Meet the BSB Staff!
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Topic: Meet the BSB Staff!
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: Meet the BSB Staff!
Date Posted: 07 December 2007 at 10:23
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my name is ron, and i am the founder of this forum, along with TexasShooter, who keeps things running on a smooth-operqating server down in the freat state of Texas! i'm a member of several sites, all under this name, and am a member of the administrative staff at www.handloadersbench.com - www.handloadersbench.com . TasunkaWitko was Crazy horse, who in my opinion was one of the great patriots of this continent, even if he was on the losing side. while we both overlap and cover much of the same ground, the HB concentrates on the handloading/shooting while BSB concentrates on the hunting/fishing; together, we we both concentrate on the fun of the outdoors with friends and family and make the two greatest sites on the web!  i was born in wurzburg, germany (dad from north dakota, mom from colorado) and we moved to montana very soon after my dad left the army. i am from and and still live in chinook, in north-central montana, a small town that i had to leave for a few years to appreciate. even living in such beautiful places as spearfish, south dakota and lewistown montana, i found that i missed what i had here, so we're back and will hopefully remain, as long as we can make a living in this economically-depressed area. i was born in 1971, which means that i graduated from chinook high school (go SugarBeeters!) in 1989. i went to jamestown college in jamestown, north dakota, where i met my wife (who was from a tiny montana town not too far from klallen). we didn't waste any time in starting a family and at the end of our first year there, we came back home to work and raise our kids near family. bouncing around for a few years with work and schools, i graduated with a BS in history and a minor in native american studies from black hills state university in spearfish, south dakota, with many courses in geology, management, literature, music and geography. this means that i was well-educated but not prepared for anything practical for where i'd chosen to live. after working well and building experience at a few places around the area, i am now on the staff of the largest insurance firm for a hundred-mile radius (more if you go to the east and south), managing the claims department and training for the farm and personal lines accounts. in the meantime, my wife took a more practical course of study and in 2000 became a registered nurse. if you ask her to define herself, she'd tell you she is a nurse. if you ask me to define myself, i would say that i am from montana and i fish and hunt. we've had a rough path over the years since we met, but i think we've managed to pull it together. over the years, i've held various jobs and tried to learn all i could about each, including work in the restaruant business, the hospitality/hotel/catering/convention center business, an historian and projects director for a museum (devoted to montana artist charles m. russell) and a reporter/editor for a small-town newspaper covering a whole county and an indian reservation. i also volunteered for the national park service at the bears paw battlefield, which is where chief joseph and the nez perce made their final stand on their ill-fated flight to canada from the wallowa valley of the washington/idaho/oregon corner. i am by no means a certified authority in any of these areas, but i certainly have what i feel to be a good working knowledge and am able to answer (or get the answer to) any questions a person might have. now that i have settled down into an actual career, i am enjoying the 9-5, benefits etc. and must admit that it is nice not to live like a gypsy, but at the same time, i value the experience that i picked up along the way. we have four children, all boys: josef is 17 and a good hunter in nearly all areas, spotting, tracking, shooting etc. he's got a lot to learn, but seems to have a natural ability. same with micheal, our 15-year-old, who seems to have the heart of a true hunter - hunt long and hunt hard and don't shoot unless you are shooting an animal that's worth it. billy, our 13-year-old, is an exceptional student with a bright future ahead of him in academics, sports and life in general, if he can survive his teens. he likes to be outdoors but is not quite into hunting or fishing the way his brothers are. he does it more to spend time with family than to "get something," and i think that's alright. no parent has any favorites, but roger, our five-year-old, has been the true apple of my eye in so many ways. from the day he was born, he's been my buddy and i can't imagine life without him. because of work schedules and the way things worked out, i've been able to spend more time with him than anyone else in the family, also at a time when i was better able to appreciate the time i was spending with him than i was when younger and scrambling to make a living while getting an education. because of this, we've developed a bond that is pretty deep. he is proof that everyone should have at least kid when they're a little older (i was 31 when he was born) when a lot of pressures that come with "growing up" through your 20s are gone. all four of my boys (along with my dad) are my primary hunting and fishing partners, and we get out as much as we can. the first three are doing pretty well and the fourth is learning early and learning well. living in montana, i am afforded the luxury of living in paradise. i love to fish and we have many species within just a few miles of home. various trout species, northern pike, walleye, crappies, perch, and others. one thing missing is catfish, and i sincerely miss my catfishing days in south dakota. we hunt for both species of deer and pronghorn antelope. i've never taken the plunge to elk, but would like to soon. the same goes for upland game birds. the great thing is the abundance of public and private land that we have. literally thousands of acres are available within a few short miles and all of it is prime habitat. true trophy animals can be hunted for the cost of a tag and the gas to get there. hunting pressure is very-light-to-non-existent, and i can't describe how thankful i am for that. there are currently four rifles currently in our home: a marlin m336c in .30/30, a cz m550 american in 7x57, a herter's model j9 (zastava mauser from yugoslavia) in .308 and an older-style savage m110 in .280. there is also an assortment of .22s (my own is a marlin m781 bolt action, and my two oldest boys have newer models of the same kind). all seem to be very fine rifles, certainly much better than the folks who are shooting them! i've dabbled in reloading for my .308 with the lee loader, and own lee loaders for all rifles, but after the new year intend to hit hard with press-and-die reloading as well as developing loads for our rifles in a quest to maximize accuracy. i have an appreciation for fine walnut stocks, and would someday like to learn to build and finish them well. other than fishing, hunting and shooting, i enjoy reading, travel, camping, computer gaming (mostly delta force and ghost recon), history, cars, music, cooking and dungeons and dragons (old school). my wife and i recently bought a nice old house that was owned by one of the town founders and we are currently engaged in doing some restoration and improvement work, we are also taking over a fine yard on three lots and making it even nicer. last year we started a garden and learned a lot of things not to do; this next year we will improve and also step into canning and home preservation of garden produce. i tried making some sauerkraut with cabbage from our garden this year and was hooked with the canning bug! politically, i lean pretty far to the right, but i also try to keep an open mind and will usually make attempts to find common ground with our misguided, democratic and/or liberal fellow citizens. i am usually unsuccessful, but now and then, good conversation can be found, and friendships have developed. because of the years we spent that we were DIRT POOR, i also know that a helping hand is a good thing, but too much of one creates dependence. we're still dirt poor, but at least now we are dirt poor on our own two feet, rather than on the government tit. i can't think of much that anyone would want to know. if anyone has any specific quesitons, please feel free to ask on this thread or via PM and i will add the answers to this post. above all, welcome to the forum and please enjoy your time here!
------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: klallen
Date Posted: 07 December 2007 at 10:53
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Afternoon BSB Members >> My name's korey. You'll see me on various sites as klallen. I've been a member here since 2003 and have very much enjoyed sharing info and experiences with you guys. I live in central Montana. Very fortunate to be able to hunt Whitetail and Mule Deer on the front range of the Rocky Mountains. My main hunting buddies are my father and brother and we head out varminting, big game hunting or out of state exotic hunting whenever the opportunity allows. I'm a reloader. I load some 30 or so rifle and handgun rounds and I love them all. Rifle wise, I tend toward anything that isn't considered standard and in the handguns i love the bigger bore stuff ... .45 WinMag, .50AE, .44 RemMag, .454 Casull, .500 S&WMag. I've worked in the grain industry since I graduated from a small state college in the early '90s. Never thought I'd make it a career but here we are and now I manage the only privately owned grain inspection lab in the state. Me and the wife of close to 10 years enjoy hooking up the 5th wheel and camping as much as we can come warm weather and with the addition of our first little boy late last September, this next camping season should be a ball. I'm a card carrying member of the NRA, VHA and SCI. I hope you enjoy the site and look forward to chatting with ya'll down the road. Take care. >> korey ------------- A Big Mouth Don't Make A Big Man !!! The Duke |
Posted By: dakotasin
Date Posted: 13 December 2007 at 19:23
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well... after a stint in the navy, i moved to s.d. w/ no guns, and no knowledge of hunting. guns and hunting were completely self taught, and something i found i really enjoyed. i learned how to weld, and did that for a little over 5 years before getting burned out, going back to school and double majoring in finance and management and then moved to wyoming. i now work in the financial industry. i have 3 kids, 2 girls (8 and 4) and a boy (1). i am starting to teach my oldest daughter about hunting. she, and her sister, started shooting when they were 3. we started w/ 22's, and progressed to the ar-15. my oldest daughter has progressed to bolt guns, and enjoys the activity quite a bit. we are looking forward to her first hunt. i handload everything i shoot, and my girls help me out there quite a bit, too. i do not know for sure how many cartridges i load for, but can confidently say that i handload for just about every common chambering out there in pistol, revolver, and rifle. i am an accuracy freak, especially long range accuracy. the longer the shot, the more fun it is. my oldest daughter can hold a 3" group w/ a 22lr at 100 yards, and at 200 she can hold 4" w/ an ar-15 or 223 bolt (scoped, of course). since we haven't throttled her 300 wsm to full honk, yet, she hasn't shot that one at distance. its coming, though. anyway, i routinely target practice to 1000 yards and beyond, and have shot some mighty impressive groups w/ a 308 at 1100 yards - but i may just be easy to impress. i hunt as much as possible, and have found mule deer and antelope to be my absolute favorite. i love a spot-and-stalk hunt, and pride myself on having tremendous success on public ground where most others fail (though the failure reason is usually because of a lack of desire to burn the boot leather required). i am an expert at nothing, but have a good time experimenting w/ everything. i like accuracy-testing a rifle, and then tweaking a variable (eg bedding) and testing again. on kids... it is my belief that we as american parents are failing the cultural battle on gun and hunting rights (w/ the anti's); this is why so many parents are scared their kid will mention a gun at school, or that the child will be expelled for drawing a picture of a gun. as such, i am teaching my kids about guns and hunting. they may not be into guns, and they may not like hunting, and that is ok w/ me - but they will know how to safely handle any weapon, know why we have guns, know the reasons for hunting, and respect the gun and hunting heritage. they will also have a firm understanding of the bill of rights, and the true meaning of 'civil-servant', along w/ the healthy respect for our constitution that every child should have. so... when you see that kindergarten-kid wearing the lime green pants w/ the bright pink shirt that has 'girls shoot better' emblazoned across the chest, or that 3rd grade girl wearing a plaid skirt and a 'how to identify deer' shirt, just smile - they're probably mine. ...and yes, both of the girls can field strip an ar-15 and reassemble it, and both of them can identify all the parts of a broken down remington 870, and the 8-year old can tell you in what order to reassemble it. ------------- Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that. |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 05 April 2009 at 17:11
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Well, just jumped into this tonight.....glad to meet you guys.....just discovered something here........U guys is all just yonkers yerownselves! But I don't hold that against yuh none....no sireee. My baby is 35+ and my oldest is 40+ so that kinda dates me I guess. Glad to know you better! IBD ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: rivet
Date Posted: 16 May 2009 at 10:55
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Awesome crew. I am impressed.
-------------  FIRE IS OUR FRIEND!
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Posted By: Tikkabuck
Date Posted: 24 May 2010 at 18:09
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OK I'll put me up here. Tikkabuck is what I go by because I love Tikka rifles and I'd rather chase big bucks than just about anything. Why do I post with crimson letters,well ahh it's like this Bama rules,go Crimson Tide. LOL Likes,old hot rods,old guitars,blues,family,hunting,stream fishing and campfires. I used to hail from Kalifornia but I wised up and figure it was just gonna get worse so I bailed,bad part is I still have 2 sons out there someday maybe. So's now I live in the southland and Tenn. is my home. I love Labs,hunting etc. etc. I don't like Obama,or anything he stands for,oh wait does he stand for anything. Post much,we like to hear what ya got to say.
------------- God,Mother,Country,and Hot Rods. Done with political crap.LOL |
. Kingpin and Mule are really good guys so don't let them scar ya off. And no everyone in Tenn is not missing their two front teeth. Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 01:58
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"My name is D*** and I'm a Montanahalic" I have been a Montanahalic all my life. Sorry I got swept up with the post. You guys are all a bunch of son******* And yes we NEED both sides of any issue to make any kind of informed opinion!!! &n bsp; ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
No your all great and I appreciate you all . 