ben
Mood:
optimistic
Status:
"New/Novice" & Anxious to get started --
Updated:
Thursday, Oct. 01 - 11:06 AM
Location:
phoenix, az.
Cable or Satellite Provider
dish network
Do you get Outdoor Channel now?
Yes
About Me
I am (in process) a "new/novice", *and Disabled/'Physically Challenged' Hunter--Would greatly appreciate some "tips/direction" re: getting started/set up properly--ex; *ballistics, rifle/s,initial "backpack" set up; nds. 4 hunting,safety(first aid 'kit')/firestarting, clean H2O "conversion,GPS, ?-Shout out?,if stranded in 'wild'-?,..*W/Spcl.Emphasis on my Specific "phycal challenge/s";..Which is (cervical) Spinal related; *Crushed/Mangled" spine from brainstem to mid. of shoulder blades;...Multiple Surgeries,Rehabs;...***Qua... (twice)/never 'came back' from last, & have been partially parylized from neck down (4 over 21 yrs.) but I'm Ambulatory, & with minor limitations, can hike,climb,...&do 'what it takes',...***But I fear if I were to 'shoulder' a .300 Win.Mag or "up"; the recoil might literally break my neck-!! *Again; been broken many times over past 21 yrs.;...How do I figure out/"sample" var. rifles w/out having to buy them all to find out--?--*Also; tips re: DIY hunting )I'm in a "target-rich" environment being in the "4 corners";,,?--Eastman's Hunting Jounal's spec'l. section 4 subscribers-?-*Really confused re: Tags, Draws,...???--?-Might some good souls give a fella a hand/"leg up"---???--God Bless (in advance-)
Personal Quote
?- How does it go - ? ;...something like,... SUCCESS EQUALS THE MEETING OF PREPARATION AND OPPORTUNITY,...
Marital Status
Married
Religion
Unspecified
Outdoor Interests
Horses, Hunting, Fishing, Dog/s (LABS-!) & related activities, Camping, BBQ's, Sports(w/some restrictions-!) Travel, the list 'goes on & on,...'
Likes
Honesty, personal & inter-personal integrity, Humor, & fun in gen'l.,...*The Grt. Outdoors/Fresh Air,...the Spirituality of the Grt. Outdoors, the "comradery" amoungst those in (hunting) party,...& lack of financial pressures/stresses, gettin' the heck away/out of 'city environment',...
Dislikes
Liars, cheaters,... 'list goes on & on',...
Favorite Equipment
Horse Tack & Training 'Stuff', Fishing 'Outfits',...***& NOW; ALL Hunting related "Stuff',...My Truck,...& Trailers,...Bass Boat/s,...All fishing rel'd. 'Stuff',..
Favorite parts of the Country or World
Rockies & the "4 corners" area/s,...all (types) of 'fishin' holes',...The Beach,...the "Holy Land",...& mom's 'Dinner Table' & Frig., (the way it used to be,...), anywhere I find Myself & My Wonderful Children together & Sharing "Quality Time/s",...
Favorite Television Programs
ALL O/Dr. Channel's Hnt., F'ng., & Gen'l. Outdoor shows & esp'ly. the "Shows that you most specifically "learn from",...JAG,NCIS, Old (classic) Movies (TCM), the Western Channel/s,...NATGEO, DISC'Y, A-PLANET,...Sports, DIY's,...& *JIM SHOCKEY'S SHOWS,...
Favorite Personalities and Heroes
Advocates of our personal freedom/s & rights,...NRA's,.(***2nd Ammendment Advocates/*Activists,...),... my cold, dead hands",...Ya know what I mean - ?,...Those "Who Give Back"/"Pay it Forward",...Help out the sick & Underprivilaged,...those who, when they ultimately 'leave here', accomplish/ed having left significant/marked evidence of their having been here, & those who have @ least seriously tried to,...Hunters, Conservationists, Stewards of the Land/of our Natural Resources & (on all levels) of the Ecology in general,...&
"Last, but certainly not least": JIM SHOCKEY---