Speckmisser
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There are a couple of folks here who are fairly new to big game hunting, and to the Internet discussions. With that in mind, let me throw a couple of things out there. What you do with them is up to you.
First of all, nothing personal to anyone, but it's something of a breach of etiquette to ask any hunter where their "honey hole" is located. Not a crime or anything, but a little rude. Usually, all you'll do is let yourself in for some ribbing, but some folks really take it personally. If someone wants to share a spot, they'll do it voluntarily... and more than likely, any sharing will be done privately, not on the Internet.
Sharing hunting spots, especially public land spots, is a dangerous gamble. This is the source of multiple hot topics on this forum and many others, but the bottom line is, once you annouce the location of a good hunting area, then you can count on a big influx of hunters. When you make that announcement on a public forum on the World Wide Web, then you've just told the whole world about your honey hole. That can, and often does, spell the end of a good spot. This is not hypothetical justification, by the way; it's a fact that many of us have experienced.
Remember that in addition to the ten or fifteen people actively posting on a thread, there are many more people out there reading it... many of whom are not even members of JHO. They're all looking for that next, hot hunting spot, and when they read about it, they will go there. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, because the power of the Internet is the availability of information. Most of us initially came to JHO because we were looking for information, and most of us continue to read through posts like this one in hopes of learning a little bit more.
There are people here who don't know this, and some who don't care, and they will post details about hunting locations. Others will offer general locations without detail. All of this is good and fine, although one should keep in mind that other folks may have been relying on those honey holes too. If you publicise your spot, you are probably opening the door on someone else's spot as well. Some folks will not take that well.
None of this is meant to tell anyone what they may or may not post. If you want to share details about a hunting location, then no one here will stop you. And if you want to ask about locations, go for it. But there are very good and valid reasons why a lot of people will not share even the remotest detail.
I would suggest that if you are asking about places to hunt, make sure the email address in your profile is up-to-date. A lot of people, myself included, will share some info privately through email, that we will not post on the public forum. At the same time, though, do NOT abuse the email links to send unsolicited queries to strangers asking about where they shot a hog.
This has all been discussed before on JHO, but in light of some recent comments and questions, I thought it might be worth bringing it back up again.
First of all, nothing personal to anyone, but it's something of a breach of etiquette to ask any hunter where their "honey hole" is located. Not a crime or anything, but a little rude. Usually, all you'll do is let yourself in for some ribbing, but some folks really take it personally. If someone wants to share a spot, they'll do it voluntarily... and more than likely, any sharing will be done privately, not on the Internet.
Sharing hunting spots, especially public land spots, is a dangerous gamble. This is the source of multiple hot topics on this forum and many others, but the bottom line is, once you annouce the location of a good hunting area, then you can count on a big influx of hunters. When you make that announcement on a public forum on the World Wide Web, then you've just told the whole world about your honey hole. That can, and often does, spell the end of a good spot. This is not hypothetical justification, by the way; it's a fact that many of us have experienced.
Remember that in addition to the ten or fifteen people actively posting on a thread, there are many more people out there reading it... many of whom are not even members of JHO. They're all looking for that next, hot hunting spot, and when they read about it, they will go there. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, because the power of the Internet is the availability of information. Most of us initially came to JHO because we were looking for information, and most of us continue to read through posts like this one in hopes of learning a little bit more.
There are people here who don't know this, and some who don't care, and they will post details about hunting locations. Others will offer general locations without detail. All of this is good and fine, although one should keep in mind that other folks may have been relying on those honey holes too. If you publicise your spot, you are probably opening the door on someone else's spot as well. Some folks will not take that well.
None of this is meant to tell anyone what they may or may not post. If you want to share details about a hunting location, then no one here will stop you. And if you want to ask about locations, go for it. But there are very good and valid reasons why a lot of people will not share even the remotest detail.
I would suggest that if you are asking about places to hunt, make sure the email address in your profile is up-to-date. A lot of people, myself included, will share some info privately through email, that we will not post on the public forum. At the same time, though, do NOT abuse the email links to send unsolicited queries to strangers asking about where they shot a hog.
This has all been discussed before on JHO, but in light of some recent comments and questions, I thought it might be worth bringing it back up again.
