Loud Partner

I would give away all my firearms for 1 hour hunting with dad again. My wife and son can be kind of loud at times too. Go 'hunting' with them, enjoy the company and remember everything. Have fun and make them smile. Enjoy the nature time together.
You can always silent hunt by yourself tomorrow.
You won't miss the deer but you'll regret not spending the time with dad.
 
As everyone has said and as I'm sure you agree.... Enjoy every minute of it, you will have lots of time to hunt in silence one day and it may be more productive but not nearly as enjoyable..

DL
 
I think as the OP clarified, he did mention that he'd rather not get any deer then go without his dad.
Love hunting with him and I'd take him and no deer than deer without him.
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So just as others have said, try to clear the route of obstructions (branches, leaves, etc). Maybe get him to a spot where he won't have to walk too long, to not be making noise in the whole area. Or other stuff like that. I'm sure you have, but could just have a general talk about him about the noise spooking the deer. You don't have to call him out either, just talk in a manner that you're involving the noise everyone makes (you, your dad, anyone else that comes along). So as to him not feeling singled out.
 
What about one of those "Walker Game Ear" gizmos? Might be an easier to sell the old guy on a piece of hunting equipment vs. a true hearing aid...
 
I guess it depends on your priorities. Is it worth it to just get out and spend the day with your Dad and maybe socialize abit while doing some hunting, or is it more important to be sucessful on the hunt?

Maybe take up different types of game where noise is less of an issue?

Look for some compromise there somewhere if you can.
 
My brother in law doesn't know how to whisper. I don't hunt with him any longer - at least for the most part as I just can't take that kind of thing. If I try my hardest to keep the wind right, to be quiet and to sneak around as best as I can and then he walks up to me and talks out loud .... (!@%&!)
 
My son complains I am too loud as well, but I seem to get something every time we go out, he can’t say that :). I would also like to hunt with my father but he is no longer with us :(. As some of you have said I think we are louder than we think. People who have told me I was being loud I thought were also being clumsy fools but I was too polite to say something ;). As I always say, “If getting something is that important to you go by yourself so you have no one to blame but yourself” :eek:.
 
When deer hunting I always carry a doe bleat call..... I like the can style.... after walking a while and making some noise I stop and tip the can over.... make a bleat sound then wait a few minutes.... try this with your dad.... you just might see something.... :)
 
this is the first year that I'm not hunting with my dad. He was 85.

last few years were a lot of work, I did everything in the camp, set up, cook, clean, tear down etc... and hunting was slow and we would need to return at noon for a hot lunch and a little rest. But its time I will never forget.

I didn't even get to use my crib board this year, and it was very quite in my camp.
 
I echo the sentiments of all- I wish I could hunt with my dad.

Do you hunt from a stand or ground? If a stand, clearing the path might be best.

Maybe a subtle suggestion of 'are those new boots? They're a little louder than last year' or something similar might be effective at getting the discussion rolling diplomatically.

I hear you about not wanting to hurt his feelings. I've found that if I'm annoying others (friends, co workers etc), I always feel bad about having done it and not knowing. I've always wished I'd been told earlier. I bet you'll find that he'll say 'oh, I didn't realize, thanks'. or something more 'your-dad-like'.
 
Dad and I always went hunting together. He took a year off after his knees were replaced, but then picked up right where he left off. Now he is almost blind and thinks he should still be out there but his days of hunting are over. I don't think that I have ever seen him shoot anything in all these years, but he loved to be out there.
 
I'm in the same boat with my kids. My youngest son (7) just can't sit still or stop chatting but I wouldn't trade my time outdoors with them for anything. I have to spend as much time with them as I can while I'm still "cool" in their eyes.
 
One day your dad won't be there. It will be quiet then.

In the meantime enjoy the noise. You will miss it when it's gone.
 
I hunted with an 80 something year old man for the last few years.. we always filled his tag party hunting.

This year when we told him we aint shooting does, or anything young, only big bucks cause there aint much to be had, cause the coyotes enjoyed them before we could... he promptly left for home... but still left his tag in the hopes that we would fill it... stupid greedy old leach.
 
Get to your stand earlier, after the first 30 minutes the deer won't be spooked anymore I don't make a point of being really quiet and still do fine with deer.

If he is really the noisy use his natural talent to your advantage and have him drive the deer to you.
 
fuse said:
I love my dad, love hunting with him but he is loud. From closing truck doors to hitting every leaf, to squeaky shoes, to just loud. We're bow hunting and I'd rather drive him to his spot in my truck than try and walk quietly to it. He understands that deer hear very well. He doesnt and I dont think he knows how loud he is. I try to tell him (in a gentle way) to quiet down but to no avail. Any tips besides saying "shut up old man, move quiet" that I can try? Love hunting with him and I'd take him and no deer than deer without him. His hearing has been damaged. He misses a lot of sounds in the bush. I'm sure it doesn't sound as loud to him.
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Chinook78 said:
What about one of those "Walker Game Ear" gizmos? Might be an easier to sell the old guy on a piece of hunting equipment vs. a true hearing aid...
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Whether Walker, Pro Ears, Peltor, or MSA, there is a bionic solution.
 
Whenever I go hunting with my dad, it's more about getting him out of the house and spending time with him than the actual hunt. I find the similar issues. He's not healthy enough to cover much ground and is generally too loud on foot. Funny thing is, however, the biggest deer I've ever gotten we were road warrioring it out to a new spot I wanted to check out and got a pretty good muley about 20 feet off the road. One day he won't be able to make it out there and that'll probably be harder on both of us than any day in the bush getting skunked.
 
Man, what I wouldn't give to be sitting a cutblock calling moose with my Dad. He could be as loud as he wanted and I wouldn't complain!!
 
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