Hey Mister, Where Did You Get That Handle?

by **WapitiTalk1** » 05 26, 2015 • [Post 1]

We've ran this before but have so many new members, I thought we'd do it again

. How did you come up with your Elknut Forum handle?

Me? I used to own a Smokercraft Phantom, 16 foot fishing boat and just grabbed that as my handle.

by **Indian Summer** » 05 26, 2015 • [Post 2]

On Bowsite I'm Mule Power. In Montana a quality saddle mule is worth 10 times as much as a plain old horse. In other words of you had a 20 horsepower motor... it would be 100 mulepower!

Indian Summer was the name of the Montana outfitting business I owned and operated for 13 years. Plus I just love that time of year.

by **ishy** » 05 26, 2015 • [Post 3]

Is Sepetmber Here Yet=ishy.

by **Rangerz** » 05 26, 2015 • [Post 4]

Use to fish competitively back east. My last boat was a Ranger Z21 hence the handle.

by **GobbleFarmer** » 05 26, 2015 • [Post 5]

Mine is the exact same on another forum (a farming forum) and I like the name so decided to keep it. But I am a farmer, and love gobblin' toms! Hence Gobble---Farmer. 8-)

by **jmez** » 05 26, 2015 • [Post 6]

Name is Jason Mez. Pretty self explanatory!

by **Fridaythe13th** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 7]

No I'm not a fan of the movie friday the 13th. What even worse than the movie? Missing 2 bulls on Friday the 13th. The first bull I should have never shot at, but I thought I could get a arrow through that tree. number 2 bull 10 minutes later broadside 42 yards I don't know what happened. Just choked

by **Ridge Ghost** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 8]

The elk thought I was sneaky and started calling me Ridge Ghost.

by **Elkduds** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 9]

What is the best kind of candy to find laying on the ground? Elkduds.

by **Njdiverdan** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 10]

Mine is pretty simple. Before moving to Idaho I lived in New Jersey and did a lot of Scuba diving.

-dan

by **WapitiTalk1** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 11]

Njdiverdan wrote:Mine is pretty simple. Before moving to Idaho I lived in New Jersey and did a lot of Scuba diving.

-dan

Nice.. Always wondered about your handle!

by **Deafirishman** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 12]

Deafirishman is pretty self explanatory....I'm deaf and Irish :lol:

by **Raghorn_Reaper** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 13]

Cool thread.

Raghorn_Reaper because I have not killed a bull yet and am going to smoke the first raghorn I can!

by **Lefty** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 14]

As I was signing in somebody called me lefty a few times that day, So that's what I used
I shoot a rifle left handed. write left, hold a fork with either hand, and stick handle with my left in hockey.
Only seemed like old-timers labeled me that way

by **Indian Summer** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 15]

I want a refresher from CTdad. Every time I see it I say Connecticut Dad. But if I remember correctly that's not even close.

by **Thunderfoot** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 16]

Name my dad gave me on one of the first hunting trips I went on with him. He wasn't too impressed with my stealthiness in the woods. Then again, I wasn't too impressed with my footwear, insulated "moon boots". I was also probably only 8 or 9 years old at the time and didn't fully understand the importance of being quiet!

by **ElkNut1** » 05 27, 2015 • [Post 17]

Ha Ha great stuff!! Aaron, I owe you an apology, I thought your handle was Deafisherman, no kidding! :lol:

Thanks for making me look closer!!!

Mine came from my wife in 1991, one day after hearing me talk elk a million times over she said I was an ElkNut!! Ha Ha, it's stuck ever since! That's how I got it! (grin)

ElkNut1

by **otcWill** » 05 28, 2015 • [Post 18]

I like 100% draw odds

by **foxvalley** » 05 28, 2015 • [Post 19]

A small valley on my farm that I always see fox running thru.

by **Peskadot** » 05 28, 2015 • [Post 20]

Peskadot, means hunter/fisherman in my native language. I'm from the island on Guam, the people there are called Chamorro's. So in the Chamorro language it means hunter/fisherman...

by **2011bullyelk** » 05 28, 2015 • [Post 21]

Back in 2011 I passed up a huge bull on the first day that we named bully bull. We had seen tons of bulls that morning and I just knew I could get a bigger one..... :oops:

The spike I tagged on the last day sure tasted good.... :roll:

by **Dr_flash** » 05 28, 2015 • [Post 22]

After graduating college, i started my first job in the flash memory field. I was there for the "birth" of our first flash memory device, debugged it and got it out in the market. My boss put me in charge of the entire flash memory device family and he always called me Dr. Flash. And i couldn't think of anything else.

by **six** » 05 29, 2015 • [Post 23]

My badge number is 67-6.

by **Deafirishman** » 05 29, 2015 • [Post 24]

ElkNut1 wrote:Ha Ha great stuff!! Aaron, I owe you an apology, I thought your handle was Deafisherman, no kidding! Thanks for making me look closer!!!

Mine came from my wife in 1991, one day after hearing me talk elk a million times over she said I was an ElkNut!! Ha Ha, it's stuck ever since! That's how I got it! (grin)

ElkNut1

That's ok. It's all humor for me. I have deafirishman in my email address too so I get a chuckle every time someone asks for it :lol:

by **zpd307** » 05 29, 2015 • [Post 25]

my badge number is 307...

by **bowhunter04** » 05 30, 2015 • [Post 26]

I'm obviously a bowhunter and '04 was the year I graduated from HS.

by **jmez** » 05 30, 2015 • [Post 27]

Indian Summer wrote:I want a refresher from CTdad. Every time I see it I say Connecticut Dad. But if I remember correctly that's not even close.

He lives in NE. He has two boys, Chase and Tanner. That is where the CT comes from.

by **one_elk** » 06 01, 2015 • [Post 28]

one underscore elk, is supposed to elude to focusing one elk at a time and not get caught up in the what's over the next ridge mentality.......hmmmm how did I come up with that???

by **CurlyTail** » 06 18, 2015 • [Post 29]

CurlyTail

Avid duck hunter. Love those curly tail feathers on a Drake Mallard.

by **Brendan** » 06 19, 2015 • [Post 30]

Boring story for me - that's my name!

by **GobbleFarmer** » 06 19, 2015 • [Post 31]

Curly tail: Yes those feathers in my opinion are the coolest feature in a drake!

Brendan: That's OK, don't feel bad, just because you didn't think of an awesome name, doesn't make you less of a faceless person that can put words into writing on internet forums. :lol:

by **husky390** » 06 20, 2015 • [Post 32]

My first 2 stroke was a Husqvarna 390 OR that tried to kill me more times than I can count.

by **Old school** » 06 26, 2015 • [Post 33]

old school - I'm a traditional bowhunter

by **8upbowhunter** » 06 26, 2015 • [Post 34]

Because I am ate up with bowhunting. I use it as my screen name on pretty much every site that requires one.

by **MTLongdraw** » 06 29, 2015 • [Post 35]

MT boy with a 33 inch draw. The kinetic energy is nice, buying bows is not.

by **Mike_Parson** » 06 29, 2015 • [Post 36]

well its just the name my parents gave me when i was born and i am a member of so many hunting/fishing/motorcycle forums i didnt want to try to remember new names for each so i just stuck with something simple.

by **Stick** » 07 05, 2015 • [Post 37]

Well I'm 6'5 and used to be thin as a rail. Hence me hunting name among my buddies. Stick

by **wawhitey** » 08 24, 2015 • [Post 38]

I live in washington and have an unhealthy obsession with whitetails. Much moreso than elk, i know thats blasphemy here but it is what it is.

by **wawhitey** » 08 24, 2015 • [Post 39]

Elkduds wrote:What is the best kind of candy to find laying on the ground? Elkduds.

My dad took my niece out in hhe woods and tried to tell her that moose turds were wild milk duds. She was too smart to fall for his b.s. i think of that every time i see your name pop up.

by **the weasel** » 08 25, 2015 • [Post 40]

Played rec & tournament Paintball for over 20 years. "Weasel" has been my nick name for the last 20+ years. so it's easy to remember. I was pretty good about "weaseling" my way around their backsides without being seen and "pop" right in the back....

by **DirtyErn** » 09 07, 2015 • [Post 41]

Well actually stole it from my Dad, generally I put a 2 at end for jr. ( first name Ernie)However since I'm a plumber and can get" dirty" at times and its how I make my money, it just seems to fit

by **The Doc** » 09 07, 2015 • [Post 42]

my name is Larry brown

for some odd reason i got the nick name meat down brown { after i kept haveing them help me pack out bull, i guess} so my handel is mdbrown on other forums. but paul {elknut} started calling me the DOC {because of md brown } i like it , and it stuck. and no im not a doctor. ha ha but i am THE DOC

by **powderhogg01** » 09 09, 2015 • [Post 43]

I love one thing as much as hunting and thats skiing fresh deep powder. Nothing else can compare to moving through the forest as the animals would. Being able to remain in the forest I love all year round is what grounds me. If I can find a fresh line to ski on I will, thus the name Powderhogg

by **Hot Cow** » 09 15, 2015 • [Post 44]

Hot Cow. Self explanatory and this is my license plates on my truck. Have had several people ask me what it means and only one person actually get it correct. Usually people think it's a beef thing bc I live in NE. My wife still swears that I got the plates so she wouldn't want to drive the truck 8-)

by **Dr. Rx** » 11 09, 2015 • [Post 45]

Dr. Rx
Pharmacist by Trade.

by **saddlesore** » 11 14, 2015 • [Post 46]

I have been setting on horses, ponies since I was 9 years old. That was 60+ years ago. I Switched to mules back in the mid 80's

It was only natural when the CB craze hit that my handle was Saddlesore. It carried over to the internet then. I'm with Indian Summer.. Mules are the only way to go.

by **Ponyboy_jonas** » 11 15, 2015 • [Post 47]

The Outsiders... Favorite movie.

by **Lost Dog** » 01 07, 2016 • [Post 48]

One of my favorite areas to hunt is at 9000 feet elevation. Aspen forest with no roads and few trails. About 20 years ago I was out in the middle of all those "quakies" and came upon a couple of arborglyphs that caught my eye. Both trees tell about a lost dog named Sam; one of them evem has a complete sentence (I have lost my dog Sam If Found Please call Denver 420-1081).

Since finding this area we refer to the area as "Lost Dog". Been pretty successful in that area ever since and have had several bulls run right to my sons and me. We sometimes think that old Sam is still up there chasing those bulls to us.

Here are pictures of the trees. The date is 8/13/77.

by **WapitiTalk1** » 01 07, 2016 • [Post 49]

Oh man, great story LD! How cool is it that you still hunt that same area you found the markings almost 40 years later!

by **Ilikefire** » 01 10, 2016 • [Post 50]

Ilikefire
Well I've been a firefighter for going on 10 years now and i like fire a lot more than riding the ambulance. So that's how I came up with my handle.

by **longspeak74** » 01 15, 2016 • [Post 51]

After college I moved to Denver and would drive up to RMNP regularly. Can't remember how many times I'd sit and stare at that high peak. That was 20 years ago...still haven't made it up!

by **Backyard** » 01 17, 2016 • [Post 52]

I do alot of my hunting (deer and turkey) and almost all of my pratice shooting and gear testing right in my backyard so...

by **elkhuntfever** » 03 12, 2016 • [Post 53]

Not hard to figure it out. After going elk hunting for the first time, I had it. Can't get enough of it.

by **slick trick** » 03 14, 2016 • [Post 54]

only broad head I will shoot

by **twinkieman** » 03 15, 2016 • [Post 55]

I worked for Hostess for almost 30 years, someone called me Twinkieman, and it just kind of stuck.