North American Hunt club

one hand clapping · June 05, 2009, 11:02

Beware THIS IS A SCAM!!!
Several yrs ago I did alot of bizz with Sportsman's guide [before they went corporate] and they sold my name/address to this outfit out of the NW.They sent me a letter saying that given how much outdoor/hunting gear I used they had chosen me for a beta tester. I wes to receive free gear to test and report back. All I ever got was a MAJOR pain in the ass.They sent a "package of paperwork ,a 2"x3" note pad and a rubber key fob. The next month I received a past due notice for supposed payment due and within a week they had turned my"debt" into the credit reporting folks. I never received anything to test and the only communication I could get was to be told "I had received valuable m,erchandise, and supposed disscounts.They sent unfrendly notices for a year with me telling them to get bent and I filed a comp;aint with my states Att General. Don't get sucked in by these assholes. They recently sent me another "invitation " to be a tester.

**TFA303** · June 05, 2009, 12:14

+1.

Even after multiple phone calls canceling my membership, I continued to get collection notices. Had to threaten to sue them. Never showed up on my credit report, thankfully.

jrkoller · June 05, 2009, 13:03

I had the same problem, i kept getting bills for crap I never got from them, I called them several times to cancel but I still got the Magazine .
It took almost three years to get them to stop, I finally them I was fricken Blind and could no longer the Mag.
they finally stopped.
Joe

**Blackmore** · June 05, 2009, 17:30

Some guys must like it. I always see several different men at every gunshow I work wearing the same leather bomber jacket with their patch on it.

Dirt1042 · June 05, 2009, 23:42

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Originally posted by Blackmore
Some guys must like it. I always see several different men at every gunshow I work wearing the same leather bomber jacket with their patch on it.

DeputyVaughn · June 08, 2009, 12:32

I joined the NAHC mostly to get the magazine. It wasn't long before I started getting "Free" "No Obligation" gifts that were usually a subscription to a book series or future gifts type crap. Free toy or book, no obligation,....I simply didn't answer. As expected after about 3 months my magazines quit coming and the bills and threats began. I called and called till I got to speak with an American with some say so in the whole thing. I told them I would not pay for any unsolicited material and I wanted to cancel my membership and be removed from their mailing list, etc. Took about a month but they finally went away.
Thumbs down to those scamming clowns!!!!!

Scott

CRShooter32 · June 17, 2009, 13:48

The North American Fishing club is the same, my brother in law had a membership with them, they sent his all sorts of stuff, told him they were free gifts. They billed him for the stuff, he told them to get lost, they did try to collect, he sent the stuff back, they left him alone.

The fishing club is a bunch of BS, everything they sent him dealt with fishing for catfish, and most of their info was bogus.

CRShooter32 · June 17, 2009, 13:50

I get their packets in the mail with the little tokens to try to get you to join. I keep the stuff, and toss the rest.

The North American Fishing club is the same, my brother in law had a membership with them, they sent his all sorts of stuff, told him they were free gifts. They billed him for the stuff, he told them to get lost, they did try to collect, he sent the stuff back, they left him alone.

The fishing club is a bunch of BS, everything they sent him dealt with fishing for catfish, and most of their info was bogus.

StoneyCreekMrMauser · June 29, 2009, 17:37

They scammed me too. They accused me of keeping a book and not paying for it (I had sent it back within a week of getting it). For a few weeks at a time they would send me a letter about paying for it and figured they just hadn't put it on the board. Then they decide they want to take it to collections. Stupid as it might sound, it was worth the cost to send them the MO along with a letter in which I basically said "Go F--k yourselves, I'm canceling."

Couple weeks later I got a refund and an apology (for me canceling, not for them accusing me of keeping the book). Pricks.

RG Coburn · June 29, 2009, 18:53

I never quite understood the logic of joining a club and paying to foot the bill for the hunting trips other guys are going on,that you wished you could go on.
Why not just save your cash and go hunting yourself?

StoneyCreekMrMauser · July 12, 2009, 00:34

Ah, touche!

DeputyVaughn · July 15, 2009, 08:07

I told them I would not pay a dime for unsolicited books and stuff sent to me in the mail. I even got a second book in the whitetail wisdom series 6 months after resigning from the club. I told them they would not get the book or any payment from me.

Scott

June 05, 2009, 11:02	#1
one hand clapping Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 35299 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WV mountains Posts: 4,120	North American Hunt club Beware THIS IS A SCAM!!! Several yrs ago I did alot of bizz with Sportsman's guide [before they went corporate] and they sold my name/address to this outfit out of the NW.They sent me a letter saying that given how much outdoor/hunting gear I used they had chosen me for a beta tester. I wes to receive free gear to test and report back. All I ever got was a MAJOR pain in the ass.They sent a "package of paperwork ,a 2"x3" note pad and a rubber key fob. The next month I received a past due notice for supposed payment due and within a week they had turned my"debt" into the credit reporting folks. I never received anything to test and the only communication I could get was to be told "I had received valuable m,erchandise, and supposed disscounts.They sent unfrendly notices for a year with me telling them to get bent and I filed a comp;aint with my states Att General. Don't get sucked in by these assholes. They recently sent me another "invitation " to be a tester.

June 05, 2009, 12:14	#2
TFA303 Veteran Member Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 1300 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Northern AL Posts: 1,344	+1. Even after multiple phone calls canceling my membership, I continued to get collection notices. Had to threaten to sue them. Never showed up on my credit report, thankfully. __________________ There is a fine line between a "hobby" and a "mental disorder".

June 05, 2009, 13:03	#3
jrkoller Registered FALaholic #: 18403 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wi. Posts: 706	NAHC I had the same problem, i kept getting bills for crap I never got from them, I called them several times to cancel but I still got the Magazine . It took almost three years to get them to stop, I finally them I was fricken Blind and could no longer the Mag. they finally stopped. Joe

June 05, 2009, 17:30	#4
Blackmore Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: West Central New Hampshire Posts: 4,407	Some guys must like it. I always see several different men at every gunshow I work wearing the same leather bomber jacket with their patch on it. __________________ A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

June 08, 2009, 12:32	#6
DeputyVaughn Registered FALaholic #: 13073 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 90	I joined the NAHC mostly to get the magazine. It wasn't long before I started getting "Free" "No Obligation" gifts that were usually a subscription to a book series or future gifts type crap. Free toy or book, no obligation,....I simply didn't answer. As expected after about 3 months my magazines quit coming and the bills and threats began. I called and called till I got to speak with an American with some say so in the whole thing. I told them I would not pay for any unsolicited material and I wanted to cancel my membership and be removed from their mailing list, etc. Took about a month but they finally went away. Thumbs down to those scamming clowns!!!!! Scott __________________ Always Remember: A firearm is only an instrument. It contains no evil, no conscience, and no ability. It is strictly the intent, competence, and character of its user that decide the outcome of any and all actions taken with it. (I don't know who to credit but I like the quote.)

June 17, 2009, 13:48	#7
CRShooter32 Registered FALaholic #: 11071 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pa. Posts: 2,567	The North American Fishing club is the same, my brother in law had a membership with them, they sent his all sorts of stuff, told him they were free gifts. They billed him for the stuff, he told them to get lost, they did try to collect, he sent the stuff back, they left him alone. The fishing club is a bunch of BS, everything they sent him dealt with fishing for catfish, and most of their info was bogus. __________________ Joe

June 17, 2009, 13:50	#8
CRShooter32 Registered FALaholic #: 11071 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pa. Posts: 2,567	I get their packets in the mail with the little tokens to try to get you to join. I keep the stuff, and toss the rest. The North American Fishing club is the same, my brother in law had a membership with them, they sent his all sorts of stuff, told him they were free gifts. They billed him for the stuff, he told them to get lost, they did try to collect, he sent the stuff back, they left him alone. The fishing club is a bunch of BS, everything they sent him dealt with fishing for catfish, and most of their info was bogus. __________________ Joe

June 29, 2009, 17:37	#9
StoneyCreekMrMauser Registered FALaholic #: 32185 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tennessee, the patron state of shootin' stuff Posts: 1,633	They scammed me too. They accused me of keeping a book and not paying for it (I had sent it back within a week of getting it). For a few weeks at a time they would send me a letter about paying for it and figured they just hadn't put it on the board. Then they decide they want to take it to collections. Stupid as it might sound, it was worth the cost to send them the MO along with a letter in which I basically said "Go F--k yourselves, I'm canceling." Couple weeks later I got a refund and an apology (for me canceling, not for them accusing me of keeping the book). Pricks.

June 29, 2009, 18:53	#10
RG Coburn Registered FALaholic #: 27406 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11,016	I never quite understood the logic of joining a club and paying to foot the bill for the hunting trips other guys are going on,that you wished you could go on. Why not just save your cash and go hunting yourself?

July 12, 2009, 00:34	#11
StoneyCreekMrMauser Registered FALaholic #: 32185 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tennessee, the patron state of shootin' stuff Posts: 1,633	Ah, touche!

July 15, 2009, 08:07	#12
DeputyVaughn Registered FALaholic #: 13073 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 90	I told them I would not pay a dime for unsolicited books and stuff sent to me in the mail. I even got a second book in the whitetail wisdom series 6 months after resigning from the club. I told them they would not get the book or any payment from me. Scott __________________ Always Remember: A firearm is only an instrument. It contains no evil, no conscience, and no ability. It is strictly the intent, competence, and character of its user that decide the outcome of any and all actions taken with it. (I don't know who to credit but I like the quote.)

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