I have not even been here for 6 months yet and I have no clue what it's been like before, so I cannot comment on that. I can, however, comment on the fact hat people do not post about their hunts, etc for the most part. Even worse, they do not even comment on other people's threads either, which I am guilty of too.
I don't even go to the general discussion section anymore. I did when I joined and I think I even posted there once. Other than that, I found there is no point because it is mostly complaining or complaining about complaining, or complaining about complaining of others complaining, etc. It's just a lot of complaining, about the government, stupid people, people who drive fast, people who drive slow, pedestrians, etc. Lots of threads start with something along the lines of "I have never thought I would live to see this..." Well, neither have I and I am only 36. So yes, no point in participating.
Maybe many of you "old" guys ("old" meaning hunting and being here for a while) have lost that feeling of being out, enjoying the moment of it and sharing it with others. Could that be it? I don't know.
I had started a thread called "
How is your season going?" back in August. It reached all the way to page four! Which is great, no complaints; and I thank everyone who participated. To note, many of those who did participate, had already created their own threads for their hunts. Many just stated that they killed this and that so far. Which is just fine.
I have described a few days of my hunting season in the aforementioned thread and a couple of other threads with some detail and a few photos. The photos were of just the surroundings and nothing more, really, but hardly anyone seemed to care. Which is also fine.
I am a new guy here and fairly new to hunting as well. I enjoy posting about my hunts and about my days out in general. I mostly do it for myself than for anyone else. I went through the aforementioned thread earlier today and I quite enjoyed it.
Long story short, it is you guys who dictate what happened and happens from now on.
Lastly, I noticed that it is quite often we are reminded of the fact that this a business and a for profit and what not site. So if the owners take notice and really upgrade their stuff and make it easier for people to post their photos and videos(!), maybe things will turn around.
Best regards to all around!