Identity Confusion

[Carpe Sus]

Okay, I came here from Long Range Hunting Forum where a banner said...

We've just launched a new regional outdoor forum for folks in your area. It's the perfect place to connect with fellow outdoor enthusiasts, share local updates, talk about events, and post gear reviews.
Join the conversation: Texas Hunting, Fishing & Shooting Forum.

Seems weird that a forum giving top billing to hunting and fishing only has one topic (Hunting & Fishing) dedicated to the top billed topics and it is a sub category under "Outdoor Activities." Hunting and fishing are in the title, but as many categories are given to it as their are given to "Off-Topic Chatter." You actually have more sales topics (3) than for Hunting & Fishing (1). By content, wouldn't this be more of a guns and marketing forum than a hunting, fishing, and shooting forum? Hunting and fishing really appear no more than an afterthought in execution, but are given top billing. This does not make sense.

I mention this not to be critical, but out of concern for potential forum issues. Now is the time to restructure before 1000s of posts are made and threads need to be migrated. You have to admit, the forum presents as schizophrenic, right? On the home page, you have both of these statements...
"TEXAS SHOOTING FORUM" is at the top left of the page and then a few inches down it says...
"Texas Hunting, Fishing & Shooting Forum"

Are we the Texas Shooting Forum or the Texas Hunting, Fishing, & Shooting Forum? If we are the latter, shouldn't we have more categories dedicated to hunting and fishing? Instead of Outdoor Activities with the 4 subcategories including hunting and fishing as 1 of the 4, Hunting should be a major category with lots of subcategories and fishing should be a major categories with lots of subcategories.

I am a fan either way. This can certainly work as another Texas shooting forum with most of the site dedicated to shooting with a small area for hunting and fishing or this can work as a hunting & fishing forum, but not until you expand the hunting and fishing topics considerably. If you are going the hunting and fishing route, then you need to include bow hunters. There are a lot more folks that fish with bows than hunt with a rod and reel. There are more guys that use bows for hunting & for fishing than use firearms for both hunting and fishing.

 

[dennyntx]

It just go started give it a little time hopefully it will grow

 

[David Lott]

Okay, I came here from Long Range Hunting Forum where a banner said...


Seems weird that a forum giving top billing to hunting and fishing only has one topic (Hunting & Fishing) dedicated to the top billed topics and it is a sub category under "Outdoor Activities." Hunting and fishing are in the title, but as many categories are given to it as their are given to "Off-Topic Chatter." You actually have more sales topics (3) than for Hunting & Fishing (1). By content, wouldn't this be more of a guns and marketing forum than a hunting, fishing, and shooting forum? Hunting and fishing really appear no more than an afterthought in execution, but are given top billing. This does not make sense.

I mention this not to be critical, but out of concern for potential forum issues. Now is the time to restructure before 1000s of posts are made and threads need to be migrated. You have to admit, the forum presents as schizophrenic, right? On the home page, you have both of these statements...
"TEXAS SHOOTING FORUM" is at the top left of the page and then a few inches down it says...
"Texas Hunting, Fishing & Shooting Forum"

Are we the Texas Shooting Forum or the Texas Hunting, Fishing, & Shooting Forum? If we are the latter, shouldn't we have more categories dedicated to hunting and fishing? Instead of Outdoor Activities with the 4 subcategories including hunting and fishing as 1 of the 4, Hunting should be a major category with lots of subcategories and fishing should be a major categories with lots of subcategories.

I am a fan either way. This can certainly work as another Texas shooting forum with most of the site dedicated to shooting with a small area for hunting and fishing or this can work as a hunting & fishing forum, but not until you expand the hunting and fishing topics considerably. If you are going the hunting and fishing route, then you need to include bow hunters. There are a lot more folks that fish with bows than hunt with a rod and reel. There are more guys that use bows for hunting & for fishing than use firearms for both hunting and fishing.

Give it time to grow. I agree, add a Bow section. As the site grows, separate the shotguns from the rifles and add a rifle competition section, such as NRL/PRS, as that is the driving force currently behind Hunting. The most important thing is to build a community of like-minded individuals.

 

[Raven]

Agree the new forum needs a few tweaks and you have some good recommendations / points.

I'm just happy to see a more regional / localized forum for the topics you listed. Nationwide forums are great but the nuisances of local issues and topics get lost / misinterpreted sometimes when folks don't truly understand the local customs or laws. Examples may include, high and low fence hunting, exotics and the roll Texas plays in the preservation / conservation of several species.

Not to be critical, its just a fundamental difference. This new forum will be a great place to discuss these and similar topics.

 

[David Lott]

Plus, right now people are sidetracked worrying about just paying the bills, The gun industry as a whole is way down; people don't have the funds or don't want to spend the funds right now. The next battle is weaning people off of social media and back to forums where people actually get to know each other vs a passing like.

 

[Carpe Sus]

Give it time to grow. I agree, add a Bow section. As the site grows, separate the shotguns from the rifles and add a rifle competition section, such as NRL/PRS, as that is the driving force currently behind Hunting. The most important thing is to build a community of like-minded individuals.

Okay, but if this is being billed as a hunting forum, and it was, I come here and it really comes across weird when hunting only seems to be an afterthought.

As for the banner about Texas Sporting Forum. This isn't a sporting as the only sport seems to be shooting. It is like going to a something billing itself as a car forum and finding out they only discuss British Mini Coopers.

I'll be honest with you. I have hunted for the last 2 decades and never hear of NRL. NRL and PRS are not the driving force behind hunting. They may be complimentary, but hunting existed long before either of these and exists outside of these just fine.

 

[dennyntx]

Okay, but if this is being billed as a hunting forum, and it was, I come here and it really comes across weird when hunting only seems to be an afterthought.

As for the banner about Texas Sporting Forum. This isn't a sporting as the only sport seems to be shooting. It is like going to a something billing itself as a car forum and finding out they only discuss British Mini Coopers.

I'll be honest with you. I have hunted for the last 2 decades and never hear of NRL. NRL and PRS are not the driving force behind hunting. They may be complimentary, but hunting existed long before either of these and exists outside of these just fine.

Dude if it really is that big of problem for you go somewhere else. Don't see anyone else having a problem with it

 

[Carpe Sus]

Dude, it only seems to be a problem with you. There is a section for suggestions and I made a suggestion.

I noticed, BTW, all the people that responded to your NRL/PRS thread. Driving force? LOL.

 

[David Lott]

Okay, but if this is being billed as a hunting forum, and it was, I come here and it really comes across weird when hunting only seems to be an afterthought.

As for the banner about Texas Sporting Forum. This isn't a sporting as the only sport seems to be shooting. It is like going to a something billing itself as a car forum and finding out they only discuss British Mini Coopers.

I'll be honest with you. I have hunted for the last 2 decades and never hear of NRL. NRL and PRS are not the driving force behind hunting. They may be complimentary, but hunting existed long before either of these and exists outside of these just fine.

My apologies, I didn't intend to insinuate that NRL/PRS IS the driving force to hunting rather right behind hunting. If you haven't heard of it, that is great, let me introduce you to the fastest-growing shooting sport in the world.
but let me ask a few questions so you will understand my line of reasoning going forward.
What is the latest and greatest improvement in the 700 short action as far as cartridge selection?
What is the furthest ethical shot you have killed a game animal at?
What is the furthest distance you can consistently shoot 3" groups at for 10 shots?