Almost all the guys I hunt with are 60+ with two of us being in their 70's and as such we run into situations you younger folk don't. For the Oct 1 pheasant opener one of the group can't stay overnight because he has a medical test he's been waiting months for , I am getting minor surgery during the middle of October and will out for at least a week and my best friend is waiting for major surgery that will take him out for at least a month and maybe the whole season. We are all grateful we are fit enough to chase birds at our ages and will make the best at whatever time in the field this year gives us.
Geriatric hunting partners
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leveractionjunkie
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Kamloops, BC
Our youth and health are far too often squandered and wasted with trivial things like work.
The importance of maintaining physical health and fitness cannot be understated in order to enjoy the most out of our years.
Hope you and your group are able to enjoy some great hunts and have speedy recovery from your procedures.
The importance of maintaining physical health and fitness cannot be understated in order to enjoy the most out of our years.
Hope you and your group are able to enjoy some great hunts and have speedy recovery from your procedures.
My great grandfather was goose hunting into his early 90s .My group of friends are in our 70s and seems like we are pretty much done hunting. Maybe if we were living out in rural areas we would carry on but urban life seems to kill that spirit.
To add to the problems of continuing hunting when you're older and in reasonable health is the problem of having partners that are passing on and therefore no one to continue to hunt with.
Having someone to hunt with that you trust and genuinely enjoy being with takes many years to cultivate and sometimes cannot be easily replaced.
Having someone to hunt with that you trust and genuinely enjoy being with takes many years to cultivate and sometimes cannot be easily replaced.
So true. Sadly I am the last one standing in my group as some great friends have passed on. A few years of going it alone got tiring real fast and I haven't gone out in the last few years. Who knows but I may just run into some like minded people and start up again but for now it's just solo trips to the range.
- Location
- Interior of BC
Yeah, older hunting partners are moving on. Guess I'm lucky because at 71, my 12 year old Lab and I will be out chasing grouse and ducks in a few days! Arthritic hands and declining eyesight could be an excuse not to go, but damn, those things don't seem to matter when a Ruffed grouse flushes or the Greenheads come winging over!
Absolutely. My deer hunting buddies are now older and not available so my deer hunting has been very rare. I got away from waterfowl for a few years until my son got highly interested in it. Unfortunately now family and work has reduced his time for it. A new neighbour moved in 10 years ago and we went out regularly and got along great. We have had a lot of fun waterfowling the last number of years but this summer they moved to the Kamloops area. That may get me back into the deer woods a little but it will definitely cut into my duck and goose time.
I've still got Me, Myself, and I to hunt with. Everyone else is dead, moved to the city, got a new woman or all three. Bigger problem around here is there just aren't many "quality" hunters TO hunt WITH any more. You can't just invite some new guy or him and all his buddies will be sitting right in the only spot you showed him all season long and ne will NEVER suggest any place of his own.
I'd rather hunt by myself that risk than kind of situation again. If a guy is over 30 years old and doesn't have a place to hunt, none of his relatives who should all know him best let him hunt on them, and or he just lost his second or third place to hunt in his lifetime... HE sucks not hunting and he is probably a liar. Don't believe anything he says.
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I'm kinda lucky as my health and fitness is generally good though my friends and I hunt more slowly , but weirdly enough we get our birds as we finally learned to follow our dogs instead of directing them too much. If something ever happens to me my dogs have a place to go where they will be well treated so that takes some pressure off as well.
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At 69 years, I'm most fortunate and greatful that my health is good. With both ACL's torn in half, I can still manage to walk miles daily, while hunting. There will be a time that my knee's will give-out however, I have a great crutch. .........a son and three grandsons.
Wishing happy trails to hunters with disablilites.
Wishing happy trails to hunters with disablilites.
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Will be 58 in a few months, so I guess not quite geriatric haha
Lost 105 lbs over last few years and trying to get back into shape.
Lost 105 lbs over last few years and trying to get back into shape.
The thing is nobody is the same, my mom died at 81 and 2 weeks prior to her hospitalization she was still biking 50+km a few times a week plus taking care of over 50k square of gardens and lawn…
My dad is 84 still going strong ish, stopped hunting a few years back, last year one of his best friend died after he fell off a platform helping an other friend set up his blind a few days before moose opening… that other friend already had heath issues and it didn’t get better after the passing of there friend so dad pretty much decided he was done.
Our very own Whynot, is in is 80’s and his wife in her late 80’s and both of them still enjoy going out with the freighter and the camper fishing for lakers and big pikes. Ted me and a few others seem to always end up together looking for bears in the spring!
An other friend stoped hunting dal sheep at 81-82 but still go moose hunting and shot a moose by himself last year and not beside the truck… he is 85!
An other friend that was hunting bison with us last week is 76 I believe and damn that guy looks no more than 60 and move like he is no more than 50!!
I’m only 55yo but working mainly construction my body took its toll, but I try to keep fit and I hope to be able to hunt for a long time!!
But you never know what tomorrow will bring or take away from you so may as well make the best out of every day( I say that but I don’t follow my own advise unfortunately
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My dad is 84 still going strong ish, stopped hunting a few years back, last year one of his best friend died after he fell off a platform helping an other friend set up his blind a few days before moose opening… that other friend already had heath issues and it didn’t get better after the passing of there friend so dad pretty much decided he was done.
Our very own Whynot, is in is 80’s and his wife in her late 80’s and both of them still enjoy going out with the freighter and the camper fishing for lakers and big pikes. Ted me and a few others seem to always end up together looking for bears in the spring!
An other friend stoped hunting dal sheep at 81-82 but still go moose hunting and shot a moose by himself last year and not beside the truck… he is 85!
An other friend that was hunting bison with us last week is 76 I believe and damn that guy looks no more than 60 and move like he is no more than 50!!
I’m only 55yo but working mainly construction my body took its toll, but I try to keep fit and I hope to be able to hunt for a long time!!
But you never know what tomorrow will bring or take away from you so may as well make the best out of every day( I say that but I don’t follow my own advise unfortunately
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- Location
- WMU248 near Edmonton
I went hunting with my dad well into his 80's he hunted every year up till he passed.
I'm mostly solo hunting now a days and at 58 scheduling hunting around medical appointments is a thing. Getting some spots on my skin looked at next week and the week after I am getting my new hearing aids.
you need to take care of yourself.
I'm mostly solo hunting now a days and at 58 scheduling hunting around medical appointments is a thing. Getting some spots on my skin looked at next week and the week after I am getting my new hearing aids.
you need to take care of yourself.
rajczak_kashka
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Surrey, B.C.
The birds thank you
Foothills 300
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It's the being grateful part that's most important. My hunting life is winding down; not sad that many things are over, but instead happy that they happened.
I posted this somewhere before , at 71 this has extended my hunting years I hope.
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