Anti's get through the wall ?

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Probably more often than you think. Look at all the members who have never posted.

Should maybe start asking people a somewhat cryptic trapping related question. Something they can't Google an answer for

I suppose a picture of you holding your trapping license and drivers license for Paul to see.

but everything is visible to the outside so if they join and never post how is that much different than just watching.

people make themselves knows in a few posts typically

and unless something has changed explain why you would like to join , isn't exactly a automated system , it is tell Paul why he should let you in.

I can tell you it works at least 99% better than the automated stuff on a different sight I admin on

I mean the fact you don't even have to be a member to access a good 90% of the site.....

A big reason why we have to watch what we post and how we post it.

Yep

The wife found a FB post on a local group the other day (I don't participate in that stuff) there was a lady throwing a fit because she found sets in a creek in town while walking her dog, and everyone was overwhelmingly in support of the guy being allowed to trap there, and saying if Karen controls her dog there won't be any conflict. It made me happy to hear that, but I realize that is not the sentiment everywhere

How about Which Bodygrip trap have you got caught in
or would like Not to.

I hope my probation officer don’t get in…..

I don’t post often but like to read and learn, been reading on this forum for several years but recently created my own profile. Just a thought silence from a user isn’t always because they are spies. Some people like myself just like to learn about a sport we love yet stay to ourselves in most things in our lives.

if you would quit posting pictures of your self , he wouldn't know it was you.

Welcome to the Board

I post to pick on the “special “ people with IQs at my level …..

There's a balance to be made. That would have kept me out and anyone new to trapping or trying to learn. I know very little about trapping.
Even requiring a pic with the license keep me out (all I'm doing is adc of nuisance animals on my own land, which doesn't require a license in Kansas.)
I'm just here to learn a little and do better on the trouble critters I've got to deal with.


I'm a member of a gun club that has a similar dilemma. The club owns a private shooting range on 80 acres, funded by the gun shows the club puts on. The club is mostly a bunch of old retired guys. Their complaints alternate between
1. they're all old guys dying off, so they need to get more young guys involved.
2. people who just join for access to the shooting range, so they need to make the joining process harder (its already a 1 year process requiring extensive participation).
Anything that helps one of those complaints will hurt the other.

For that club and this site, the choice is either a small/shrinking group that keeps the riff raff out, or a more open group with plenty of people including some you don't want. Or somewhere in between. There's not a perfect answer, but understanding the trade-offs can help make the best of it.


I'm not trying to complain or compaign for any particular policy on this site. Its a nice place with great info, and I appreciate the knowledge that's shared here. The site admins have a challenge trying to manage the situation and I wish them the best in doing that. Just sharing my perspective because I see this as a common trade off for several groups.

offering the picture of the license was not a suggestion of something we should do , it was a what would you do.

I think Paul's current system is working very well.

and I totally get the , gripes of the rifle club.

Amen to that!

Glad you came outta the closet......join the fun , post more .

I saw that

If you can pull 50 percent
at our trapper club,
I'll pay your membership.