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Offline MK

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2019, 10:23:42 AM »
My dad hunted until he was 80, hiking in with a bow in his hand and an old Loggy Bayou on his back. Scared me to death thinking of him climbing up a tree at that age. He'd probably still be hunting, but we won't let him climb anymore, so he gave it up.

That’s awesome Frank!! I have 2 Loggy’s that I’m still using but these days with a very well thought out safety system using a rock climbing harness and dynamic rope and am ALWAYS attached to the tree the moment I climb on the stand! I’ve had a few “Loggy Sliders” in my time and they always scare the crap out of me but I love those stands! 🤣
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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2019, 11:06:53 AM »
OMG Mike, so many stories of Loggy slides, especially on wet or frosty trees! Definitely a rude awakening at 5am!

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2019, 12:01:03 PM »
am 58 and dragging def has gotten harder !!  :-\ (hunter) (hunt) (santa) LOL  is a  shame with the comments as yes I also do not see any new hunters taking over for the ones we lose or retire from the sport.  belong to a club with 15 members and after opening weekend we were lucky to have 3 guys in the woods!!! blessed as have plenty of venison till next season!!!!   be well all and enjoy the holidays

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2019, 04:49:05 PM »
Im almost 66 put in a whole season small buck wth bow.Missed two muzzle loading ,hunting partner has two sons in there 40s. help me all the time will keep going as long as i can stay mostly my own property.Knee replacement last year

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2019, 09:46:34 AM »
I'm 73.  My favorite spot is on a ridgeline which means an uphill drag for me.  Fortunately, the last two years I had help from the younger guys in our group to get my deer up the hill to the trail and on to an ATV.

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2019, 09:35:48 PM »
I taught the post said old guys reading the posts I see only about 3 from  old timers posted, if being in the 50's is old my buddy (72) and me (65) must be considered ancient.LOL

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2019, 10:48:47 AM »
Not an old guy yet, but my hunting partner my father is 68 and still climbing trees and hiking mountains. Though retired, he keeps busy running his business - Weber's Gunsmithing

Age is just a number he tells me.
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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2020, 05:19:24 AM »
This is my uncle bob, he was 87, when I took him on his last hunt up in the Adirondacks,  he's 92, and in a nursing home now. I hope I have the same DNA in me to  carry a rifle and a backpack at 87.
Iam 71, ride a bike 5.22 miles every morning,  or walk, and do alot of work around my place, you have to keep moving .
Can't drag a deer very far anymore, I should say my wife and me, can't drag a deer very far, but still have to get it to a trail, for the quad. Have a rollup sled, that makes it a little easier.
He was my hunting buddy,  Now up north I hunt alone, don't go as far as I use to, and now I put my name and were iam headed in the Rangers log book, and when I'll be back, and sign out,  at least that will give the search party a place
To start looking for my remains. It's starting to bother me
About going alone now, old bones are brittle,  easy to twist and brake a knee or hip an ankle at my age.  I took a neighbor up with me for a day last year, iam hoping he will like it, and come up this year once or twice,  if not iam still going.

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2020, 07:00:28 AM »
Just took my bike ride 60 degrees this morning,  foggy,  seen 1 bunny rabbit ,2 deer , can't see out in the big fields iam sure the deer were out in them.

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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2020, 05:30:07 AM »
You sure have some nice scenary on your morning rides. What county do u live in?
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Re: How many old guys are still deer hunting
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2020, 05:52:38 AM »
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