is a ear to bounce ideas off of. Answers to the what if and whys of predator calling. You will always get some sort of an answer, and within the guidelines you always have a say.
This is what I joined and wish to be "associated" with. When I am seen with a PredatorMasters.com sticker in the back window of my company truck, or my hat. When a young or old coyote hunter asks about it, I can say this is a good place for information and questions.
This is my information that I'm sharing with PM and its members and I choose to share it on this board. I don't have a say anywhere else as pertains to this matter.
In my opinion, I see a conflict of interest and association with PXE, and it matters to me because I am associated with the board. What about the other magazines out there that are put there? I subscribe to the PXE. They asked for ideas on a post and I gave them one or two. You can pull my posts to see if I was throwing rocks or not. I don't believe that I did.
If we are in need of money, then let us go to our members first. The price of a yearly subscription multiplied by right @ 4500 members will go a long way towards the technical support or updates that the board needs.
I am not faceless. Via this amazing tool, I have shared alot of personel information about my hunts, equipment, technique, and my family on this board. As stated I have attended the 2nd hunt in Globe. The people who attended got a chance to meet me if they wished.
Once again, THANKS to all who make the board run. You all do a great job, no complaints here.
Thanks for letting a member have their say.
I am just and will always be a coyote hunter who enjoys this board and this board's ability to allow me in an instant the showing and receiving of wonderful critter information.
for what it is worth.
later pup