my wife asked me why at my age do i hunt alone??, so my question is why do others hun

[trebor2880]

I am forever searching for the right female to hermitize with!

 

[351 power]

I'm in my 50's and generally always hunt alone, sometimes with others for birds. But to be honest I like the solitude and silence of the bush.

Exactly. Hunting and solitude are best experiences together

 

[KenCourn]

When I was young I hunted with a great bunch of guys. As we got older for one reason or another life got in the way. I made sure I hunted with my Son and Daughter but sadly they grew up and moved away. I started hunting solo in my 50's and really enjoyed the solitude and the challange of planning the day and being safe.
I leave a detailed plan with the wife and I carry a zoleo. The zoleo will at least provide the familly with a body and closure. I am 70 now. If I have the big one in the bush I am ok with that.

 

[pounder]

I am 70 and find that dragging a deer almost any distance is not fun anymore. So I build a nice warm blind found a place to put it and just stay there over night till it happens. I like to wake up where I hunt as apposed to driving some where. I have known distances around it and don't take shots past them. I want DRT. Being out by my self is just soothing looking listening and enjoying the quite. Got a nice little buck on Saturday had a cup of coffee loaded him up and went home. A great weekend. May not be the way some people like to hunt but I did my time walking and dragging.

 

[saskgunowner101]

I am 70 and find that dragging a deer almost any distance is not fun anymore. So I build a nice warm blind found a place to put it and just stay there over night till it happens. I like to wake up where I hunt as apposed to driving some where. I have known distances around it and don't take shots past them. I want DRT. Being out by my self is just soothing looking listening and enjoying the quite. Got a nice little buck on Saturday had a cup of coffee loaded him up and went home. A great weekend. May not be the way some people like to hunt but I did my time walking and dragging.

What a neat little mobile hunting shack! Did you follow some kind of plans, or every cut just got you closer to the end? Be nice to see a little write up for those of us "less handy" in the carpentry department.

 

[pounder]

What a neat little mobile hunting shack! Did you follow some kind of plans, or every cut just got you closer to the end? Be nice to see a little write up for those of us "less handy" in the carpentry department.

No plans Red Green would be proud. I bought a 6 x 6.5 ' trailer and just framed up the walls and roof and screwed it all together.

 

[MRP]

I am 70 and find that dragging a deer almost any distance is not fun anymore. So I build a nice warm blind found a place to put it and just stay there over night till it happens. I like to wake up where I hunt as apposed to driving some where. I have known distances around it and don't take shots past them. I want DRT. Being out by my self is just soothing looking listening and enjoying the quite. Got a nice little buck on Saturday had a cup of coffee loaded him up and went home. A great weekend. May not be the way some people like to hunt but I did my time walking and dragging.

That's what I should have built instead of my 200 sqft monstrosity.

 

[jjohnwm]

I am 70 and find that dragging a deer almost any distance is not fun anymore. So I build a nice warm blind found a place to put it and just stay there over night till it happens. I like to wake up where I hunt as apposed to driving some where. I have known distances around it and don't take shots past them. I want DRT. Being out by my self is just soothing looking listening and enjoying the quite. Got a nice little buck on Saturday had a cup of coffee loaded him up and went home. A great weekend. May not be the way some people like to hunt but I did my time walking and dragging.

I love it! I'm just a year younger than you but I definitely feel the difference when bringing deer out of the bush, compared to doing the same thing when I was younger. I hunt on my own land, have a few more-or-less permanent blind set-ups, and I find that each year I spend less time still-hunting, less time hunting on nearby properties where I have permission and more time in my main blind at home, which is essentially a wooden box constructed on top of an elevated platform.

Even there, it's getting harder and harder to retrieve deer. Last year we had no snow when I shot my buck...the first major dump happened the day after I shot mine...and I ended up dragging a big-bodied buck in my ice-fishing sled through a rough, dry pasture for probably 1.5 kilometers on a circuitous route back to the house. It was gutted, and legs cut off to reduce weight, but still...I was monitoring my heart rate the whole time and flirting with disaster. The first two pulls were probably 80 yrds or so at a time, before I had to stop to breathe and rest. By the time I got to the house, 30 or 40 feet at time was just about killing me.

Not planning on shooting them that far from the house, or at least from a smooth trail, ever again.

 

[savagefan]

Second leading cause of death while hunting is the drag.

 

[Mr Bill]

I would like to join the 70 plus club….
Went from being athlete of the year to a semi-cripple from an encounter with mosquito carrying the West Nile virus about 7 years ago….sucks, then a heart attack one day before going on a solo deer hunt.
I have a permit now to shoot from my vehicle which multifunctions as a motel/atv/blind.
Climbing tree stands is history, shooting and dragging out a deer would require planning and help but now the odds are in favour of me passing up on a shot. Hunting squirrels now, dragging them out is much easier… lol

Mr. Pounder’s mobile trailer hunt blind with cooking facilities and heater is a class act. Im a wee bit jealous but inspired !!

Stay safe and enjoy all your hunts. Life is good when you are still above the grass.

 

[pounder]

I believe that building the blind has extended my time left that I will keep hunting. All in it cost about $1000.00 to me well worth it.

 

[28 gauge 2]

I hunt alone,because my old hunting buddies ,have either died,moved away or do not go any more, for one reason or another.