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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by larryshores:
Very odd indeed.

I have no idea what is going on with him. His TV show is apparently gone. He has had some issues with an alledgely illegal hunt in Australia.

I like his writing. I liked him on TAA. I wish the best for him.

Gentlemen,

Does anyone know more about this hunt in Australia?

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Originally posted by Die Ou Jagter:
Last month I had dinner with Craig the night before our SCI banquet and in our conversations I ask him about "free hunts" and he said he could have all the free hunts for RSA plains game he wanted, but that is not what he wanted to hunt and do shows about. He pays for his hunts and uses funds made by his various productions be it writted or video. This is a business for him so using endorsed rifles and other gear only makes sense. The green color of envy that appears on this site is amazing. I might add some of the posters suprise me in this respect.

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Originally posted by ConradEvarts:
Greetings.

Firstly, thanks to the folks who withheld judgement and showed respect to Craig Boddington. He's a great guy, friend, father, hunter and veteran. I was trying to do something nice for him by creating the indiegogo.com campaign and the subsequent website.

This is Conrad Evarts. A cameraman who you can Google and find out much of my professional background. Novel idea right? Instead of just gazing wet eyed into this clunky, outdated website populated by graybearded paranoids who don't realize the internet evolved. No, seriously this website sucks The fact that you nuts are on here gives me a great deal of insight into your mindset.

School is now in session. Let's start by taking our tinfoil hats off and putting our thinking caps on. Hopefully when we're done the paranoids here can get their nurse to administer their meds, put them to bed and unplug their computers and the rest of the haters can return to their bunkers to polish their 30,000 rounds of ammo.

I am real. I was trying to do something nice for someone I respect. Craig Boddington was not terribly savvy on my effort because he spends all his time in the boonies but trusted me to try and make this work.

More importantly, outside of your antiquated worlds crowd funding sites like www.indiegogo.com and www.kickstarter.com are very acceptable ways to raise money for business endeavors. There are many for profit businesses using them. These include everything from musicians and movie studios to bakeries and websites.

Set down your tattered Jack O'Connor bible, get in a friggin' time machine and blast yourself to 2013. All sorts of businesses are using crowd funding. It's not strange at all.

So, in conclusion:
-I am real. Google me.
-This was not a scam and is totally normal these days.
-Craig Boddington was not entirely savvy because he is of your generation. This was not his fault and besides that if it wasn't for you crusty old haters this would be totally cool and worked and created something great for a new generation of hunters.
-Craig Boddington did not take a vow of poverty to be who he is. If someone like me can help him raise money to create a site that would only be judged by a total commie.

If you don't like the idea of me raising funds to put together a totally positive and interesting website as a favor to a friend you don't have to contribute to it.

Craig asked me to disable the campaign. I did so out of respect for him not to placate you blood sucking, paranoid savages. You haters are pathetic.

And "Lonestar 2075"...Tim, I know who you are. You know who I am. I've been to your crappy little shop in Texas to repair an episode your operation screwed the pooch on years ago. You're a coward and an embarrassment. Grow a pair and put your name up.

Finally, I've stepped in the ring with you ladies now. Go warm up a stack of Hot Pockets and get your mommy to ice down your 12 pack of Mountain Dew because I don't tangle on the internet often but when I do, it isn't pretty.


Thanks again to everyone who showed respect to Craig. I meant what I said, I spent a great deal of time with him in the field. I respect him and he's a good person.

Sincerely,

Conrad Evarts (proud friend of Craig Boddington)

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Originally posted by KPete:
Well Conrad, I may not be willing to judge Craig at this time but I can sure judge you: With friends like yourself - and posts like your first on AR - Craig doesn't need any enemies.

If your desire is to help a man you claim is your friend – and whom you also claim solicited your help – you have failed him spectacularly. Truculent posts rarely win friends or influence enemies, nor will they help Craig.

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Originally posted by Larry Sellers:
Plus 1 DOJ. I don't care if EVERY hunt CB goes on is FREE, actually I hope that is the case. If those here condeming his supposed FREE hunts are that upset about it, why don't you get off your A$$ and get out and do something to get some of the action yourselves? All you have to do is spend 20 plus years writing books, articles, going to trade shows, doing tons of public service work, make a lot of quality videos, be away from family for months at a time, etc. Should be easy right? Envy sure is ugly when it spills over.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

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Originally posted by Die Ou Jagter:
Last month I had dinner with Craig the night before our SCI banquet and in our conversations I ask him about "free hunts" and he said he could have all the free hunts for RSA plains game he wanted, but that is not what he wanted to hunt and do shows about. He pays for his hunts and uses funds made by his various productions be it writted or video. This is a business for him so using endorsed rifles and other gear only makes sense. The green color of envy that appears on this site is amazing. I might add some of the posters suprise me in this respect.

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Originally posted by ConradEvarts:
The shirts were my idea. I thought it was cool. People buy jerseys off of ball players all the time. And Craig didn't hire me. The company that produced PHTV, G&A etc hired me. So don't try to pin my radical nature on him by association. Every one of you had friends you wouldn't want to be judged by.

And quit acting like this site is some sort of sacred turf. It's on the same scale as PAC MAN. Ok maybe MS. PAC MAN. I gotta' go get a taco. Work hard to give me more to work with.

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Originally posted by ConradEvarts:
The shirts were my idea. I thought it was cool. People buy jerseys off of ball players all the time. And Craig didn't hire me. The company that produced PHTV, G&A etc hired me. So don't try to pin my radical nature on him by association. Every one of you had friends you wouldn't want to be judged by.


And quit acting like this site is some sort of sacred turf. It's on the same scale as PAC MAN. Ok maybe MS. PAC MAN. I gotta' go get a taco. Work hard to give me more to work with.

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What an utterly stupid idea it was to ask for donations in such a manner!

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Originally posted by Bwanna:
Is that Buzz licking the armpit there?

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Originally posted by Wendell Reich:

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Originally posted by Bwanna:
Is that Buzz licking the armpit there?

Brilliant! I didn't notice it at first.

That's funny right there!

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Originally posted by Bwanna: Is that Buzz licking the armpit there?

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Originally posted by Bill C:

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Originally posted by Bwanna: Is that Buzz licking the armpit there?

Buzz has more hair, and is not that tall.

Welcome to the forum Conrad, way to make an entrance.

Good move taking the fund raiser site/offer down, it made Craig appear pathetic and desperate, sort of like Pete Rose (he was an "old time" baseball player) signing baseballs in the parking lot. I realize that you were trying to do something nice, but the outward appearance was awful, and perhaps in time (when you hit your 30's) you will get it.

Please do keep posting however, this forum needs more crazy cameraman!

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Somebody needs a hug

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Originally posted by ConradEvarts:
Greetings.

Firstly, thanks to the folks who withheld judgement and showed respect to Craig Boddington. He's a great guy, friend, father, hunter and veteran. I was trying to do something nice for him by creating the indiegogo.com campaign and the subsequent website.

This is Conrad Evarts. A cameraman who you can Google and find out much of my professional background. Novel idea right? Instead of just gazing wet eyed into this clunky, outdated website populated by graybearded paranoids who don't realize the internet evolved. No, seriously this website sucks The fact that you nuts are on here gives me a great deal of insight into your mindset.

School is now in session. Let's start by taking our tinfoil hats off and putting our thinking caps on. Hopefully when we're done the paranoids here can get their nurse to administer their meds, put them to bed and unplug their computers and the rest of the haters can return to their bunkers to polish their 30,000 rounds of ammo.

I am real. I was trying to do something nice for someone I respect. Craig Boddington was not terribly savvy on my effort because he spends all his time in the boonies but trusted me to try and make this work.

More importantly, outside of your antiquated worlds crowd funding sites like www.indiegogo.com and www.kickstarter.com are very acceptable ways to raise money for business endeavors. There are many for profit businesses using them. These include everything from musicians and movie studios to bakeries and websites.

Set down your tattered Jack O'Connor bible, get in a friggin' time machine and blast yourself to 2013. All sorts of businesses are using crowd funding. It's not strange at all.

So, in conclusion:
-I am real. Google me.
-This was not a scam and is totally normal these days.
-Craig Boddington was not entirely savvy because he is of your generation. This was not his fault and besides that if it wasn't for you crusty old haters this would be totally cool and worked and created something great for a new generation of hunters.
-Craig Boddington did not take a vow of poverty to be who he is. If someone like me can help him raise money to create a site that would only be judged by a total commie.

If you don't like the idea of me raising funds to put together a totally positive and interesting website as a favor to a friend you don't have to contribute to it.

Craig asked me to disable the campaign. I did so out of respect for him not to placate you blood sucking, paranoid savages. You haters are pathetic.

And "Lonestar 2075"...Tim, I know who you are. You know who I am. I've been to your crappy little shop in Texas to repair an episode your operation screwed the pooch on years ago. You're a coward and an embarrassment. Grow a pair and put your name up.

Finally, I've stepped in the ring with you ladies now. Go warm up a stack of Hot Pockets and get your mommy to ice down your 12 pack of Mountain Dew because I don't tangle on the internet often but when I do, it isn't pretty.


Thanks again to everyone who showed respect to Craig. I meant what I said, I spent a great deal of time with him in the field. I respect him and he's a good person.

Sincerely,

Conrad Evarts (proud friend of Craig Boddington)

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Originally posted by Gayne C. Young:
I've decided to take some literary license with this thread in order to make it more entertaining.

Here I go...

Craig announced on his Facebook page that he's starting a new TV show that will feature him, Mark Sullivan, and a CGI rendered Peter Capstick hunting nothing but darted animals on high fenced properties. All animals are pre-measured by SCI before being released into the hunting arena. Animals shot that hold any traditional medicinal value will be auctioned to the Asian black market at the end of the show.

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Originally posted by samir:
Conrad,
Did you finish your TACO yet?

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Originally posted by ConradEvarts:
Ok, let me get this straight here in the codger zone. I try to do a nice thing in a modern way. The paranoid douchenozzles on this forum torpedo it. Then I'm supposed to care what they think of me in this incescestous little microbe of a site? That's madness.

Once I feel the haters have soaked up message you'll never hear from me again.

And where are you at Lonestar? Bring it. You know I have your number.

I'm going bear hunting. I will check in on Monday or Tuesday.

Out your tinfoil hats back in. Safety first.

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Originally posted by Gayne C. Young:
Now we're discussing tinfoil hats?

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Originally posted by jwm:
I must say that I enjoy reading Boddington tremendously, and find him both entertaining and informative. I feel the same way about AR, whenever I log on and catch up. I have learned a great deal from both sources.

However, I have never read anything by Boddington that made me think "Why am I wasting my time reading this?"