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With the golden days behind us, the chatter and chaos now silent, we cannot return the forum to what it once was. But time has granted us something else: memories, friendships, and stories that still live here....buried, but never forgotten. We remain, scattered across the internet, but a few still return... watching... remembering... hoping. I have seen what this place once meant to so many, and though the world has changed, like us, there’s more to this forum than meets the eye. I am Dawg, and I leave this message to any old members who may one day find their way back: I am here. I am waiting.

Time sure flies, that's for sure. That would be a great idea. Bout the only person I ever talk to anymore is Trey, and that isn't often enough.

Doing well. Live in Ardmore now. Not a lot of time to hunt. I run over the road trucking. Started my own company. Middle daughter is a senior and my boy is in 8th grade. Doesn’t seem like many years ago I was posting pics of him sitting in my lap fletching arrows as a toddler with me. Where has time gone? One of these days we need to all get together. Get Kyle, Kev, Dale, and everyone.

Looking at your post count, I'd say no, as you still have milk on your lips. How you been? Been awhile!

Do I count as OG? ?

Yep, I am probably one of the OG. Lord knows how long I have been around here. ( Just looked, 21 years). My biggest reason for dropping off is I changed jobs in 2010, and went from an office environment to being on the road for the next two years, with little down time. That continued for another 11 years, until Aug of this year, to which I am jow retired. I thing technology, ie FACEBOOK and such are a big reason for forums dying off. Also, with all the members that came along, there was the "politics" as well, and that may have been an issue as well. And, as well all know, life goes on, many of us have probably gotten busier in our day to day lives, keeping us from logging in as much

I'm not sure what qualifies one being an OG but I'm in my 14th year on these forums. Original username was hogdawg, then The_Dawg (a play on The_Kat's username) and now it's just Dawg. I don't frequent the forums as much as I used to. Between my full time job, my personal business I started last year and family there's not much time for anything else. This was the very first forum I joined and still get the "home" feeling when I log in. You guys were the first to go along on my first muley hunt in Colorado and the hunts in the following years. The forums aren't what they used to be but that's alright. Sometimes the camaraderie gets lost when there's too much going on.

Nice to see some familiar names from the past. Started on here almost 16 years ago. This was a hoping place back in the day!

Some of the Best Memories of my life are because of Realtree, and many of the Members here. ?

I'm into my 19th year here now so not really part of the "original" forum crew that was considered for a moderator spot. Never have been but I'm fine with it. With the amount of time people spend on social media or answering/reading group text, it's no wonder people have gotten away from forums over the years. Think about it...how often to you see people wrapped up in their phone for hours now doing one or the other...or both at the same time. Especially those under 25! There's only so many hours in a day.

Wow. I just looked at my activity stream and I haven't posted since Nov. 2020 ?