What's in a Name?

[Buster]

Some guys simply go by their give name, with nothing to hide, or nothing to change. Others choose to use a "handle" on forums. So for all of us that choose to create a new persona, I ask why?

I go by Buster because of a ram that I obsessed, and still obsess over. To take him, or a ram like him, is very unlikely, but I like the idea of a challenge.

 

[Shrek]

I chose Shrek because thats how I'm built . Short legs and long bodied. I had to get coustom 28"stays for my pack and buy xxl tall shirts. That and I can be a bit of a misanthrope at times . Lol.

 

[mireland62887]

M Ireland 62887

M-Mike
Ireland-last name
62887-employee number at work. It's unique so I use it a lot.

 

[colonel00]

colonel00 - colonel was a nickname that I somehow earned during college and it stuck. Way back when, joining my first forum it was my handle and adding the zeros made it work on most forums I join now. I just like to keep it uniform now instead of having a different handle on every forum.

 

[Eagle]

Eagle is pretty simple. My paternal Grandfather passed away when I was a junior in HS. We hunted together and spent a lot of Sunday afternoons riding around the local WMA looking for deer before he passed. After his funereal, on the way home, a Bald Eagle flew over the road right in front of us. My Grandmother said it was a sign from my Grandfather letting us know that everything was fine and he was in a better place. I had been enthraled by eagles for most of my childhood, and had several eagle paintings, figures and emblems, so it hit a place deep within me. Growing up along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the late 80's,90's and early 2000's it was a rare event to see an eagle, so that made it even more meaningful that cold January morning.

 

[littlebuf]

My grand father called me littlebuf. Said it was my Indian name since I reminded him of a little buffalo. I still have many letters from him addressed to " chief littlebuf " he died when I was young, has always held near mythical status in my mind since i was a kid. Never got a chance to hunt with him, maybe on the other side...

 

[jmez]

Mine is initial of my first name and my last name. Jason Mez. I'm in the nothing to hide crowd.

 

[afteamroper]

Afteamroper is because I am active duty US Air Force and I team rope it is my handle for many forums.

 

[Olydog09]

Oly was the name of the best dog I have had the pleasure of teaming up with. Once in a lifetime dog. He died in 09. Olydog09.

 

[Tag stew]

Tag stew... fairly self explanatory.

 

[JoshTX]

My name is Josh....and I'm from Texas.

 

[boom]

i friggen misspelled "zoom".

 

[littlebuf]

i friggen misspelled "zoom".

And this is the best one yet, by far

 

[IrishnId]

Super proud of my Irish heritage, and being from Idaho. Irish in Idaho

 

[Carolina joe]

Mine is pretty simple, my name is Joe and I'm from North Carolina . This is the first and only forum I have joined.

 

[MOcluck]

I spend a lot of time chasin big Canadas and Longbeards here in Missouri- shoot'em in the lips!

 

[orionsbrother]

Like the constellation, I am a bowhunter and the darker it is, the easier it is to look at me.

 

[Mudd Foot]

Mudd foot is the name a hunting buddy gave me after he jumped across an 8' wide mud puddle and i tried to quick step on the surface. Went in up to mid calf.

 

[Matt W.]

I like to hunt high, wide open places. Not a real fan of being stuck in brushy woodsy places where I can't see out.. If I ever leave AK I'd head for some High Country Desert in ID, MT, or WY.

 

[Ridge Runner]

My dad had some interactions with the Ridgerunner aka the wild man of the Clearwater in his early days with the forest service. He was interviewed a couple times by people writing books. Also grew up hunting the country the Ridgerunner called home. Additionally love to trail run in the mountains. There are a couple on this sight with similar handles but I think I have a pretty strong claim to it.