New Guy

[jupiterGroup]

Good morning (afternoon?) everyone!

I found this site from google and decided to join after spending the last 40 minutes lurking. I'm a corporal in the Marines (I'm a field radio operator) and stationed out of Camp Pendleton in the People's Republic of California. I hunted some before the Marine Corps but really got into when I started hunting yotes in California and Nevada on the weekends. I tend to favor gun over bow and have done so more since I joined the Marine Corps.

I'll be the first to admit that I have a lot to learn about hunting. My grandfather gave me my first bow when I was 13 and my first rifle when I was 16. It was a Remington .32RF single-shot that belonged to his grandfather. I'm actually looking for a hunting partner for this winter to shoot some coyotes with. My grandfather owns 17 acres south of Buffalo (outside Holland near the speedway) and he's usually pretty good about letting me use it. I know he has a few yotes that cross his field from time to time.

My family resides in the Rochester and Buffalo areas (except a sister in England). I'll be heading back to Monroe County after I EAS this fall. I'm currently in Helmand Province, AFG (and will be for another month or so) so I don't expect to be able to regularly contribute but I'll do my best. I just got back from a month of no internet and the first thing I did was order a new stock for my coyote gun... really tells you something about Afghanistan.

Other than that I'm really not sure what to share. Apart from hunting and shooting, I like to mess around with computers and computer security. I run a small company that makes hardware firewalls out of old desktops and sells them for a few hundred bucks depending on configuration. I also do computer programming and home automation. Oddly enough, computers are a cheaper hobby than firearms.

Anyway, it's almost 1 AM here (you can't get on a computer for internet during the day because the line is too long) so it's probably time I rack out. I attached some pictures of my guns from facebook and my email in case anyone was interested. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of my bow. Take care everyone!

-- JupiterGroup

[Deerthug]

Welcome JupiterGroup! Great bunch of gals and guys on the forum with lots of give and take. Some head butting goes on here as well but you learn to take it with "a grain of salt" (sometimes even a pound). Nice collection of firearms you have there.

PS. Yes thank you for your sacrifices!

Edited June 9, 2012 by Deerthug

[SplitG2]

welcome and thank you for protecting our freedom!

[Karpteach]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for your service!

[Single_shot]

Dittos above. Thanks for your service Marine!

[MountainHunter]

Welcome! Thank you for your service!

[Elmo]

Welcome to the site.

[fasteddie]

Welcome to Hunting NY ..............