Influenced

[EastHumboldt]

I’m thinking about an unknown munitions og suppressor. Are they the real deal,or do they fall into the category of bs products were talking about here?

 

[B Harrison]

Rockslide has influenced me!


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[Steve300xcw]

I'm on a couple of forums and cruise marketplace for deals on junk that I dont need. Not real sure what a feed is?

The amount of man love/ hate some of the folks on here feel for some dork is rather amazing to me. Been a few posters on the forums that have made me rethink things, but thats about it as far as being influenced. Folks would do well to turn their phone off, go outside and figure shit out on their own

 

[tim tarras]

I'm heavily influenced by this dang website for better or worse. Lol
As for other social media I just follow personal pages not influencer or celebrity stuff.

DITTO!!!

Up to and including my bourbon addiction.

 

[Rich M]

I see your point

I do agree that there are good influencers, they just don't get the press time.

 

[Pharmseller]

The .223 for bear, mountain goat, etc. influenced me.

 

[Customweld]

I don't follow or watch any influencers. I will say that there is a ridiculously broad amount of knowledge on this site and I have shamelessly stole some advice or suggestions.

 

[*zap*]

AI may be more honest than 'influencers' when it comes to obtaining information.
A group of guys sitting around talking and thinking they are 'cool' always rubbed me the wring way. JMO.

 

[Ross]

Grew up in a time of hard knocks and for the most part self taught through the decades. Outdoor life, field and Stream and first few years of bugle magazine, along with old school books, Schuh, Lapinski, stand out. Nothing beats real life experience and failure to become proficient.

 

[cuttiebrownbow]

I don’t follow hunting personalities.

Hunting media hurts us and never helps.


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[Rolando]

I'm almost counter-influenced. The incessant marketing, collabs, reviews, and "drops" of companies like Mtn. Ops and Montana Knife Company have led me to never consider their products.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

If you allow some flat brimmed guy on youtube to influence how you hunt, I would imagine if you walked into a gay bar you could easily be influenced to partake in "activities" as well

 

[Grundy53]

I'm almost counter-influenced. The incessant marketing, collabs, reviews, and "drops" of companies like Mtn. Ops and Montana Knife Company have led me to never consider their products.

Same here

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[Maxhunter]

Influencers no! My friends yes.

 

[Bridgerland]

After sifting through hundreds of gear “review” videos over the last few years, I’ve developed what started off as a subconscious bias against marketing videos, but is now a pretty safe rule of thumb.

If the gear in the video looks like it’s never been in the field, you’re watching a marketing video. If the gear review shows stuff with dents, scratches, and dirt on it, you can at least know you’ll hear about real performance in the field.

Unfortunately, the majority of content out there at this point is closer to the former. Influencers and ambassadors are an outsourced marketing arm of most companies in the industry today.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

After sifting through hundreds of gear “review” videos over the last few years, I’ve developed what started off as a subconscious bias against marketing videos, but is now a pretty safe rule of thumb.

If the gear in the video looks like it’s never been in the field, you’re watching a marketing video. If the gear review shows stuff with dents, scratches, and dirt on it, you can at least know you’ll hear about real performance in the field.

Unfortunately, the majority of content out there at this point is closer to the former. Influencers and ambassadors are an outsourced marketing arm of most companies in the industry today.

YouTube used to be a good resource, now it's flooded with commercially sponsored "reviews."

 

[wind gypsy]

I think for folks trying to get into hunting or hone their skills with certain species, it's easy to spend a lot of time consuming garbage when hungry for info/knowledge. Maybe it's just me but it seems like once you've proven to yourself you can figure it out and be succesful at a certain level, you tune some of that crap out.

Muley Freak and Bowmar have been easy to tune out almost immediately though.. I do find lately i have more animosity towards hunting advertisement than interest.