Hi folks, I'm new to the forum and I have a question. But first, a brief background: I began following the FSP several years ago when it first started, with great interest, and I even considered joining. I eventually decided not to join for several reasons, one of which is my belief that they made a big mistake in choosing New Hampshire over Wyoming, a belief that I'm sure most of you share. Nonetheless, I continued to follow the group from afar, interested to see how it would turn out. At the time, by the way, I had never been to either NH or WY (I live in St. Louis). Meanwhile, I went on a hunting trip to Wyoming 3 years ago, and practically fell in love with the place. So I started researching Wyoming, and most of what I learned supported my idea that it might be a good place for a guy like me to move. All the while, I had no idea that FSW even existed until just recently when I stumbled across a reference to it on the City-Data forum. So I checked out this site, and here I am. Since I was seriously considering moving to WY anyway, the news that you folks are there is very pleasant icing on the cake.
It so happens this fall will find me in WY again on another hunting trip. So my question is this: while I'm there, would some of you like to get together over a libation and teach me a little about the state and FSW? The most useful thing I took away from the FSP website came from a guy who posted an essay about his experience visiting NH in order to meet some of the FSP folks and find out if NH was right for him. He said, in so many words, " I may or may not move, but I can't overemphasize how wonderful it felt to be surrounded, for the first time in my life, by like-minded people who didn't roll their eyes at me, the "crazy" libertarian." That sentence really struck a chord with me. If you've ever been to St. Louis, you know it is hardly a bastion of libertarianism. It's astounding how lonely one can feel while in the middle of 2,000,000 people, simply because almost none of those people share your values, beliefs, and priorities. Simply put, we libertarians need love, too. But we (all 5 of us) don't get much around here.
I'll be hunting Elk just outside Buffalo from Sept.27-Oct.1. Then I will have 3 days to kill before heading up to Montana on Oct.5 for the start of pheasant season. If anyone of you FSWers in NE Wyoming would like to hook up during those 3 days, it would sure be great. We could meet somewhere over lunch or whatever and just shoot the bull, or whatever you folks feel like doing. I just think it would be a great opportunity for me to get a feel for FSW and what I can expect if I decide to join, as well as just feel the joy of being around people who don't suffer from anatomical displacement ( i.e., think with your head and sh** with your ass, rather than the other way 'round).
Let me know, and we'll see if we can make it happen! Take care,
Tom S. Bass