Older hunters

DeerMadness · Sunday at 2:01 PM

Ok, I don't know ages of most MM members and I hope we could have this thread where anyone 65 and plus to post up their successful 2024 hunts . I sat this year out sadly, but I should have a couple good tags or more next year. Get em up !

OldMan2 · Sunday at 2:38 PM

DeerMadness said:
Ok, I don't know ages of most MM members and I hope we could have this thread where anyone 65 and plus to post up their successful 2024 hunts . I sat this year out sadly, but I should have a couple good tags or more next year. Get em up !

In New Zealand, so missing the rut hunt in WI!

DeerMadness · Sunday at 2:46 PM

OldMan2 said:
In New Zealand, so missing the rut hunt in WI!

But hunting there? Work or fun ? New Zealand has some great hunting and really good whitewater trips. I would live to go there next year.

Phantom Hunter · Monday at 5:56 AM

DeerMadness said:
Ok, I don't know ages of most MM members and I hope we could have this thread where anyone 65 and plus to post up their successful 2024 hunts . I sat this year out sadly, but I should have a couple good tags or more next year. Get em up !

We weren’t successful in the sense of meat in the cooler but successful in that I got enjoy the prairie with my son and a good friend. Perhaps a good whitetail will show himself in the next few weeks. At 65 I find myself relishing the experience as much as enjoying meat for the freezer!

Longun · Monday at 6:53 AM

still working on getting an elk for the freezer..its been tough..

BRUIN4L · Monday at 8:12 AM

Love my time in the woods. I'm fortunate that I get to do it with my son. I'm not as fast up the hills at 66 but I still get up there. Was lucky enough to trick this little 5 point (and lucky that my bad hit did the job) into thinking I was a cow. A deer hunt is next on the agenda.

Snoopdogg · Monday at 9:23 AM

BRUIN4L said:
Love my time in the woods. I'm fortunate that I get to do it with my son. I'm not as fast up the hills at 66 but I still get up there. Was lucky enough to trick this little 5 point (and lucky that my bad hit did the job) into thinking I was a cow. A deer hunt is next on the agenda.

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Congrats!

DeerMadness · Monday at 9:29 AM

BRUIN4L said:
Love my time in the woods. I'm fortunate that I get to do it with my son. I'm not as fast up the hills at 66 but I still get up there. Was lucky enough to trick this little 5 point (and lucky that my bad hit did the job) into thinking I was a cow. A deer hunt is next on the agenda.

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Congrats on a fine Bull. I bet you will enjoy having a full freezer and the satisfaction of enjoying your hunt. Did you get very tired packing out your Bull ? Did you have help ?
Time for some Backstraps !

BRUIN4L · Monday at 9:39 AM

My son and I did it in 2 trips. It was only about 1 1/2 miles but there was some uphill and plenty of blow downs. Long day. After I shot it there was still another bull screaming at us so we tried to get him in too. Very glad we didn't hahaha.

Wiszard · Monday at 11:36 AM

BRUIN4L said:
Love my time in the woods. I'm fortunate that I get to do it with my son. I'm not as fast up the hills at 66 but I still get up there. Was lucky enough to trick this little 5 point (and lucky that my bad hit did the job) into thinking I was a cow. A deer hunt is next on the agenda.

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Glad you were able to be successful. What organ(s) do you think you hit in order to kill that bull. It looks a bit far back and was quartering to you....did he bleed out and that is what killed him? Congrats again!!

BrowningRage · Monday at 3:20 PM

My dad is 70. We didn't find him a mature buck this year, but he and I were focused on getting his grandkids their deer. When I was 14, I killed a deer while hunting with my dad and grandpa. That was the only deer I ever harvested with my grandpa in camp. And I was never at camp when my grandpa killed a deer. I hope these memories aren't the last ones my dad or kids have of hunting with one another...

DeerMadness · Monday at 4:32 PM

BrowningRage said:
My dad is 70. We didn't find him a mature buck this year, but he and I were focused on getting his grandkids their deer. When I was 14, I killed a deer while hunting with my dad and grandpa. That was the only deer I ever harvested with my grandpa in camp. And I was never at camp when my grandpa killed a deer. I hope these memories aren't the last ones my dad or kids have of hunting with one another...

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I think that is pretty nice for first time Buck. Congrats on that memory Browning ! I bet He was happy ! And hope your Dad gets more. I don't have my Dad around . He died at 91 in 2020.

BRUIN4L · Monday at 5:03 PM

Wiszard said:
Glad you were able to be successful. What organ(s) do you think you hit in order to kill that bull. It looks a bit far back and was quartering to you....did he bleed out and that is what killed him? Congrats again!!

We quartered him so I never got into the guts to check. A friend who is a big hunter said it was probably the femoral artery. He only went 100 yards but there was very little blood from the arrow hole so it probably just filled his cavity. He was walking at 40 yards and I didn't take that into account and hit him too far back. I think the weird arrow angle is from him falling down.

Wiszard · Monday at 6:06 PM

BRUIN4L said:
We quartered him so I never got into the guts to check. A friend who is a big hunter said it was probably the femoral artery. He only went 100 yards but there was very little blood from the arrow hole so it probably just filled his cavity. He was walking at 40 yards and I didn't take that into account and hit him too far back. I think the weird arrow angle is from him falling down.

Got it....congrats again. I am sure he'll be good eating.

And congrats to your other family members killing deer on the other thread. Always cool to have kids fill their tags.

yoteduster · Monday at 6:12 PM

BRUIN4L said:
Love my time in the woods. I'm fortunate that I get to do it with my son. I'm not as fast up the hills at 66 but I still get up there. Was lucky enough to trick this little 5 point (and lucky that my bad hit did the job) into thinking I was a cow. A deer hunt is next on the agenda.

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Well the shot got it done...congrats

yoteduster · Monday at 6:13 PM

BrowningRage said:
My dad is 70. We didn't find him a mature buck this year, but he and I were focused on getting his grandkids their deer. When I was 14, I killed a deer while hunting with my dad and grandpa. That was the only deer I ever harvested with my grandpa in camp. And I was never at camp when my grandpa killed a deer. I hope these memories aren't the last ones my dad or kids have of hunting with one another...

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Congrats to the kids..looks like they had fun

llamapacker · Monday at 8:22 PM

I posted photos of my CO elk in unit 201 in a separate thread. I am "only" 64 so I guess I don't qualify, but it seems I will be joining the "older hunter" club next year.
Bill

feddoc · 2024-10-29T20:08:58-0600

I never thought I'd see it. 7 + decades.

Anyway, I've managed to smack a spring bear, elk and muley from my own place. I also got a small antelope, my first in many years, in Wyoming (I finished his heart just moments ago) and my first whitetail ever in Idaho.

In a couple days I'll try one last time for elk in CO.