I joined Facebook just a little while ago and was wondering if anybody else has an account there. Maybe this is the way of building a nationwide network of friends with disabilities who hunt and fish. I can use all the friends I get. If travel is ever in our plans, we could visit with another member for a day on the water or in the woods. Just a thought I had. What do you think? Rob
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I have already posted this info in the Misc. Forum, but here it is. When I was joining facebook, a poll question "Do you hunt?" came up on the application site. I answered the question 'Yes", of course. Then an instructional came onto the page and requested that I change my vote, and if I did, I would have a chance to win a $1000.00 shopping spree at Wally-World. Of Course, I immediately removed all of my info, and got the hell off of facebook, as obv iously they are anti-hunting. I've tried to inform all of my club affiliations about this, and I would say to anyone who hunts, collects guns, or is simply a gun owner, DO NOT JOIN FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! _______________________________________________________NRA LM, NAHC LM (2000), Second Amendment, DU, Buckmasters, NWTF, QDMA, and PROUD SC redneck REBEL for life. If the South had won the war, Obama wouldn't be in the White House.

I have been invited by several members on this BB to join as their friends but have had to respectfully decline with an explaination. I have two friends here of which ones copmuter was infected with a series of serious viruses and the others computer did a complete crash and was so bad that after having a very good computer tech look at it had to trash it and buy a new computer as it was so infected with the various Trojan and Worm viruses that it would have cost more to repair than replace. His advice was if you are gonna open an account do not accept invites from people you do not know personally and whatever you do not open any of the ads or polls on the site. Even then if someone you do know invites you and their computer has been infected then you will be downloading the same. Just use care when using any of the new sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and any others.

 

ALL THE WAY ! NEVER QUIT !! NO MAN SHALL BE LEFT BEHIND !!! Sgt Clyde Walls US Army Retired Canton, Georgia 100% disabled VET, Member American Gunsmithing Association, LM NAHC,LM Whittington Center, LM DAV For I am DEATH, I ride a dark horse, and I bring HELL as my companion.

Exellent advice.

Thanks for the advice and I am very conscious of accepting invitations only from those people with whom I have spoken. It was a real surprise to me just how many people responded to my invitations since making this post. I have friends from several different locations as well as the NAHC here. Originally I thought a website would be needed to accomplish what I wanted to do. Maybe that is to be further on down the line, but initially anyway Facebook might be just the ticket. Rob
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Yesterday, ABC news, as well as the "News and Courier", Charleston's paper, had stories of how Facebook is riddled with viruses and worms. Paople are being warned NOT to sign up for Facebook due to the fact that it could potentially cause catastrophic computer crashes. Just so you guys can know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ______________________________________________________NRA LM, NAHC LM (2000), Second Amendment, DU, Buckmasters, NWTF, QDMA, and PROUD SC redneck REBEL for life. If the South had won the war, Obama wouldn't be in the White House.

fishnhuntusa im on facebook thru my sister in law but i do not go on that site im always here on the club site as well as mossy oak gun broker cheaper than dirt shooting supplies ive talked with you before i volunteered to become the treasurer for the gimps r us that never got off the ground like you i am handicapped but im lucky i still hunt and fish with my brother rob we went to south carolina last year no luck there no luck in nj either but it still feels good to go out i used to hunt in sullivan and delaware counties in ny but that was 35 years ago well i see by your other posts you are still going to be around to 2013 im a life member so ill be around good to hear from you hank

Hello everyone!

I am on Facebook. I think if you have a good quality anti-malware, anti-virus, and anti-spamware programs you should not have too many problems. Especially if you keep those programs updated regularly!  Also becarefull of the ads that popup and are on the side. They can and sometimes do contain viruses, worms, trojans, etc...   Another thing to watch out for is an alert will pop up saying your computer is infected and to "click here" to scan and to find out what is infecting your computer. Most of the time it is for fake Anti-Virus removal and it contains malware itself. I imediately escape and close the window and then do an imediate scan with one or all of my security programs to make sure nothing got onto my computer. You can find this type of malware on any website!   Yes, they can be found on any website!


My dad is mostly disabled. He has to use a walker and wear a brace on his left leg/foot because of a herniated disc that had rubbed up against the nerves and he had removed. His left foot tends to dip and turn inward causing him to loose his balance and fall. He also has some sort of inner ear problem that causes him to get Virtigo, Nausea, vomiting, ringing in his ear, ear seems like it is clogged up, and he has Dizziness. 

I have a back condition called Spondylolisthesis or slippage of the spine. My spine is slipping forward off of the tailbone. I also have obesity, a form of Epilepsy, Depression, and my feet/ankels are swollen and hurt due to Venous Insufficiency.
When I stand or walk my back, my feet, and my legs hurt like heck. I then have to sit until the pain eases. But then my knees stiffen and hurt if I sit for too long. Also my back begins to tighten up and get little muscle spasms if cold air hits it or I sit for too long or I stand or walk for a certain amount of time.

Both dad and I still love to hunt. But dad is starting to talk about not hunting any more. He just turned 80 years young and with all of the health problems we both have there are not many places to hunt that are accessible for us. There are some hunts we would like to do together, but we do not have the $$$$ to be able to do them. Mainly because of our health problems and access to hunting areas, we would have to go on a guided hunt or have access to private land that could accomodate our needs.

I had an account on facebook too, took it down, to many problems and to many jerks trying to destroy other peoples stuff.
Why join a site that has all those problems ?

That's sort of the way I felt as I read accounts of various members and others who say they have had problems there.  I asked my wife several times not to even go on there where she was a friend on several girlfriend's accounts.  She finally agreed and I hope my computer didn't catch anything before she quit

Another site that is very bad for viruses is youtube, I have to say I get ALLOT of e-mails with links to that site and I delete all equally.

I'm on FB...I honestly don't recall every answering a question about whether or not I hunt while signing up. It's safe so long as you don't accept friends who you don't know.

I am truly sorry to here the problems that many of you have experienced on facebook. I have been on facebook for quite some time. Many, if not most, of my friends are hunters and my wife and I run a   e-commerce business for hunting products and have done quite well with the business on facebook. There are also many hunting associations also active on facebook. This is not meant as a sale pitch, note I have not shared our web site, just our experience. Actually, as a lifetime member on NAHC since 1996 we have had only limited interest from NAHC in the forums we have written on. Facebook does have many active hunters and hunting associations.

how did you get your listing out of facebook hank

I am also on FaceBook.  I like to while away my spare time with some of the apps they offer.  Gary Sublett

i`m also on facebook. i never got that message when signing up either. there are many viruses and junk there, just need to be vigilant and don`t accept ANY request you don`t recognize.

Im on....martina thornsberry

You have to go to "deactivate my facebook.com", in order to get off of it.

I've been on FB for quite some time and have several hundred "friends" that I don't know because I play a couple of the games on there. My wife and 2 of my daughters do the same and we have never had a problem.

I too have been on Facebook for a while.  I never got a hunting question. I do not play Farmville, Farmtown, or any of the other games and have only people I know in real life as friends and have had no problems. It is like any relationship the more of yourself you "share" with a large number of strangers the more likely you'll get some kind of virus.

Heirloom Game calls has a facebook page. We have alot of friends but i9n the case of Heirloom, it is a good place to put out offers and info on the stuff we are upto.

yea i got a facebook if u wish to add me im disabled from an eye disease known as retinitispigmentosa or RP for short. i can definitley see everones point on facebook safety lol be safe n ttyl

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 ARMED FAF  President

hey, my name is Ray Morgan and i have a facebook account as well. i also have a hearing loss and petite mal seizures. i have had these disibilities since 1985. i LOVE to hunt and fish more than anything else. my e-mail adress is morgan.ray59 @yahoo.com and my facebook address is ruthlane147@yahoo.com.... i hope to hear from ya soon partner. god bless and peace out.  Ray

North American Hunter has Deer Camp no extra charge same as face book but hnyters only go to North american Hunter deer camp doesnt cost any extra

anybodygone into north american hunting club deer camp its facebook for hunters and members join free!

I have a FB account. I first got onto it to play the race cars with my son. I then got a virus that locked up everything. I no longer play the games and only open up items from those that I know. I have good software that has done a great job of protecting me since then. It is nice to be able to keep in touch with others. Never been asked the question if I hunt. The side bar has listings for hunters. Click here if you like this. I most often won't click anything. Have not had a problem in the last year.

Tom

I don't have any problems with FB!

I am mainly on facebook because my daughters are on it. I did do the "club" sign-up also. I never had a hunting question and con't do "farmville"

I'm on now

i've been on facebook for quite a while and have never had any viruses from it. i have nortom and mcafee both on comp and have never had any probs

To answer your question huntnfishusa, yes there are member's on this forum that you can friend on facebook. I have been on facbook for a couple of years now and no viruses, no laptop hacking, and yes,I play the games. You are more than welcome to send me a friend request, my name is Martin Pike and you'll know my page by the pic of the 2 whitetail bucks on my den wall. I think if Facebook were as anti hunting as some suggest (I have never seen it) then a network of hunters on the site is just what it needs. By the way, most shows you see on the Outdoor channel have pages on Facebook. I particularly enjoy Uncle Teds page and you can become a member easily.

I am on facebook along with the NRA, Hornady, Federal premium, and many other pages that are hunt specific. I do not see facebook as beeing anti hunter. My name is Randy Mathews from Richmond Indiana. I also have disabilities. If you want to be facebook friends just send a message along with friendship request. I like facebook its a good place to chat. I also suggest thet you dont open links on facebook. That is where many viruses come from. And facebook is where I found out about this club.

I too have a facebook account and have had no problems. Just be carefull like everyone advises. Also I found a very good site for disabled hunters and they're a great bunch of guys! Log in to AFARCRY.ORG and click on the back forty. My name is Frank Nicoletti and on the back forty I am known as Nicfromlizardlick. Contact me any time!

I am on facebook, love to make friends that are disabled and still enjoy our outdoors.

www.facebook.com/gunlj

hey Gun I also am on facebook and am disabled been 4 years now but between back surgerys ive still been able to get out with my 6 kids and go hunting 3boys and 3 girls and they all love hunting white tail with me they range from 12 to 23 this year will be my first year back in the woods cant wait for rifle season to open here got a nice piece of land for hunting here in the NC Mountains got fishing in my front yard and hunting in the back yard cant get any better than that feel free to drop a line any time

Hi to all members;  I am also on Facebook, am disabled 21 years  now and hunted deer until my buddies  (older than me)
ran into sever health issues or just old age that made them stop hunting, I had to stop once I had no one to do the "BULL WORK" you know drag,dress out and hang the deer for me. But would love to get back out with new friends who could help me out.

 

Hi The hawkster999,
Where do you live Buddy? I live and hunt in South Carolina so, if you live close to me I could and would help you. I'm disable myself but help anyone looking for hunting buddy, LOL!!!

Hi Irving;
                  I wish I did would love to hunt with you but unfortunately I live in NEPA, quite a long drive from you. Traveling isn't a problem but all the stuff I need to bring with me besides the hunting gear is a problem. I have at least a carry on plus 1 piece of medical equiptment I need to bring along about the same size as my carry on. So I try to keep my travels down to about 4 hours if driving. But thanks again and if you see yourself coming up to Pa send me a e-mail and maybe we'll get together.

 

 

the south has too many stupid wusses to win any war

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