Catman
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I don't think catman sold out. Tndeer sold him out. Why would he stick around? He made videos and was praised the whole way thru. No one had an issue hitting the like or subscribe button for him until he was seen with the Atlanta bunch. Now, it's all an issue. Jealousy is a heck of a thing to deal with for some.
FLTENNHUNTER1
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Who?
JN
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I dont know him but I think he was friends with them before the "fame". I also don't understand what the obsession is on here with what him, seekone, or THP do.
poorhunter
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Catman was very well liked and respected by most here. Some called him out for some of his actions and videos that revealed the whereabouts of good places to hunt. He didn't like that, which is his prerogative. When he hooked up with the 16 year old girls from Atlanta, he took great offense at folks not liking the way SeekOne does things, and he defended them. That kind of stuff happens. No biggie. I'm not critical about him leaving or staying, or his videos.
SeekOne on the other hand is a whole different level of stupid.
SeekOne on the other hand is a whole different level of stupid.
I met him a couple times. Just because we disagree on urban hunting doesn't mean he's not a good dude.
I'm sure a lot of you guys disagree with half the stupid stuff I write on here but that doesn't mean we wouldn't get along in real life.
I'm sure a lot of you guys disagree with half the stupid stuff I write on here but that doesn't mean we wouldn't get along in real life.
Catman started here not knowing a thing about hunting. He asked questions that most wouldn't and he did one thing that most people don't do, which is listen. He took advice from most of the people here and went to the woods. Since then he's gotten pretty dang good at it.
Even before he got in with seek Juan or thp you had members criticizing him. Now that he's friends with those guys it's gotten even worse.
I see him on FB some but I don't do YouTube or podcasts so don't follow him or any other hunting people.
But I'd never say he was a sellout just because he doesn't come here anymore.
Even before he got in with seek Juan or thp you had members criticizing him. Now that he's friends with those guys it's gotten even worse.
I see him on FB some but I don't do YouTube or podcasts so don't follow him or any other hunting people.
But I'd never say he was a sellout just because he doesn't come here anymore.
TITANSFAN2104
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Exactly!! I never have noticed him giving any spots away. He might have in his younger years but I've always thought he did a fine job of keeping his location hidden. The thing is if someone recognized the area then they already knew about it anyways!! LOL
THP on the other hand broadcast their location when they came to TN a few years back and sent an open invitation to people to hunt around OHL. Thats some bullcrap right there and i dont even hunt public land.
dogmatik
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He's a good guy. I watch all his stuff on YT. I think he's doing what he loves and that's all that matters.
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Shows me all i need to know about the op, stay classy man
cats happy and thats all that matters i wish him the best!!I know him and I like him. He's a good young man .
Stlbaseball1
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I have no problem with Catman. Blue collar dude that does his own thing and could live off the land longer than most. Also shares knowledge with others.
Disagreeing with someone doesn't make you enemies. There are no opposite sides, no good guys or bad guys. I don't have an issue with any of the folks mentioned but that doesn't mean I agree with everything they say or do either. Cat seems to be the same peer group as all those guys both in age and profession so it only makes sense for them to network & build relationships. I don't find any fault with that.
ScLowCountry
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Catman is legit. He shoots does and average bucks like the rest of us. That's what his videos are about. He is not a sellout. He is a great example of an accomplished public land hunter.
He doesn't have a cameraman, a nice truck, badass boat.
He is certainly not as vain as the seek one boys. I'm pretty sure they get manicures and facials. Catman is a legit down to earth dude
He doesn't have a cameraman, a nice truck, badass boat.
He is certainly not as vain as the seek one boys. I'm pretty sure they get manicures and facials. Catman is a legit down to earth dude
Jonathan is welcome in my house at any time. I may not agree with some of the things his friends are doing, but I really respect Cat for the journey he has taken in becoming a great outdoorsman. There aren't many folks on here that came from a non-hunting family like he did and basically learned on their own. Yes, he had some help along the way here and there, but, he basically learned by himself through trial and error. Most folks would have given it up in the not so successful days. But, he hung in there, and has tried to give back to others through his videos.
philsanchez76
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Catman for president.
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I like the Catman and Seek One. They just killed some more big Bucks.
Hmm. I've spoken with him several times. He's a good dude. Learned what he could in here, asked questions. Then applied it to the woods. If was actually very remarkable to watch him progress. I remember his first kill with a bow that he got from bowriter.
Who cares who he is friends with. I've got buddies that I would help out any time to recover deer or just to go hunting together. I base it off of who their other friends are.
I'm glad he's doing what he loves and becoming successful at it. He works hard and hunts harder. Most his age doesn't want to work or put in the time required in the woods to be successful
Who cares who he is friends with. I've got buddies that I would help out any time to recover deer or just to go hunting together. I base it off of who their other friends are.
I'm glad he's doing what he loves and becoming successful at it. He works hard and hunts harder. Most his age doesn't want to work or put in the time required in the woods to be successful
UTGrad
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I went hunting with Catman a few times. Showed up in his red pickup truck and carried in his hand me down equipment. Catman is very resourceful. He never had the newest, best thing. Just a plain bow or Marlin 3030 and a camera.
I watched him grow on here. Good young man that was eager to learn. I see a lot of similarities with myself when I started.
I watched him grow on here. Good young man that was eager to learn. I see a lot of similarities with myself when I started.
tree_ghost
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Catmans a good dude and it's a damn shame the way he's been ostracized here! He's a fine individual and as far as what I've seen for public figures he's one of the finest representations of our sport to the non-hunting community that's out there!!
We would all be better off if we cleaned up our own side of the street before we went messing around in another man's yard…it never ceases to amaze me how people scream for liberty and freedom and the moment they get a little those same ones are crying for laws to regulate it…SMDH
We would all be better off if we cleaned up our own side of the street before we went messing around in another man's yard…it never ceases to amaze me how people scream for liberty and freedom and the moment they get a little those same ones are crying for laws to regulate it…SMDH
Catman is the real deal to real hunting.
Seek one not so much.
Seek one not so much.
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Knowing what they are doing… and how they are going about it with all the controversy. No
geez wild to me a man is being judged by people that have prob never met him or walked in his shoes one min.
Ive met him way back and have followed him in turkey hunting forum for a long while (when he first got started). He is a different kinda fella but Id go turkey hunting with him any day. Works hard, puts the time in the woods more then most and enjoys the outdoors. We dont see eye to eye on certain subjects but that doesnt mean we can share one passion we do have thats the same (hunting).
Ive met him way back and have followed him in turkey hunting forum for a long while (when he first got started). He is a different kinda fella but Id go turkey hunting with him any day. Works hard, puts the time in the woods more then most and enjoys the outdoors. We dont see eye to eye on certain subjects but that doesnt mean we can share one passion we do have thats the same (hunting).
megalomaniac
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Catman is doing what is best for him. The more he can network with other content creators who have more subscribers than himself, he stands a good chance of increasing his subscriber base (which increases his income, obviously).
Back when he invited THP to TN and sent them to the public honeyholes here, many thought THP was just using him. Turns out Catman ended up using THEM as it indirectly tripled his subscriber base as the THP guys started featuring Catman in their videos driving up subscribers.
It's all about driving up likes, subscribes, comments to increase monetization if you want to try to make a living doing the tik/tok, FB, instragam, utube thing and feed yourself.
And its really, really tough to be successful I would imagine... Now anyone can buy the camera gear for less than $1000 and put it out there. So there are thousands doing it right now. How do you make your own channel unique and stand out? Killing giant bucks in urban backyards is certainly one way. At least Catman hunts ethically and does his best to follow the letter of the law.
But I don't think Catman was driven off this site (I may be wrong, some of you who have had actual face to face conversations with him might disagree), but rather he became exasperated because he made several enemies here by giving up and potentially ruining public spots that were good prior to the utube craze (certainly wasn't just his fault, lots of folks gave away too much information on this forum, other forums, and utube). Those enemies were going to call him out many times he got on here, and he is at the point where he really wasn't going to gain much from interacting on TNDeer any longer.
Again, this is just my opinion from watching his development/ interactions on this site. I don't watch him, THP etc any longer... just lost interest, and the THPs guys just became nails on the chalkboard irritating to me. Right now I've been watching 3 locals from the coast inshore fishing who have about 8,000 subscribers combined. They produce good content and include enough tips/ tricks/ suggestions to help me as a newbie inshore fisherman to learn from.
Back when he invited THP to TN and sent them to the public honeyholes here, many thought THP was just using him. Turns out Catman ended up using THEM as it indirectly tripled his subscriber base as the THP guys started featuring Catman in their videos driving up subscribers.
It's all about driving up likes, subscribes, comments to increase monetization if you want to try to make a living doing the tik/tok, FB, instragam, utube thing and feed yourself.
And its really, really tough to be successful I would imagine... Now anyone can buy the camera gear for less than $1000 and put it out there. So there are thousands doing it right now. How do you make your own channel unique and stand out? Killing giant bucks in urban backyards is certainly one way. At least Catman hunts ethically and does his best to follow the letter of the law.
But I don't think Catman was driven off this site (I may be wrong, some of you who have had actual face to face conversations with him might disagree), but rather he became exasperated because he made several enemies here by giving up and potentially ruining public spots that were good prior to the utube craze (certainly wasn't just his fault, lots of folks gave away too much information on this forum, other forums, and utube). Those enemies were going to call him out many times he got on here, and he is at the point where he really wasn't going to gain much from interacting on TNDeer any longer.
Again, this is just my opinion from watching his development/ interactions on this site. I don't watch him, THP etc any longer... just lost interest, and the THPs guys just became nails on the chalkboard irritating to me. Right now I've been watching 3 locals from the coast inshore fishing who have about 8,000 subscribers combined. They produce good content and include enough tips/ tricks/ suggestions to help me as a newbie inshore fisherman to learn from.
I watched about 2 mins of a SeekOne video and I was out. I don't have the animosity towards them that many here do, their videos and style just isn't for me.
I have watched THP for years but they've gotten to where I can't take them any longer. The childish dumbassery in their videos the last bit has just turned me off.
I watch Catman and will continue to do so unless he changes his demeanor.
I have watched THP for years but they've gotten to where I can't take them any longer. The childish dumbassery in their videos the last bit has just turned me off.
I watch Catman and will continue to do so unless he changes his demeanor.
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Catman is a good dude. I like have others have watched him grow up on here and he is a great guy. I never met him personally but I enjoys his videos and I am proud for him with what he has accomplished. He worked really hard to get where he is as an outdoorsman.
