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What do you think of your club mebership?
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EverydayHunter
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| 18 Aug 2010 07:08 AM |
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I would like to know what everybody else thinks of the club. |
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huntingbow
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| 18 Aug 2010 08:17 AM |
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IT DIFFENTLY NOT THE SAME CLUB I JOIN IN 1980. SOME OF THE CHANGES ARE GOOD AND SOME ARE NOT. |
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rthomas4
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| 18 Aug 2010 08:22 AM |
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I enjoy my magazine, and the site (when the webby stays out of it), and as a LM, I figure that what I paid has already been recouped with the magazine subscription itself. Having been a member for over 30 years, I do miss the old original club that I was a Charter Member of, and recognize that we aren't actually members of a "Club", but consumers of a corporations product. I hold out hope that eventually, before i die, that I might actually get a product to field test, or possibly win a contest. I am not going to hold my breath, though. |
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Topgun 30-06
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| 18 Aug 2010 09:32 AM |
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That's good because I wouldn't want to read in your obituary that your cause of death was oxygen deprivation   |
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hkrawiec
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| 20 Aug 2010 01:30 AM |
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the club leaves a lot to be desired im a life member the benefits of the forums are the best thing this club has i read them every day hank k |
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Brian Warner
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| 20 Aug 2010 04:20 PM |
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I enjoy the forums and the magazine. I also enjoy when we can get together with other members, either on the forum, another site or in person. I hae made MORE than a couple great friends through NAHC as well. To me that in itself makes the membership worth while |
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| 20 Year Life Member NAHC, Whitetails Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited. Founder and owner of Heirloom Game Calls, Master call maker, Retired Airforce (22 years), Disabled Veteren, Survivor of stage 4 Esophageal Cancer, heart attack and 6 way by-pass, 2 kids, 3 grandbabies and 32+ years of marriage to the same great gal (Miss Kathy). |
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g-faber
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| 20 Aug 2010 09:40 PM |
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I always liked the magazine, then decided to become a Life Member in '94 so I didn't have to mess with renewals and I got a leather jacket (I wish I got a bigger size). The forum is helpful if you need help with something or want to blow off some steam, hopefully there are no "new forum" issues from now on and you don't have to start over with a new ID as I did. I got a few items to test, nothing great, but when I became a Trophy Life Member last year I got a field dress kit to test that came in pretty handy last deer season, and the Cabelas savings alone will pay for the upgrade in a couple years. As long as you don't want to debate the merits of 2,4-D with one member, or politics with another, you'll be allright. |
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maxdog
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| 21 Aug 2010 09:09 AM |
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I became a member in '92, LM ' 94, TLM '10. I would echo a lot off what G FABER posted. Pretty new to the computer stuff, still learning the navigations etc. I like the mag, and reading the forums and BB. I think its a great place for like minded folks with differing opinions can chat and exchange ideas, expiriences, and the like. I only have a dozen posts but I'm spending a little more time on our site and will be making a lot more! Could the club do better? I have yet to be in any club of any type that couldn't!! It's worth the effort though to try and make our better for our members even if not always successful. Its that ole squeaky wheel thing! I feel being a member was "money well spent"! |
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cgshp49
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| 22 Aug 2010 08:07 AM |
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I suppose it depends on what you want to get out of the "club." I joined for the same reason as a lot of people, to get all the free gear they promised! But, after I got to "know" some of the guy's/girls here, I did the LM so I could stay in contact with them. The mag. really doesn't play too much into my desicion, as most of it is advertising anyways. Seriously, count the pages and you will see that 2/3 of it is ads. And, the free "stuff", well, don't hold your breath! I've got a couple things that where pretty cheesy, made in china, and probably not worth what it cost the club to send em to me. I guess the best part of the club is this forum where we can all get together and share stories and experience's of our hunts. Sharing knowledge of equipment and helping each other out with all sorts of questions. |
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| I'll keep my God, my Guns, and my Freedom, you can keep the Change! NAHC-LM, NRA, Everyday Hunter |
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gfirstsgt
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| 18 Sep 2010 02:54 PM |
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I think it is a way for the NAHC to market products to what they think are a captive audience. I have only been a member for a month and paid when I joined and have yet to receive the free stuff promised (with paid membership). I have received two invoices for the aforementioned paid dues, and a new wrinkle was a book that if I accepted would obligate me further. My account already shows the invoice for the book, which I received yesterday and put back inthe mail to them today. Their customer service line is a joke that keeps routing you to different messages, but never lets you talk to a live person, sort of like 'Peggy" on the Discover commercials. I have requested a refund and to end my enrollment but no contact yet. |
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Shootin'J
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| 19 Sep 2010 02:39 AM |
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gfirstsgt; First off, welcome to the club. Second, give things time and READ .....ALOT of the forum posts. Reason being is that you are not alone. As you read posts, you will notice 3 extremes. 1 being those that complain that they don't receive any FREE stuff. ( No offense, but usually the new folks) the second being those "old timers" that have been around and respond to the complaints with the fact that they haven't gotten much (if anything) , don't care about it, and consider the info and friends that they made over the years their best benefit. And 3 is all the great info about any aspect of hunting that you could imagine that is offered by fellow members. (NOW THAT'S THE BEST FREEBEE OF ALL FREEBEES!) I have only been a member 1 year now, and haven't seen anything of the free stuff. But I too never really anticipated it, and don't really care down the road. I joined for the commodery and knowledge that everyone has to offer. That's why it is called a hunting club and not a freebee club. Again, no offense, just give things time and if you can accept that you won't see much of the freebees, I think overall you will begin to like the club for the openess and willingness to help from the other members. Take note though; like everything else, there are (I'll refer to them as "goofballs" ) goofballs out there that want to stir stuff up and have no place here, but take no offense if they test your waters. That's why I mentioned read.....alot of posts. You'll get the idea. Again, welcome, and hope you decide to stay. |
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gfirstsgt
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| 19 Sep 2010 05:10 AM |
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Thanks for your post ShootinJ. I have read a lot of post as I turned here in frustration in the first place. I don't care so much for the free stuff, but I do care about fulfilling a commitment, and the club has not done that. |
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Harold1954
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| 20 Sep 2010 12:18 PM |
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Well, I have to say the club has changed ove the years, but the ones that's been around a long time, there wern't as many people standing in line for things as they are now. The club has GROWN. Also, I have to agree with BWARNER, I enjoy reading a lot of the postings and have made some new friends here. I'm not on here as much as some, but have always been teated well. The few complaints I have had with club business has been taken care of to my satisfaction. Just an added note, to BWARNER if your knives work as good as they look I am looking forward to getting the one you're working on for me.  |
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Sstanich
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| 26 Sep 2010 10:29 PM |
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I like reading the magazines and I really like reading the forums. They are very useful becuase I can get everyone's feedback. I would also like to thank BWarner for all the great feedback. |
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MickeyD
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| 05 Oct 2010 06:55 AM |
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I have been a Life Member since 1998. And when Ii first became a regular member and then a life member I really enjoyed the magazine. it had useful topics and entertaining feature articles. (I really miss Mingus) but now as I read the magazine I see several changes.One the articles are not as good as they used to be. Alot of fluff to fill a magazine. and every other page is an advertisement. I can say back at the turn of the century (2000) lol i was lucky to get a Tarus .22 pump rifle to field test and that was the first and last descent thing I field tested.I think the best thing i found was the boards. I have met several people here I call friends and had 3 fun get togethers. So Welcome to the club and enjoy it. |
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xreyes
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| 26 Oct 2010 03:28 PM |
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Im new to the club and i joined for the magazine to pump my kids up before we go on a hunt so im satisfied with my membership. |
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realslimspidey
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| 07 Nov 2010 11:32 PM |
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im really happy with my membership to the club, im enjoying the magizine, im also enjoying the books, and dvds, coulda went with out the cookbooks though lol, and really enjoy reading the messege boards i learn alot from reading other members posts .. |
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fisherus
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| 15 Dec 2010 01:39 PM |
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Wow! A Trophy Life Member! You let them stick their hands in your wallet again! I can't believe someone would fall for this new trick. It was my belief that the type of membership we currently have included the testing of products that you just paid a horrendous amount for in addition to your Life Membership. I truley hope that the field dress kit was worth the extra money. As far as Cabela's discounts, you can get them for free just by joing Cabela's Club. Sorry my fellow member, but screw me once, stupid you! Screw me twice, STUPID ME! |
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holly
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| 15 Dec 2010 04:16 PM |
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Well take me and alot of us that have been around over 20 years . Amagizine for life and a chance to get something . AND ALL OF THE INFO ON HERE .A nd a lot of fun . Been worth it to a bunch of us |
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smith1
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| 16 Dec 2010 04:15 AM |
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The information alone on any subject with hunting, magazines and the seldom, but a bonus if you get it free item, is worth the membership i think. If you dont get anything out of this club and just joined for the free stuff, then yes your probably gonna get your heart broken! |
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smith1
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| 16 Dec 2010 04:17 AM |
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The information alone on any subject with hunting, magazines and the seldom, but a bonus if you get it free item, is worth the membership i think. If you dont get anything out of this club and just joined for the free stuff, then yes your probably gonna get your heart broken! |
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2links
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| 22 Dec 2010 01:30 PM |
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I wanted the magazine. I figured 60 years of magazine would more than pay for the couple hundred bucks the life membership was. The gun case the vest and a few other cheezy items that came with it just made it seem a little less expensive for me. The gun case is nice. The reversible vest I use all the time. And I gave some other stuff away. Anyway the way I figured it. I got a life subscription to a hunting magazine for a fraction of what it would have costed if I did it yearly. |
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rthomas4
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| 23 Dec 2010 05:34 AM |
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2links, you joined for the right reason!! The mag. subscription, like you said, is where the value lies. The site is a little extra added bonus, the info gleaned from the site is priceless. |
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| NRA LM, NAHC LM, Buckmasters LM, Second Amendment Foundation, GOA, NAGR, Palmetto Gun Rights, DU, NWTF, QDMA, Everyday Hunter,OYOA, ASAdspalliance,D& DH, and PROUD SC redneck REBEL for life. If the South had won the war, Obama wouldn't be in the White House. |
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DarkAngel
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| 24 Dec 2010 06:16 PM |
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How can I complain?
When we had the chat and the subject came up of lack of free stuff, I would turn red with shame because it seemed the club was always sending me cool and useful stuff. Why I just got a pair of nice warm mittens sent to me by the club a couple months ago. Just in time for the cold weather hunting, I love them. I'm still waiting for that ATV or sweet Muzzle Loader but heck you just never know, guess time will tell.
Most of all I've met cool and useful friends, folks who've given me helpful hunting tips, let me vent when I missed a critter, given me an understanding ear when things were going bad in my life and shared my joys to boot.
Those are the things that have made the club...the club for me, way more then the stuff.
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rthomas4
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| 25 Dec 2010 02:00 PM |
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| NRA LM, NAHC LM, Buckmasters LM, Second Amendment Foundation, GOA, NAGR, Palmetto Gun Rights, DU, NWTF, QDMA, Everyday Hunter,OYOA, ASAdspalliance,D& DH, and PROUD SC redneck REBEL for life. If the South had won the war, Obama wouldn't be in the White House. |
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ioslund
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| 01 Jan 2011 03:23 PM |
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I have been a life member for a little over 5 years now and on multiple occasions I have thought that if it wasn't such a waste of money I would cancel my membership just to prove a point. I do like the message boards but lets be honest I can go to a thousand places on the internet and talk with like minded people. I think the magazine is OK but I am mostly a duck hunter so all I have to look forward to every year is the one issue a year where they talk about my primary hunt because almost every other issue is packed full of usefull deer hunting knowledge (in between the thousands of ads). As far as the product testing goes it is obviously a very well planned Advertising gimic to get people to join and it has been a huge let down every year, and I have never recieved anything of any real value or worth in the field. (yes I get a test every year because I ride them like a rented mule till I get one.) They have often tried to trick me into not getting them anymore by sending the wrong forms over and over and then claiming that I never did the review so I would no longer be eligible to test products. The email customer service is horrible!!!! It seems like they pick a form letter and send it, I don't think that I have ever been treated more poorly by a group that I have paid and belonged to for so long. The contests I see on the website never seem to change, and I am beginning to think that the names of the winners are just made up so that someone doesn't try and sue them for something. By this point no one is left reading but if you are don't bother with the North american fishing club or the trophy or duel membership thing they are trying to sell you it is all a way to get back into your wallet. As a matter of fact, if you are thinking of becoming a member of those you should send me the money and I will buy a lottery ticket and split the money with you. In this case you would have much better odds of being satisfied. |
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smith1
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| 03 Jan 2011 05:25 AM |
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Well i guess i dont understand, if someone has been a member for any amount of time they can( you would think)be able to figure out if they like it or not. so being unhappy and dishing out useless money for somthing you`ve hated for years, than its nobodys fault but your own |
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labedog
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| 07 Jan 2011 07:41 PM |
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It's really touigh to think of it as a "club". Using the term club is a joke. I traveled 19 states in 2010 and advertised in the forum section my desire to find places to hunt along the way. I only had one offer from a member in Maine.
I had better luck on craigslist. |
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labedog
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| 07 Jan 2011 07:44 PM |
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I always got a lot of free stuff. It was always really cheap things to test and always when I couldn't use it like rut scent strips in February and mosquito repellant in December. |
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holly
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| 07 Jan 2011 08:40 PM |
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get to know some of the people on here and they will help you with your problem .I have been a member for a long time 1981 and a person on the net about 4 years and i would say some would invite me to hunt . Get to know people and dont expect somthing for nothing ..... |
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Mr VJP
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| 08 Jan 2011 06:28 AM |
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I joined the club back in 85 and became a Lifer in 88. It was a great club back then and I had hopes it would get better over time.
Alas, that is not the case. It has morphed into a big business, with the people at the top and in management, having huge budgets and elaborate perks. If this were a club, we could elect the top people to represent the rest of us, and they would be there because they represent the rest of us as we feel our leaders should. They would be expert hunters with integrity and humility. They would also be skilled at public relations, involved in pro-hunting and pro-gun causes and highly respected by the general public at large.
But it is not a club. We are simply members of a business enterprise that charges us a fee to join. We have no say in it's direction or it's mission. We are not respected as members, only welcomed as revenue producers. Our numbers are used to sell advertising and mailing lists, in order to increase the profits. The NAHC has become a huge machine that has forsaken what it was originally intended to be.
You still get the magazine as compensation for your dues, but even that has tons of advertising and too little substance. The editorials are usually fluff pieces and many of the articles aggravate me for various reasons. Rarely do I read something that enhances my hunting ability, or tells me anything I don't already know.
But I'm a Lifer, and my dues will not be refunded. So I consider it my duty to inform the NAHC of my disatisfaction at every opportunity with the hope one day they may actually care to listen and make this club what it could, and should be, in the future. A club that would make all of us proud to be members, proud to be hunters and proud to be a part of.
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cgshp49
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| 08 Jan 2011 10:14 AM |
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Smith, if you fell for the free stuff trap and that's all you're looking for....well, ya waisted your money. I joined 4 yrs ago. Got the 3yr membership, and after meeting the people here, I did the life member thing. Now they want me in the "trophy" membership, but they aint gettin another dime for that. I saw the trophy gift pack and to be honest, I can buy the same or better at Wally World for 1/4 of the price. I really don't care about the mag. It's more than 3/4 advertising and has very little usefull content. And I'm really getting tired of BM's bragging about all the trips he goes on, on our $. I have recieved some free stuff. Mostly garbage, rust inhibitor strips and some shoot n see targets (WOOHOO) but I did get a new pair of 1200g Danner Pronghorn hunting boots just before hunting season! Between the boots and the stuff I got for the life membership, I guess I got my money's worth. To me though, it's the members. If I have a question about something involving hunting, or shooting, this is a great place to be. |
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| I'll keep my God, my Guns, and my Freedom, you can keep the Change! NAHC-LM, NRA, Everyday Hunter |
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chamilton41
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| 08 Jan 2011 10:51 PM |
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$1 per copy....I'm happy, I like pictures. |
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rthomas4
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| 09 Jan 2011 06:46 PM |
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Mr VJP, the NAHC is a clone of the US Government. We hear a lot of promises, we pay a lot of $, but we only get a load of sheit!!!!!! |
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jstephens5
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| 11 Jan 2011 06:18 PM |
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Mr VJP I have to agree and add that the magizine is more like a promo for the big wigs. Look at me! See where I went! Look what I did!! Who makes the rules for this club? Who hires these people? Who is the president and how did he get the job? Why the heck do they get to go on all the trips while we pay the bills? Oh ya!! Cause we let them get away with it!! |
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labedog
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| 17 Jan 2011 09:49 AM |
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I love the responses from those of you who think we should just "drop out" if we don't like it. That's not easy to do if you joined as a Life Member.
I wrote Bill Miller and he never even had the decency to have his secretary respond much less do it himself. He must have been too busy traveling the world.
I've had stories published in the magazine, I've had my pictures in there quite a few times but it's not a "club", it's really just an innovative way to sell magazines, products and advertising. It is what it is. |
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jyak722
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| 24 Jan 2011 05:42 AM |
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Getting tired of getting sent mail from other sources that just want more money every week can't support them all. Never did till I signed up for NAHC, and not reading any promising comments about testing. Probably won't extend my membership. Anyone else feel the same? |
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rthomas4
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| 24 Jan 2011 09:01 AM |
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jyak722, welcome to the "club"!!!!!! Just don't do what most of us have already done, and shell out the money to become a Life Member, and don't expect anything, then you won't be dissapointed! Enjoy the mag, and the board, since that's where the true value is with this company!!!!!! |
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SDOWLING
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| 24 Jan 2011 11:47 AM |
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Here is some input; I'd like to be proud of being a Lifetime member of NAHC.  http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/whitetail-deer-hunting/338904-north-american-hunting-club.html |
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holly
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| 24 Jan 2011 07:44 PM |
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 Well I will put it this way a saying from years ago . LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT . NO ONE ASK YOU TO STAY YOU CHOSE TO .SO %$#@!*())&^%$GETOVER IIIIIIIITTTTTTTT......... JUST READ THE FINE PRINT AND YOU WONT LOOK LIKE THIS . ANY BODY THAT HAS ANY REASON TO COMPLAIN ARE THOSE  THAT DID NOT READ  IGUESS YOU DID LEARN TO READ IN THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM  DIDNT YOU . |
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270Thompson
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| 24 Jan 2011 09:07 PM |
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Good post holly. says it all. i have been a member since 1992. and i enjoy the mag and the boards. Oh. and i did read all the fine print. i guess thats why i'm fine with the "club" |
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rthomas4
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| 25 Jan 2011 06:57 AM |
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Yep, read the fine print too. The problem is that the rules keep changing! |
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turkhunter6
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| 25 Jan 2011 07:44 PM |
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I like it. cant believe all the whiners out there, this is my first post on the forum. Been a life member for longer than i can remember. I remember 20 years or so ago i thought about the free stuff, for about a minute. Actually did get some Berger bullets to test. i am not quite shure what someone expects..... it is an informative magazine, if you think every article is gonna be about something YOU like, get your head out of your a**. there are hundreds of thousands of people in this organization, not every thing is talored to YOU. take what you like and leave the rest. If you cant find anything you like,, nothing is gonna please you. Personally every article could be about turkey hunting and i would be happy as he##. they are not , i still like it. |
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holly
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| 25 Jan 2011 08:33 PM |
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turkhunter 6 come around more often . Have learned more on hear and never really ask a lot . Some one else asks first .I joined back in 82 or 83 cant remember. |
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turkhunter6
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| 25 Jan 2011 08:59 PM |
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gonna try, didnt know the forum was here,,, my fault , never looked  . |
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HUNTME
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| 22 Feb 2011 11:36 AM |
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the people we get to be aquainted with on this web site are what makes this all worth while,some of them i do not get along with,some like addministrator wess are about as usefull as a turd in a outhouse hole,but all in all,the peole and the good advice about hunting,trucks,ammo,gear,and even the dissusions about a cold and frosty beer on a hot day,are what we paid to be part of,not the free stuff,not the management of this club who would sell everyone of us out for a extra dollar in there pocket. we do not allways have to agree,infact we will neaver all agree,but we do have to stick together or wess and his fellow partners will discard us like a used piece of rump wipe,and if they have there way all the old timers will be gone,wess and his fellow web cops will see to that. |
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rthomas4
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| 22 Feb 2011 11:46 AM |
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HUNTME, I just try to ignore all of the webmasters most of the time. It's the LCERBS that cause the problems and get the webbys involved. Take for example, the thread we had recently deleted, due to some azz wipe who got offended by several posts ( basically yours and mine), and my signature. If he hadn't brought everything to webmaster Shawn's attention, our posts and the thread wouldn't have been deleted. Interestingly enough, Thornton whatever his name was, hasn't been back on any of the forums! Wonder why? |
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I became a Life Member in the 90"s because I liked what I saw in the package they sent. Yes they promise testing of products, yes I recieved a couple 50 cent items to test. Turned out to be a recruiting gimmic more than anything else. Hell, I never got the cool looking leather jacket they promised, for joining as a life member. I guess that is when I lost hope of anything good to test. The magazine has changed quite a bit....More advertizements as fillers.....and I really miss mingus (what a riot), but I still enjoy the articles. It's really nice to be able to keep up with what the politicions are trying to do to our sport. I am really enjoying the forum. Now I am a Trophy Life Member.......Stupid Me, I should have used the money towards another rifle. My only real issue is the lack of fulfilled promises (including my missing Leather Jacket). I did buy some of the products they sent but quit doing that when the products seemed to be duplicates or over priced items that didn't interest me. I sent them back and they credited my account. Don't know that I will be spending any more money on this club but I will continue to enjoy what I do have access to. |
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I just hope nahc doesn't. Turn out to stab us life members in the back n use our dues against us. It has happenned bfore. Would b nice if mr. Miller would give some input also . U know he has to be reading this stuff. I was a member of nra at one time and their insurance would not cover the theft of. Seven guns n two bows stolen out of my house by a crackhead. Hell. He even got caught n didn't do a lick of time. Idid get one gun back that a friend found in a pawn shop . Anyway ihope this is not a lost cause. |
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Fine print Yes, It is nice to know that people do read it, although I dont remember it saying anything about a guarentee about getting stuff to test, oportunities to yes guarentee I dont remember reading that. I dont know why people think that is a promise that you will get stuff to test. I don't know must just be me, on the other hand I'm with holly, nost questions get asked and answerd before I can ask them. For the most pard buch of great folks here with combined knowledge but a lot of hard core winers. |
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I became a Life Member in the 90"s because I liked what I saw in the package they sent. Yes they promise testing of products, yes I recieved a couple 50 cent items to test. Turned out to be a recruiting gimmic more than anything else. Hell, I never got the cool looking leather jacket they promised, for joining as a life member. I guess that is when I lost hope of anything good to test. The magazine has changed quite a bit....More advertizements as fillers.....and I really miss mingus (what a riot), but I still enjoy the articles. It's really nice to be able to keep up with what the politicions are trying to do to our sport. I am really enjoying the forum. Now I am a Trophy Life Member.......Stupid Me, I should have used the money towards another rifle. My only real issue is the lack of fulfilled promises (including my missing Leather Jacket). I did buy some of the products they sent but quit doing that when the products seemed to be duplicates or over priced items that didn't interest me. I sent them back and they credited my account. Don't know that I will be spending any more money on this club but I will continue to enjoy what I do have access to.
Well, havent been a member as long, and never got any testing stuff. But other than that, I'd agree Mag is mostly articles, the stuff they sent, I bought what I needed, and stopped when it was higher priced copies of the same thing. Shoulda used that "Lifetime membership" fee to buy a rifle instead, but hindsights 20/20. What I really enjoy is how some of the obviously techno-ignorant here assume that lack of posting indicates being "new". For people that keep hyping forums as the redeeming value of the membership, they need to get more tech-savvy. |
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No kidding, tell you what Go puchase yor own domain name, pay for your own server and the bulliten board software, Yes you can get it online but you have to pay for them. you see how much that cost. I know because I have been there, yah you can get free forum boards but you dont have the options or the space on them that you do when you pay for it like NAHC does. so yes it is a large site handling a large number of pages, that is a lot of server space and that eguals alot of money. it isnt cheap to publish the 8 mags we get a year, It cost alot of money to operate. Granted this company brings in some cash, but untill we know the exact expences that are put out (overhead and operating cost) verses profit and they are in beisness to make a profit who are we to say that the mag's and board isn't worth the price of the membership do some homework unless you are eighty and just became a life member this boad and the mag cost to maintain and produce will far excead what you paid for your membership. |
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Deciding as to wether or not the board or magazine isn't worth the price of the membership is supposed to be made BEFORE you pay. NOT AFTER. Whoever originally posted that obviousely made the same foolish mistake too many others have, and they have nobody to blame but themselves. I've paid the dues for membership, LM, AND TLM, and have gotten the same things (SQUAT) as those that just joined and are unhappy. But I didn't, don,t and won't care. This is a hunting club, not double coupon day at the local grocery store. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT! IT'S YOUR MONEY and nobody here can control how you spend or waste it but you. So don't try to blame anybody but yourself. |
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I'm a new member and no I haven't received my free sign on items yet either. However when I called customer service I got a real person who siad 8 to 12 weeks should be arriving within a week. Still thinking about life membership the mag is nice and the forums are good but all I read about is pissed off members. Really makes me think if it is worth all the trouble and money. Don't really care about free gifts but a promise is a promise. |
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You can depend on eventually getting the sign-up freebies, but remember there is no promise of actually getting any other freebies, just that the opportunity exists.
Even in my case, the webmaster promised that after 34+ years I would positively get a test item, then the testing department lied and told him that I had been shipped an item. Needless to say, I'm headed into year number 35 as a member, and still haven't ever received an item to test.
I did join for the mags, and after becoming a Life Member in 2000, I figure that I will exceed the membership fee with the lifetime subscription.
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Honestly the best parts are the forums and magizine. I have gotten a lot of help and info from the forum and like the mag a lot. Other than that the Life Member stuff you get wheb u become a lifer are ok. But to be honest they promised test products and a lot of those suck. They offer life member hunts but they are as expensive as booking them on your own. |
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Honestly, I first joined the club so I could get free stuff to test but when I started getting the magazine I was happy with that even if I didn't get to test any hunting products. I signed up for life membership a few years ago and would say I am satisfied that I got my moneys worth. I like the forums and haven't made any real hunting buddies yet but am sure I will eventually. Finally, a month or so ago I did actually get a field test item! To add icing to the cake, it was something I was going to buy this year anyway and was made in the good ole USA! It was a shelf for my hunting blind and though not very expensive I am gratefull that I got to test it and make some suggestions to the manufacturer for some minor improvements. The few times that I have contacted the club with some issues, they were friendly and helpfull. I also bought a sweet backpack with the club logo on it that is really one of the nicest that I have seen anywhere and the price was on par with the top of the line packs in the mail order catalogs. NAHC is about the same as some of the other clubs all have good points and bad. |
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sms064, show us where you were actually promised free test items!!! As has been posted repeatedly on these forums, there were no promises made of getting free items for testing, but you were promised the opportunity to be picked for free field testing; if your profile gets randomly selected and matches with a product that has been picked for the field test program, and there are enough of that item to go around, then you might get selected. That is the promise that was made in your membership agreement! That's all! |
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GoodPOV jdjl! Also good strategy to go with someone who's been around a while, they may pass on things like: At least in the NorthEast, if you're walking through the woods and smell something similar to cucumbers; STOP and reverse VERY slowly. There's a rattler extremely close. Never hit that condition so far in 50+ years but I've never forgotten that old mountain mans words.
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rthomas4, if you look at my post the comment was that some of the items suck not that I havent gotten anything to test. And maybe the pord promised was incorrect but damn, do you have to be the test product police around weather or not someone says promised instead of having the opportunity? Not trying to be an A$$ but relax a little. |
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Honestly the best parts are the forums and magizine. I have gotten a lot of help and info from the forum and like the mag a lot. Other than that the Life Member stuff you get wheb u become a lifer are ok. But to be honest they promised test products and a lot of those suck. They offer life member hunts but they are as expensive as booking them on your own.
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I just got my life membership package the other day and it had everything in it that was offered I
jdjl: EXcellant! That's the kind of thing that neither of you will ever forget no matter what. Congratulations to your son and keep fostering his interest in the outdoors and the importance of being ethical and conservation minded always in it's use. And drill it in: safety comes before anything. |
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RT, I hear ya man. And you are right, most people don't read everything and then get pissy when they don't get what they think they will. Overall I really like the club. I am glad that I became a life member and have made some friends on here. No hard feelings here man. |
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The mag is full of great info know matter what you hunt or shoot, The forum has some interesting people from all walks of life to get ideas from, The gun case , the vest, gun cleaning kit you know the sign up gifts, That alone is worth the money for a life membership. Did i think i was going to get tuff to test, No, I did get one to test right after i signed up that was so long ago i can't remember what it was, But i do know it was not much, So am i happy with being a life member of NAHC YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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WHne I joined the club initially, I was impressed. When I became a life member, I was skeptical in spending the money, but was somewhat pleased with the 'gifts' I received and I do enjoy the magazine. I recently got a card asking to 'activate' my account, b/c they haven't heard from me. Well, after speaking on the PA hunting forum, I was all in, but now I can't find my state page and I haven't received my magazine in a few months, that I can recall. As a piad life member I feel that I shouldn't have to 'activate' anything and I wish that some of the old forums were like they were. When I have logged on to the website and clicked for the contests, I have not been a winner. I have often wondered if people really do win or if there is a bonus to becoming a winner if you donate or something. But, I like the magazine, so I keep on checking in. |
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BuckSeeker those are my exact words to my wife when I got the card today. I have been a member since 1998 and became a Life member about 8 years ago at which time I thought my membership was for LIFE. I should not have to login or call to continue receiving Life Member Benefits which I have already paid for. I and many of my friends that I met on the South Carolina forum don't use the forums since The Club changed it a few years ago. We use another site and continue to meet for group hunts several times each year. |
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Well I have been a member since 88 along time and this is my first forum. Like most answers I agree with just about what was said to expect something for nothing is not always the way to go. I feel it is more important to keep our tradition and passion for the sport alive and well. This is the best repayment you can get. Hunters numbers are starting to dwindle up in the North Country. The more we can get involved the better for all. Enjoy your subscription and good hunting |
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CLUB TRY TO GET CRAZY GAME LAWS CHANGED SUCH AS THE SPOT LIGHTING LAW IN VIRGINIA THAT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE AT NIGHT LEGALLY, IN OTHER WORDS YOU CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON IN A AREA USED BY DEER, EVEN AT A DEER CROSSING, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HAVE A GUN IN YOUR VEHICLE.
GAME WARDENS ARE USING THIS LAW TO WRITE TICKETS ON LAW ABIDING SPORTSMEN.
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My nephew received a ticket for "spot lighting" here in SC, when he missed a turn on the way to a friends house and swung into a pasture entrance and turned around. The game wardens searched him and his truck, and didn't find any type of gun or ammo, but charged him with shining deer, even though his turn was in a single motion without making a stop. Luckily, the judge dismissed the case. |
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I was a member years ago and then gave it up. I recently joined up again just to see if the club was worth it. I have only been a member this time for a couple of months. I did receive my free stuff. Cheap crap that I would not want to be out on a hunt and have to rely on. I gave my wife the double knife set, and she gave it back to me. Guess that tells me how good they are. Now I get a chance to do a life membership. THIS IS FOR THE FOLKS THAT OWNE AND OPERATE THE HUNTING CLUB. You will have to do better than you have for me to spend anymore money to be a life member. Just my opinion, but sugar coating the membership with offers, does not make it a better club to belong to. Actions speak louder than words. I am not one to jump in and out in a month, but figure I have foolishly spent more than the membership costs on other things, so I will stick it out, and see if you folks listen to your members. I see a lot of new members who from the sounds have not done much hunting before. Put out some good information like asking permission before you hunt and kill on private property. We have ground here in Idaho, and it never stops amazing me of how many hunters do not have the time to ask permission, and act like they have all the rights in the world to be on private property. I do not say NO very often unless it is a KNOW IT ALL, that insists on telling me my rights as a land owner. I do not hesitate to kick them off the mountain when I find them in the middle of a grain field, and act like it is their right to be in the middle of my field. Tell them that a weeks worth of glassing is the way most hunters have to hunt before they see anything that is worth the trouble. Tell them to be aware of their surroundings, that killing something is the easy part. Make sure you CAN or WILL BE ABLE TOO get it out. Nothing is worse for me than finding an animal with the head removed and the rest left to rot. A quiet hunter is usually a successfull hunter. If there is a rumble in the trees, make sure it is game before you pull the trigger. By just packing a gun does not make you a hunter. As for me I will stick out the membership, but won't be renewing. To all you HUNTERS keep your scope lense clean, you gun loaded, and your face to the wind. |
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rthomas4
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| 13 Jun 2012 09:14 AM |
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bmeiners, unfortunately you are preaching to the choir, since nothing posted in these forums gets the attention of anyone in a position of authority within the NAHC, unless some rat bustard hits the alert button to get the webmaster censorship bureau's attention.
As for the trespassers you describe, down here, they are considered feral invasive species and fair game 24/7/365!!!!!! |
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| 14 Jun 2012 03:43 AM |
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Thanks rthomas4. Things are very rural here. Nice thing is that I know most of the cops personally, so one call and that's all. The last time I called, they were one location in less than 5 minutes, and time they escorted the trespassers off the property and issued they tickets, it has been pretty quiet. |
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rthomas4
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| 14 Jun 2012 03:55 PM |
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Around here, the trespassers are probably law enforcement or their relatives, so it's a waste of time to make a phone call!!!!!!!!!!! |
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pcrannell
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| 09 Jul 2012 04:26 AM |
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At least I didn't go for the life membership on this one like I did with Handyman. After a while this wasted money will just be a bad memory. The pitch to join sounds too good to be true. You know the old saying. As for the web site, these clubs should be a familiar and comfortable place to go. Periodically they feel the need to revamp everything and members have to find out where they moved the things they didn't just lose in the change.  |
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jmaher
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| 18 Jul 2012 09:10 PM |
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Just joined, so I really don't have a strong positive or negative opinion of NAHC yet.
However, I would suggest that they pro-rate Life Membership cost.
I have received an offer to upgrade to LIFE MEMBER for $30.75/month for 12 months (12 X30.75 = 369.00). Since I am 68 years-old, I would break even in 30 years and 9 months, age 99.
If I like it, this could be a good deal for a much younger person. |
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grandpops
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| 19 Jul 2012 03:56 AM |
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Welcome to the club and the board jmaher.
Just think, after you reach you're break-even point, you're getting everything for free after that. How can ya beat a deal like that? |
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| Fred, Cleburne, Tx.
NRA Life Member, NAHC Life Member, DU, USN Vet, NRA Certified Instructor
"A gun is like a parachute.
If you need one, and don't have one,
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Steve
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| 19 Jul 2012 07:21 AM |
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Hi and welcome to the forums!
How about posting in the new members section with some general info, location, likes, activities, etc Just as an intro. As you may have found out if you've been perusing the forums, these boards and the mag are pretty much what you get for your $. But people here are very knowledgeable and helpful so jump in and play.
And don't forget all of the free stuff that'll be jamming your mailbox! (Just kidding, just kidding! ;-) )
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mwalton7
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| 19 Jul 2012 12:30 PM |
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steve.you always brighten my day with a good laugh..lol |
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maad
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| 29 Jul 2012 12:36 PM |
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I'm glad to be a life member since 87. I do think the club would have saved a lot of negative comments if they would've made existing life members trophy life members. Just think it would been fair paid to be on top then they raise the bar, next will come gold trophy life member! |
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| Hunt hard and be safe and take a kid along. Thanks be to God!!! |
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grandpops
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| 30 Jul 2012 02:16 AM |
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Posted By maad on 29 Jul 2012 01:36 PM
I do think the club would have saved a lot of negative comments if they would've made existing life members trophy life members. Just think it would been fair paid to be on top then they raise the bar, next will come gold trophy life member!
That wouldn't have brought in any additional revenue that way. They're in the business of making money, they could care less about being fair to their existing members. |
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| Fred, Cleburne, Tx.
NRA Life Member, NAHC Life Member, DU, USN Vet, NRA Certified Instructor
"A gun is like a parachute.
If you need one, and don't have one,
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fathernature
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| 30 Jul 2012 09:24 AM |
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maad
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| 30 Jul 2012 02:27 PM |
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Posted By grandpops on 30 Jul 2012 03:16 AM
Posted By maad on 29 Jul 2012 01:36 PM
I do think the club would have saved a lot of negative comments if they would've made existing life members trophy life members. Just think it would been fair paid to be on top then they raise the bar, next will come gold trophy life member!
That wouldn't have brought in any additional revenue that way. They're in the business of making money, they could care less about being fair to their existing members.
Yes but happier members would be more apt to recommend the club. |
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niemz
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| 30 Jul 2012 03:27 PM |
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Like I said before, I like the magazine and the forums. If by chance I get a test item then I consider it as though I win a prize. |
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Steve
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| 30 Jul 2012 03:44 PM |
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Posted By maad on 30 Jul 2012 03:27 PM
Yes but happier members would be more apt to recommend the club.
Go back and re-read grandpops post. That's the bible, period. Accept it, get over it and move on. |
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nlaing
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| 01 Aug 2012 02:23 PM |
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A bit disapointing
I was "awarded" a lifetime membership "few ever get it" to pay ~$360 for a lifetime memberrship.
The only thing I have recived from joining this club has been a book I didn't order and a littany of renew emails. That includes my Magazine ( I only recived 2 issues)
I'm not sure why the leadership for NAHC would think I want a lifetime of that treatment for almost 400 bucks.
I'm a new hunter trying to learn as much as I can and I found no value here - these forums are nice enough but there are plenty of other free forums out there.
free givaways are fine - I'm a professional documentor and could do the reviews justice, especially from a rookie's perspective - but that's not why I joined - I joined for knowledge and was disapontied - most literature is a comercial for gizmos rather than information.
Good Luck everyone.
Hope my 2c didn't offend and only helped this team make a better product and service. |
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jmaher
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| 01 Aug 2012 02:41 PM |
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I am new also -- waiting for my second issue. I did post my rationale for purchasing a Gerber E-Z open knife for field dressing as an informative entry. It got a few responses on the Gerber and others (e.g. the Wyoming Knife). There is no one right answer. It all depends on how different people weight the different factors and then is complicated by personal preferences beyond the data. You can see what some others like, and why. But "Finepoint" described a tool he made. I collected his comments and he added a picture. The result is a "fact sheet" on how to build it. You can download it as a .pdf file from my last entry. http://www.huntingclub.com/connect/...aft/191742I just joined for two years. I do expect them to send me the magazine as a minimum level of effort from them. I will share info. If I find others doing the same, I will renew. Hope you will count this as a positive experience -- and service improves for you. |
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rthomas4
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| 02 Aug 2012 09:49 AM |
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Since becoming a Charter Member in 1977, and after countless moves among three states and eleven cities, I've never missed a single issue. Never received a test item, but always received my mag, guess I'm lucky!!!!!!!!!!! |
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holly
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| 02 Aug 2012 03:10 PM |
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Well lets see .I've moved 5 times sense joining .One half way across the us and have never missed an issue .I do find that you can get just about any info on here you need .As I just got 3 muzzel loaders and need some info on them .And I know I will get the info from the people on here .This is one of the better bennifits of the club .I've learnt things on here just from reading and never had to ask the question . |
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holly
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| 02 Aug 2012 03:10 PM |
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Well lets see .I've moved 5 times sense joining .One half way across the us and have never missed an issue .I do find that you can get just about any info on here you need .As I just got 3 muzzel loaders and need some info on them .And I know I will get the info from the people on here .This is one of the better bennifits of the club .I've learnt things on here just from reading and never had to ask the question . |
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soloshooter
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| 23 Sep 2012 11:57 AM |
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I,ve been a LM member since the early 90's. I'm really not real satisfied on the new look of the web site. I guess I am old school. I have won 1 time on the gear give away which was a Magelan GPS and have had a good handfull of field test products with 2 of the better ones being a Hunter revolver knife which I use every year and the latest being a Vanguard 1040 spirit binoculars. I don't like the new way that they do the field test with Stuff Stuff I wish they would go back to the old way. I hope they do not remove the mailing of the magazine. It would be hard to use the electrnic version on the porcelin throne were I do most of the article reading. If ghey do remove mailing the paper magazine they would have all but lost me in the clubs reading. |
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SteelCandy
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| 23 Sep 2012 12:39 PM |
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IMHO the help I get from the forums is better than the info I get from the magazines, when I get the magazines. I also enjoy the banter ( probably 99% of the time at least ) reading the non hunting threads. The free test items I count as a bonus. |
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Steve
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| 23 Sep 2012 05:32 PM |
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I'm with you SteelCandy, although when I get it, I do like looking at the mag while in the Oval Office. Solo: Sounds like you've done VERY well in the getting things arena, don't know if I'd protest too much about the site.  If you have Firefox and use AdBlock Plus, it's actually not that bad. As for StuffStuff, so far it seems like a massive improvement over the past, practically non-existent system. |
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