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just wanna say hello !!!
my name is patrick and i'm a german soldier from alamogordo, NM.
i joined the club a while ago... it is my first year of hunting but i'm very happy with my results so far: shot my first hog in new mexico, got a ticket for antelope( shot it yesterday... see my post in big game hunting), deer and ORYX (YEAH), bear and mountain lion.
not bad for the 1st year :-) greetings to everybody out there!

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Posted By patta2204 on 09 Sep 2012 03:32 PM
just wanna say hello !!!
my name is patrick and i'm a german soldier from alamogordo, NM.
i joined the club a while ago... it is my first year of hunting but i'm very happy with my results so far: shot my first hog in new mexico, got a ticket for antelope( shot it yesterday... see my post in big game hunting), deer and ORYX (YEAH), bear and mountain lion.
not bad for the 1st year :-) greetings to everybody out there!

Hi, welcome and congrats.

But I'm very curious... how does german soldier get stationed in the US, and what did you have to do to get hunting licenses?

hey steve....

we (german air force) have our flying training center here on the holloman afb. i'm one of nearly 680 german soldiers here in alamogordo. our job is it to train the new pilots for their new job back in germany. they finish the training after 6 months. i do the adjustments for our engines in the jets (Weaponsystem TORNADO) my tour of duty started 2008 and i will stay until 2014. i have a NATO-VISA (also my family), my daughter is a REAL US-CITIZEN....

i love it to be outside... i did a lot of camping-trips over the past years but i was never hunting before. a friend ask me to join him on a short hunting-trip last march. he was looking for feral hogs. i said okay and was suprised about all the hunting. it was awesome !!! i decided to "be a hunter"... i bought the big game hunting license here in new mexico and started hunting. after two weeks my first success... a nice sau !!! my wife said i'm crazy... i spent nearly 2 days in the mountains (lincoln national forest) i looked for tracks, set up several cameras, checked many forums (takes 2 hours per day) for signs of predator activities, my best friend and helper is google earth for natural water-sources and trails.... the list goes on and on... BUT everything paid off... i know the area better than my "hunting-mentor" after three months and i know where to hunt :-)

i got several tags after the new mexico game and fish lottery.... DEER, PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (see my other post) and ORYX... it was unbelievable... i bought a bear tag and cougar tag over the counter. so far... everything looks real good for my first hunting season :-) hope i can fill those tags.... :-)

hey steve....

we (german air force) have our flying training center here on the holloman afb. i'm one of nearly 680 german soldiers here in alamogordo. our job is it to train the new pilots for their new job back in germany. they finish the training after 6 months. i do the adjustments for our engines in the jets (Weaponsystem TORNADO) my tour of duty started 2008 and i will stay until 2014. i have a NATO-VISA (also my family), my daughter is a REAL US-CITIZEN....

i love it to be outside... i did a lot of camping-trips over the past years but i was never hunting before. a friend ask me to join him on a short hunting-trip last march. he was looking for feral hogs. i said okay and was suprised about all the hunting. it was awesome !!! i decided to "be a hunter"... i bought the big game hunting license here in new mexico and started hunting. after two weeks my first success... a nice sau !!! my wife said i'm crazy... i spent nearly 2 days in the mountains (lincoln national forest) i looked for tracks, set up several cameras, checked many forums (takes 2 hours per day) for signs of predator activities, my best friend and helper is google earth for natural water-sources and trails.... the list goes on and on... BUT everything paid off... i know the area better than my "hunting-mentor" after three months and i know where to hunt :-)

i got several tags after the new mexico game and fish lottery.... DEER, PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (see my other post) and ORYX... it was unbelievable... i bought a bear tag and cougar tag over the counter. so far... everything looks real good for my first hunting season :-) hope i can fill those tags.... :-)

cool. There's the something new I learned today! I didn't mean anything derogatory, I was just curious how that worked. Do you get some sort of military licenses or do you have to apply into the overall lottery pools, etc?

Nothing crazy with enjoying the outdoors. Not sure how much you get to travel while here but there are vast differences in the landscape in various parts of the US Travel around if you're able. And if you can hit Alaska and the Grand Canyon, by all means do so. Not sure I'd recommend Alaska in the winter though. ;-)

You said it Steve...welcome patta..im glad you enjoy the great outdoors of the U.S.

no i didn't get the military licenses... those are only for US-Military... i used the overall lottery pool like a us-citizen.

about travel in the states:

we visit a lot cities in the past 4 years.... (tucson, tombstone, phoenix, houston, dallas, san diego, las vegas, albuquerque, el paso, salt lake city, moab, denver, colorado springs, santa fe, san antonio and the list goes on !!!)
the highlights are YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, GRAND CANYON (5 times so far) and the State UTAH with all the NATIONAL PARKS.... Pikes Peaks, Crazy Horse.... i can't find a end here :-)

alaska is a dream but we don't have enough time for this trip... maybe in the future when we are back in germany... i mean the united states are allways a part of our life... 6 years are a long time and my daughter was born here... so i'm feeling like an "american hunter" instead a german one :-)

sounds like you're seeing quite a bit. You should get to the east if possible. Totally different, as is the north west.  If you can get east next month when the leaves are in color, its pretty as well. Nowhere as spectacular as the Canyon but, still very pretty.

My wife and I got married at the bottom of the Canyon on the bank of the Colorado. Not your traditional wedding, but one we'll never forget either.

Keep it up and take in all of the sights that you can. And YES, if you can ever swing going to Alaska,  by all means; Do IT! Absolutely spectacular.

Posted By Steve on 10 Sep 2012 06:03 PM
sounds like you're seeing quite a bit. You should get to the east if possible. Totally different, as is the north west.  If you can get east next month when the leaves are in color, its pretty as well. Nowhere as spectacular as the Canyon but, still very pretty.

My wife and I got married at the bottom of the Canyon on the bank of the Colorado. Not your traditional wedding, but one we'll never forget either.

Keep it up and take in all of the sights that you can. And YES, if you can ever swing going to Alaska,  by all means; Do IT! Absolutely spectacular.

i do my best steve :-) really :-)

patta2204 where in Germany are you from .Will stationed over there I seen quite a bit of it and France and England .I was stationed in SIMBOCH .I think I spelled it right .Not far from what we called K Town .Real name Kaiserslautern .Enjoyed my time there .
Welcome from California .

Willkommen im Club aus Michigan. Meine Frau ist aus Nürnberg.
I know, my German grammar isn’t very good, come to think about it my English grammar ain't very good either. Well anyways welcome to the club.

Welcome to the club from Mi. Enjoy our hunting I hear things are a lil diff in Germany, so get a lifetime while you can. There is a great group of people in here that can help you if you have any questions about hunting or weapons. It is nice to see that you are enjoying the sport. Again welcome.

Welcome from MA.

thank you hunters !!!

so is there somebody from NEW MEXICO ???

Welcome from MS!

welcome patta, washington state here! well top of mount rainier really! glad to have you aboard!!

thank you so much guys.... it's good to be here where i can share all my hunting-expierence....

Patta,
I am in Colorado and an American soldier. Both mine and my wife's families are German (Born and Schlicht). We were stationed in Italy for 5 years and spent quite a bit of time in Germany. We absolutely love the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area of Bavaria. I am glad you are getting to enjoy our country and opportunities for hunting. If you are ever near Fort Carson feel free to hit me up for a beer!! SFC B (Larry)

hey larry... thank you very much... here are so many guys with roots in germany... GREAT... the united states are THE country for hunting i have a great time be be outdoors... i will stop by for sure and i will bring german beer with me :-) fort carson looks pretty good for an "US-GERMAN-HAVE-FUN-HUNT" :-)