WERE DID EVERYBODY GO???

Facebook is simply a better tool than a message board.

I can remember as recently as a few years ago (before the popularity of FB), being an active member on several message boards, and a frequent visitor to several others.

Hog Hunting =
ETHD, TexasBoars, Parker's board, LSWDA, TDHA, and a few others I can't recall right now.

Other hunting and fishing =

2coolfishing.com, TexasBowHunter

For Farm and Ranch info =
Tractorbynet, Cattletoday, etc.

Now, for the most part, one can go to FB, see what their friends and family are up to, watch some funny videos, and check out their favorite group/message board. No need to login and look at several different message boards, and click through layers of forums to get the info you want to see.

As for FB and drama, it happens. Do you know where else drama happens? Anywhere people congregate: The workplace, a message board, FB, the local beer joint... It's human nature. You as an individual have to decide if you are going to be a party to the drama or not. I have plenty of "friends" on facebook that I am no longer friends with, as I tired of their constant bitching. It was as easy as clicking "unfriend", done deal, no more drama....

ETHD was at it's best with less than 1000 members. There was a core group of early members that weren't out there self promoting, they didn't have an agenda ( One-Out, Weatherford Ben, Dogos, etc ), they were interested in hunting hogs with dogs. There have been some real knowledgeable people that have passed through at ETHD, some have stuck around, and some have moved on. It may be because they got tired of answering the same questions over and over again. It may be because they were challenged to toe-fights ( Chance Ward ).

I'll say this, I'll be forever thankful that ETHD was created, because some of my best friendships started on this board.

My best horse - came from a member I met on ETHD.
I needed a set of cattle to put on a place down south, called a friend I met on ETHD.
Need hay baled on that same piece of property, called a friend from ETHD.
Needed help getting access through some adjacent land, so that the big trucks could haul the hay, called a friend from ETHD.

Of the four people listed above, I don't think any of them post on ETHD any longer, but I am friends with them on FB...

If you are wondering what happened to the traffic on this site, I believe FB is your answer.