For you hunters 55 and older

[Milkman]

Do you have a winch on the front of your cart??

No. I have a portable 12 volt winch but have never had to use it for getting the cart unstuck. I don’t take it into wicked places like you would a 4wd vehicle.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/pro-lift-portable-electrical-winch-2-000-lb-capacity

 

[mguthrie]

I feel discriminated against........

No worries. You’ll get there soon enough

 

[old florida gator]

75 AND STILL KICKING DONOT LIKE HOT STEAMY WEATHER BUT ENJOY GOD'S CREATION ANYWAY I CAN ,

 

[Katalee]

Social Security pays me to hunt and fish. That would make me a professional.

 

[LifeLongHunter]

Working 6 days a week to get there! 18 more months and will be on the home stretch!

 

[South Man]

I am 56 now I am nearing the stretch!

 

[Wifeshusband]

65 and still get out.Its Ladders now and not as long in the stand.Guess I will keep on keeping on til I'm done.Going for an alligator next wed on Seminole.

 

[Wifeshusband]

65, and, yep, ladders, and the ladder are getting shorter to. Lord, I remember back in the 70's, couple of 2x4's with a sheet of plywood
across two trunks up 20-25 ft. No safety harness. We were young, strong and foolish back then and have lived to tell about it. Climbers came along
to save us, but I had my incidents with them. Once lost the bottom portion from about 20 ft., it and the rifle hit the bottom. I managed to catch the top part as I went through it, and swing my legs around tree, to eventually "shinny" my way down. Good thing I had so much practice during my childhood.

 

[Buckstop]

Joined the club two years back. Noticed over the last 5 years, without any conscious decision, my climbers got phased out and box blinds and double ladders got phased in. Figured out more about what I want to get out of it these days. Still looking forward to the next season and hopefully several more.

 

[CroMagnum]

Im getting long on the tooth myself but still very mobile (thank God). I am thinking about an electric bike in another few years so I can get deeper into the woods.

 

[Wayne D Davis]

Coming up on 57 and still climb. Just got two new climbers for the upcoming season

 

[Wifeshusband]

Miguel mentioned in another thread that us older codgers need our own sub forum. That probably aint gonna happen but here something I will add.

I have a good friend who is like me and has some health issues that have slowed him down. He has chosen to give up on hunting and the outdoors all together.

I am gonna give up about 2 days before the funeral personally.

 

[Wifeshusband]

Let us not forget Clyde Roberts, who died a couple of years ago. He was still hunting deer in a wheel chair when he was 100 years old. Take a gander at the geezer--amazing. I'll be long gone before then.

 

[Stroker]

I'll be 69 in less than two weeks and still climb "if" the location is best hunted from a climber. Got a few ladder stands as well, but in the last 10 years I've killed the majority of my deer from the ground sitting in brush blinds(aka>snake pits) that I build.

 

[Gbr5pb]

Turn 62 if I live to 14th. Timber company cleared about a acre plot in front of box stand last year. When finally got fall mix to come up realized sitting in a chair under a roof with sides and seeing deer every time I set was pretty nice! Good signal could keep up with scores and live from the tree was pretty nice too! Haha call me a wuss

 

[Milkman]

Turn 62 if I live to 14th. Timber company cleared about a acre plot in front of box stand last year. When finally got fall mix to come up realized sitting in a chair under a roof with sides and seeing deer every time I set was pretty nice! Good signal could keep up with scores and live from the tree was pretty nice too! Haha call me a wuss

Not a wus at all. That is proof that you have arrived at an understanding of why you hunt. For enjoyment!!!!
I have several stands like you described. I sit in them to hunt and even in the off season just to watch Gods creation.

Cold and wet hunting is a thing of the past for me.

 

[GeorgiaGlockMan]

Turn 62 if I live to 14th. Timber company cleared about a acre plot in front of box stand last year. When finally got fall mix to come up realized sitting in a chair under a roof with sides and seeing deer every time I set was pretty nice! Good signal could keep up with scores and live from the tree was pretty nice too! Haha call me a wuss

Lol.

If you call that box blind a "sniper's nest", you'll feel better about yourself..

I learned that from elfiii.

 

[Wifeshusband]

Coming up on 57 and still climb. Just got two new climbers for the upcoming season

Keep climbing while you can. The day will come when you can't.

 

[CaptKeith]

Almost 65 and hunting public Land. Can’t draw my bow due to a bum shoulder now, so I bought a crossbow last year. I’m no longer comfortable climbing, so I bought a Ghost Blind. As you can see, while I can’t do as much, I can buy more toys To compensate!

 

[georgia_home]

55. Decided to start getting ready for an antelope hunt coming this year.

When the rona set in, started walking daily several miles per day, Hills, level, and just a little jog at a few spots along the way.

June 22, crossing the street. Last step before curb. Twisted my right knee.

Xrays, ultrasound, mri. Damaged manuscus, partial torn lateral collateral ligament, tendinitis, and of course arthritis. Oh boy. Got a cortisone shot.

Pinched nerve in neck popped up about a week and a half ago.

Hunt starts next Saturday. Oh boy, this is gonna be fun! I am going, but the medicine cabinet will be there. Hope things work out.