More information for deciding Hunter of The Year?

derbyacresbob

derbyacresbob

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In the future, how hard would it be to show how many new predator hunting posts the "Hunter Of The Year" candidates made during that year? It seems to me to like, the new post count for each Hunter Of The Year candidate would help us to decide who we think the Hunter Of The Year candidate should be.

The new post count may help voters decide if one good mountain lion hunt should be Hunter Of The Year or should 20 good coyote hunt new posts for the same year be the winner?
 
The vote is about the quality of the story, not how many posts someone made throughout the year. I don’t feel that should have anything to do with it.
 
All joking aside, and with regards to derbyacresbob’s suggestion about the number of posts… My personal feeling is that the number of posts are insignificant. Some guys post a lot. Some, not so much.

Now the number of posts that are nominated for hunter of the month come into play, and those are the posts that are voted on. If one hunt stands out more than the rest, that’s the guy that wins, regardless of how many times a particular hunter posts monthly.

Guys that consistently post amazing hunts, or have a way of crafting and drawing our interests into their hunts deserve recognition. They are recognized by earning the hunter of the month. As we’ve seen in this Hunter of the year post, one story stood out to our members.

Here’s the issue… there is one hunter that was nominated 3 times for hunter of the month and has a combined vote count exceeding the winner’s vote count.

So, not to ruffle feathers here, but to be fair, who’s the “hunter” of the year? Who had the most amazing “story”?

Just food for thought
 
People don't have the same hunt opportunities as others so the type of animal alone should not be a sole deciding factor. Some have access to lots of property, some have lots of money and can buy hunts, and some... well, they work their rear end off hunting public land and/or cultivating relationships with landowners in order to hunt. Some work hard to include children and/or new people to the sport.

I think there should be various aspects considered... the animal taken, the method used, the story and details of the hunt, as well as the amount of activity the member does on the board.

Just my thoughts...
 
Bowhntr6pt said:
People don't have the same hunt opportunities as others so the type of animal alone should not be a sole deciding factor. Some have access to lots of property, some have lots of money and can buy hunts, and some... well, they work their rear end off hunting public land and/or cultivating relationships with landowners in order to hunt. Some work hard to include children and/or new people to the sport.

I think there should be various aspects considered... the animal taken, the method used, the story and details of the hunt, as well as the amount of activity the member does on the board.

Just my thoughts...
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I do feel that this should remain a simple vote situation. It shouldn’t get regulated with a ton of different rules and stipulations based on anything more than what the folks reading the stories find interesting to them.

I personally don’t feel like a paid hunt vs a public land hunt should come into play. You can spend a ton of cash and get skunked just as you can walk onto public and experience an incredible hunt that will create a memory of a lifetime. The winner in this case (weekender) put in 30 years leading up to this hunt, so to say he wasn’t deserving isn’t really fair. I am ecstatic for weekender getting it done. I’m certainly not trying to take anything away from his accomplishments or his nomination of hunter of the year with my previous post.

I was simply trying to put a little emphasis on how I perceived derbyacresbob’s initial post on the subject, and some of the commentary that ensued.
 
hunt0168 said:
I do feel that this should remain a simple vote situation. It shouldn’t get regulated with a ton of different rules and stipulations based on anything more than what the folks reading the stories find interesting to them.

I personally don’t feel like a paid hunt vs a public land hunt should come into play. You can spend a ton of cash and get skunked just as you can walk onto public and experience an incredible hunt that will create a memory of a lifetime. The winner in this case (weekender) put in 30 years leading up to this hunt, so to say he wasn’t deserving isn’t really fair. I am ecstatic for weekender getting it done. I’m certainly not trying to take anything away from his accomplishments or his nomination of hunter of the year with my previous post.

I was simply trying to put a little emphasis on how I perceived derbyacresbob’s initial post on the subject, and some of the commentary that ensued.
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I don't believe there should be a lot of rules either... I'm just suggesting when people vote they consider various aspects of the hunt and associated story.

Just to be clear, in no way am I saying ANY hunter who has been recognized is undeserving. I think anyone who takes the time to document their hunt and share it here with us deserves a pat on the back for sure.
 
Personally I just enjoy the "whole roll" experience of the site, hunting, firearms, reloading, church of the painful truth, etc. I have "0" interest in the hunter of the month or whatever. There's not enough coyotes around here or ground to hunt to give thought to being a super killer, HAHA. And I'm not long winded enough or mastered the English language, computers, video's, etc. I'm simply content with who I am...now I could've "stacked" pics of the recent prairie dog hunt BUT, I ain't touching those nasty suckers...HAHAHA. Peace to all :ROFLMAO:
 
No real suggestions to add. I will say, I think the overall winner should have a combination of good story and awesome hunt. In this case, I think @weekender checked both of those boxes for sure. I also think the winner should be a contributing member to the site. I’m on another forum and some of the “contests” winners or competitors are not contributing members.

I hunt for raw experiences and memories. Many of my previous experiences/hunts are completely undocumented and there’s no pictures to remember them. Predator masters is a way for me to have some sort of footprint to look back on and read what went down. I’m definitely not a journal writer so a this forum acts as my digital journal.

With all that said, I don’t post hunts to be entered into the contests. It’s more so for the above reason and to talk with like minded folks, even if most of you are old enough to be my dad or Grampa hahaha.
 
I sincerely feel that none of us visit this site for any kind of recognition. But some consistently rise to the top with what they contribute.

Great hunts and the ability to put things in perspective with writings and videos are what keep us intrigued.

I look forward to just about every post that you guys post. Not everyone can put into words the emphasis or meaning of the hunt. But I can tell you, from the perspective of a predator hunter, I appreciate all of them!
 
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