Glad to see you're still around. I've been wondering how the hunting on the Illinois River was this year?
Exactly. The best way to do that is to recruit and keep posting better content than other platforms. The younger generation does not read forums and are glued to social media for their duck hunting interests. But I know from that population there is a subset of cohorts that would really take a liking to this place and become active members. The trick is recruitment. It's so damn hard to get them to leave FB and IG for anything different. They will likely never find us on their own. If everyone would just recruit a little and point people here for answers to their questions we'd grow. If you see someone that looks like a good fit simply ask them to join. I know for a fact some of the folks here today are here because someone saw their content elsewhere and reached out to them. A personal invite is a great tool. Or if there is a name you don't see around any more drop them a note and say, "Hey, we miss you, stop by." It's not hard, it just take a few minutes of effort. Anyone belong to a fraternity in college? It's nothing but rush for duck hunters.
