Society of Misguided Adventurers

Ardent

Ardent

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Northern BC, Coastal BC, or Africa. Depends on the
In all seriousness, I'd like to get a group together one day, whether it be for Safari rifle shoots and friendly competition, or at worst just coffees and tall tales swapping. This seemed as good of place to start as any. Whitehorse seems a hotspot for these interests, but greater BC and Alberta aren't hurting either.

Anyone would be welcome, but patch members would require the following, and ALL can be waived by group vote and rotating president approval, as there are people here who have more experience than me in their left boot and never felt the need to do some of this (Ted and the like are a given):

-One of the Big Five
-Twenty head of photographed, or tag evidenced big game kills. We'll take honour on this too if we know you and you come from the stone age.
-Three continents of travel (hunting ideal, doesn't have to be)
-One rifle 9.3 or better
-Tall tales
-Deviant plans
-An angry wife (optional, but makes me feel better to share)

Open to suggestions on the list, I'd actually like it to be a little targeted and not just a standard hunting club, there are plenty of avenues for that. If you live a life that makes sweethearts angry and have lived to tell about it, we're all ears.

I really want to get patches, or hats made up. I'll have to investigate the interest in a group of misfits. Patches for automatic members, meaning you fit all the requirements by default, will be a distinct colour or design. Honourary will be another, and we might have to discuss levels that would be decided by group vote. Ideally with an absurd top level only Douglas could one day attain, if he gets a penguin and perhaps a unicorn.

One day, I'd like to have range meets and set up moving / charging targets and big rifles blazing. We do that anyway for fun, but we're going to need better targets. Odds are this will flop, but who'd be in for a meet and greet, and a patch?
 
I guess I'm in by default...........one angry wife and 3 angry ex's........gotta count for something. Pics of 4 wives optional as well, I hope........the 20 head of game is no sweat, but I'm pretty sure I burnt all the ex's pics........while chanting something as I recall......
 
Dogleg said:
I could get into something like that; though sometimes the line between Misguided Adventurer and Guided Misadventures is a bit blurry.;)
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Ain't that the truth! When the wife's mad at one, explain what's actually occurring is in that case the other.

Arctic said:
No requirement for an ascot?
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For the moment, forced compliance will be waived in the uniform department.
 
c-fbmi said:
I guess I'm in by default...........one angry wife and 3 angry ex's........gotta count for something. Pics of 4 wives optional as well, I hope........the 20 head of game is no sweat, but I'm pretty sure I burnt all the ex's pics........while chanting something as I recall......
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With that many exes, I do believe you'd qualify for the Big Six. That's the true dangerous game there.
 
I'm an Armchair Adventurer / Internet Warrior but other than the Big Five I've gotten all of that. Fished 6 countries on 3 continents, sold the 375 H&H, but have a 9.3 and a 43 mauser. Been to Africa (North Africa that is). I do try not to make the wife angry since I made the mistake of teaching her to shoot.

I'd suggest for your list a night (or more) in a foreign jail, denied entry to a country other than the US, a yellow fever vaccination, a self guided hunt in another jurisdiction.
 
Fine points for the meeting the next levels, actually MiG. I have been detained in Colombia, no drugs involved, I'm struggling to remember ever being denied entry. In over 30 countries, don't believe so, I have had a handgun confiscated at one memorable border but was allowed to proceed after a talk. Paid a bribe to be released once, it was just a roadblock of burning tires and some local unfriendlies, after the equivalent of $7(!) we left on good terms. Yellow fever, Rabies, Tet/Dip, and a long list of others for vaccinations. Rabies was a fun one, subcutaneous and red vaccine. I was a sissy and didn't enjoy the needle for that one.

I think if you have Malaria, that is a special level. Same for scars from an animal you were hunting, hospitalized overseas also good on the resume.
 
Although not detained over night in Korea I was detained and interrogated for several hours through most of a night.
Have had all the vaccinations.
I have never been denied entry, but Namibian police and customs did seize my handguns.
Spoke enough French to intimidate a couple Congolese Military checkpoint guards out of holding us for ransom, for I think they wanted 5K USD.
I hate someone pointing an AK in my face, it upsets my psyche and makes me very angry, heading very shortly to violent !!
Paid 100 USD to have the x-ray guy at the Brazzaville airport see a banjo in that big aluminum case instead of a 375.
Spent 2 hours detained at a Tajik checkpoint (again looking at the business end of an AK) while our ex KGB guide explained to the 18 year old pimple faced guard how all the bribes had been paid and he was not entitled to any more. And I suspect what might happen to him and his family if we were detained any longer.
Several scars from the dangerous game I played with.........the EXs !!!
Hospitalized in Mexico for 3 days........does Mexico count as overseas even though it's not over SEAS........?
And then we could add, snakes....shot cobras, adders, mambas, a couple big monitor lizards........saved a Gabon viper from being eaten by the locals......wouldn't say he was grateful though.
Been close enough to a wild African bull elephant that I literally could have touched him with my rifle barrel.

Lots neat sh!t happens when you go abroad with a rifle.............
 
In the 80's I had a mouse run up the inside of my pant leg when hunting sheep in the Cadomin area of Alberta. It totally caught me by surprise, I rolled about 50 yards down a slope before the fight ended in a squished and bloody mouse and a bruised and bloody hunter.
Does that count :) ?
 
hawk-i said:
In the 80's I had a mouse run up the inside of my pant leg when hunting sheep in the Cadomin area of Alberta. It totally caught me by surprise, I rolled about 50 yards down a slope before the fight ended in a squished and bloody mouse and a bruised and bloody hunter.
Does that count :) ?
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Only if you got a ram.............
 
c-fbmi said:
Only if you got a ram.............
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I did get a ram but it was a week after the mouse encounter...them Alberta Mountain Mice are evil little suckers!
If you see a man hunting sheep with his pant legs taped to his boots its most likely me. :)
 
hawk-i said:
I did get a ram but it was a week after the mouse encounter...them Alberta Mountain Mice are evil little suckers!
If you see a man hunting sheep with his pant legs taped to his boots its most likely me. :)
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I have taped my pant cuffs for years when sheep hunting, keeps all them pointy little grass seeds and other annoying things out of my boots. I also must tape my ankles when backpacking so it was just natural to encompass my cuffs at the same time.
 
Ok... your club is missing the "wannabee" level.... I vote for me as lead wannabee.... I mean hey, someone has to cut your cigars and open your beers.... I have the whole 3 continent thing down (military service to boot)..... I dont have any of the big 5 but do have 3 quarters of the turkey slam...

A fella needs mentors you know.... lol
 
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