Gentlemen, I wanted to post this. I have enjoyed, mostly, all the various times on this site. I certainly considered all of you friends and have great respect for all of you. However, I have come to the conclusion that it is no longer responsible for me to follow any of these hunting sights. I have also, earlier today, resigned from all organizations. The emotion and attacking is not something that I can stand any longer. I wish all of you well and good health.

Dave

People reach a point sometimes where enough is just enough.....

It's been a pleasure and best of luck to you.

Jim

WoW.....relax Dave and re-think you position if you will....You offer a lot GOOD from different points of views!!!

Dave,

Keep in touch. I have your email and you should have mine-I will sent it you just in case.

Sorry you feel this way but entirely respect your viewpoint. I will always remember you giving me the canoe. And your getting down in the snow to tie it up for me so I would not have to drive home soaking wet.

Shoot me a line and we can get together and talk hunting. I am in NW side of Indy a lot these days.

Best wishes. J

Sorry to hear that delaney! Unfortnately the deer hunting part of this forum sucks:) skip the deer part and you have a good site:) hope you change your mind and stick around!!!!

Delaney, you are the one of the main reasons I have stuck around this long. You provide the voice of reason when no one else can at times. Plus you compliment and encourage, something that is at times lacking here.....like "a public land gobbler is always trophy, congratulations". You said that to me a few times and I know you get it, even when others don't. Good luck w the steelies and all the fun stuff you enjoy. High regards, -BB.

I've said it over and over and over...... What happened when the DNR lost control of the whole Prop 1.0 due to others selfishness, misuse of power, and egos that would not relent to compromise ....... There would be a fracturing amongst hunters ( we have seen ) , a loss of trust in our DNR structure ( we have seen ), a loss of DNR staff in key positions ( we have seen ), and destruction of friendships ( we have seen )...... All at destructive levels we have never seen before in this State.

For those that fought to dismantle Prop 1.0 and what the fIrst choice the DNR wanted in restructuring our "deer path"....Pat yourself on the back this morning.... More destruction now laying at your doorstep as predicted.

..... And they still have the audacity to show up on this thread and wish a good guy farewell knowing the hand they had in this..... Or ..... More than likely don't see or want to admit to their acidic, destructive, egotistical, selfish ways as their life path that just lays a path of scorched earth behind them.... With more to come.

That being said..... Dave, you are more than welcome to any function, discussion or website family I host. We have only one rule...."post or participate with positive intent" .... And the people I've described above weed themselves out quickly.... And I keep them out. That's the way it should be....

Take care.... You have my contact info...

Tim

This ^^^^^^^^^^

i am the greatest

Such a great loss to the site. I am going to miss your comments,pics and stories.
Best wishes with all your endeavours.
Gods Blessings to you and family.

Yep....that's perfect example, that writing!

"The emotion and attacking is not something that I can stand any longer"....Dave said it best in his post.

I actually agree with Dew...

^^^^^^shouldnt you be squirrel hunting or something?????^^^^^^

Sad this is happening...one of the few with any common sense on here....

Nope! Do you ever work?? :p

Yeah.....treestands today.....wrecked the 3 wheeler yesterday and broke the valve on a tire.....just got that fixed!!! Did manage to catch 1 smallmouth while they worked on it need some insurance?

Dew....just shut the **** up!


Dave, dont let the blowhards and asswipes run ya off. Need to ban em! They arent worthy of "winning"

Sorry you feel upset enough to leave Dave but that is your choice. Good luck and good fishing.

Best way to get along is just let the whiners whine and ignore them. If no one will argue with them they will usually shut up and go away. But I do have to admit one is persistent. h.h.

Exactly!!!!!

I don't post as much here anymore cause I'm tired of the same old post with the same old dip**** armchair biologists whining that everyone should listen to them because they have all the answers and everyone else is stupid...

I too, hate to see Dave leave. If any two people on here should hold grudges, it should be Dave and I. We have butted heads numerous times over the years, but I still call Dave a friend. I'd do anything for that man, and he knows it. The same goes for many others on this site.

When you get a group of people who are as passionate about their sport, as many of you guys are...there will be disagreements and words will be tossed like knives. Take a deep breath and step back and relax. Life's too dang short fellas. Gundude proved that to me.

So let's all cool off and reflect on what needs to be accomplished to better the hunting experience for all, for now, and for future generations.

Come back, Dave.

AMEN.. Weed +1....refreshing post

^^^^^^great post weed!!!!! Yeah dave......come back and avoid the deer hunting areas on this site.....this crap dont happen in the fishing/trapping/squirrel hunting areas.......if you dont come back im going to start fileting smallmouths

Good to see ya post bryan......we need guys like you on this site......or im going to quit posting here

Dave, I hate to see it come to this. I understand your position though. If it is what you think is best, then it probably is. I know you try to keep things in line here, and are the voice of reason. But when you don't get any support on things that need to happen, i can see it. You've got my number when you are ready for some stripers. Hope you can chill a little and find your way back. Just stay out of the deer hunting stuff….I do most of the time now. Its just not worth my time.

NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! You DON'T fillet smallmouth!!! The only thing better than trout for BIG stripers is a nice fat small mouth!!! Shank up a 16" smally in striper water and HOLD ON!!!!! :p

Catfish need help Dave If you get bored Its down to a NRC vote..Hate to see you But you gotta do what you gotta do IKnow you will still be involved some how people l like us can't just fade away were like mushrooms we,all pop up somewhere

Thanks DP... I like this site, but I'm tired of seeing the same clowns either whining about the "DNR is wanting to kill off all the deer" crap or the "DNR wanted Prop 1.0 but you guys wanted 2.0 and now pat yourselves on the back" B.S. and "Ohio does it so much better" B.S...

I don't give a rats rear end what the heck Ohio does with deer regs and probably neither does the majority of Indiana deer hunters care either... I would never waste my money hunting there so Ohio or their deer or regs don't mean jack squat to me...

Everybody wonders why deer hunters can't be united... Well take a look around here and you'll see why... I like this site for the good information that can be found here and for a good deal on guns or equipment on here... I've met a few really nice fellow hunters on here and it sucks that a few are ruining it for others...

I think the biggest disservice is that some are showing a lack of maturity as adults to the younger generation such as Luke and Magnum... We can be better then this ... We should be better then this...

To Dave:

Hate to see you leave, but I don't blame you one bit... Guys like you make this site great!... Good luck to you this fall!

Maybe the guys that dont like bickering and the guys that think they are better than everyone else can post in something other than the deer forums:) i will start a thread in another area for all the other guys:)

Hey in indiana.....whitetails are "big game" i will start a nice thread there:)

Was wondering why I hadn't seen anything from Delaney in a while...searched his name and found this thread...Wow. Although I never met him, I feel like I know him. One of a few that have been here as long as me. Didn't always agree, but he was respectful. Learned a lot from him. Will certainly miss seeing his pictures. Dude does some serious fishing...
I totally understand though. I got so sick of reading about Prop 1.0 and prop 2.0,1.7,2.3 etc... it's supposed to be FUN! That's why I got away for a while. Went fishing. I'm buying a bird dog...Going to chase pheasants...And smallmouths, walleye,crappie...and deer...Elk...But I certainly don't wanna argue about prop 1.6

amen

Right on. Thinking about Delaney the other day. Probably still getting it done in the woods and on the water. Sure could use a steelhead story right about now....

This is one of the few sights where it is actually cordial.

Delaney is doing OK. He has been fishing quite a bit in MI and deer hunted in So. Indiana and I got to go with him and his wife duck hunting at Monroe. A good time. He like me is seeing very few deer where he hunts and we hunt hours apart.

Delany is suffering from gout and is in quite a bit of pain at times.

Keep us posted brother. Prayers for Delaney's pain and relief from the gout.

"Hunting" is getting weird...

I am not sure I understand why Delaney needed to tell us he needed to leave Hoosier Hunter? If one does not like a place just leave , but why tell others ? Yes I get it that some do not see things as we or others do . O K that is life . I for one like to see what others think , that is why I am here Thanks
tynimiller if Delaney does not want to be here why are you telling us what he is doing ?

With your post count and time on this board you may not understand, but then again you might. The Internet and the anonymity it gives makes some feel a little stout and chest banging, saber rattling etc can ensue. I like to hang out on another site with one rule: Be Nice. That approach works well. Delaney is a wealth of knowledge that's why we miss him.

The ones who do that are generally nothing more than pansies themselves but the Internet gives them what life never did...