Growing Older and Past Experiences

[Boll Weevil]

^ This. The definition of, "Now that was a really good hunt" has changed for me over the years. And way more often than not, it doesn't even involve pulling the trigger.

 

[woodsman04]

I prefer to hunt alone, but I do like sharing my stories with my few turkey hunting friends. But stories is all it is. I don't even tell my brother where I get on birds…..

 

[Knothead]

I see the cool cats are born in March. I'll be 49 and not old like y'all.

I'll be 64 in March.

 

[Gravey]

I'll be 64 in March.

I knew when I met you that time there was something I liked about you!

 

[OldFart]

I'm amazed at some of the comments made by some "years young" folks. You "youngsters" are still "spring chickens." I'm now 80 yrs old and instead of 80 making me want to quit, it's just making me too stubborn to even want to quit. Don't forget the story about the young bull and the old bull!

 

[Roost 1]

My hunting buddy is 70yrs old.

 

[Deer 1]

Wish I'd of spent more time enjoying family, hunting, life and making memories instead of trying to get somewhere that wasn't ever far enough.

Thankfully I'm on my way now and hopefully have time to catch up

Ohh and working the land! Man I really enjoy that! So like walking around in the morning and seeing how everything I've grown is doing!!!

I hunt alone so often that it's a treat to have 1 of my friends join me!

Fishing another story. It's the misses favorite thing!!! And she shows it by smoking me almost every weekend the weather allows us to go.

 

[AT Hiker]

My hunting buddy is 70yrs old.

My hunting buddy made it to 75, wish I could have spent even more time in the woods with him.
Last Spring was the first Spring I hunted "our spot" without him there. It was sobering but I spent a lot of time reflecting, I relished those sunrises.

 

[mike52]

2/2/22 I turned 70. Not as nimble in the field as I once was . Have always hunted by myself unless I take someone like my grandson to hunt. Love to hunt but would rather see ones I guide score. So with turkey season soon to be here just look for another season to enjoy. Been hunting big birds for 25 years and they still teach me things every season.

 

[TnBob]

I too hunt solo. Not that I'm anti hunting or enjoying hunting with others but it's just something about going on your own.
My dad was the only one that I'd hunt with every chance I got. But he taught me and we hunted alike. Hard to hunt with others when you disagree on how to go about hunting a certain bird.

 

[paboom]

In my 20s and 30s I only wanted to hunt solo. No one to mess me up, slow me down, make me late etc.

Then about 40 I hunted the West with a couple family members. I'm ashamed to admit that for 2 decades I missed a tremendous joy in hunting. The laughter, the stories, the memories. I'll still hunt solo, but if I have the opportunity to hunt with someone, I'll take it every time.

 

[Iglow]

This is my 48th year in the woods and I'd say I've hunted probably 90% of the time alone, wither it was squirrels, rabbits ,birds, deer, turkeys. The only time I hunt with buddies is dux and at dove shoots but sometimes I duck hunt alone if I want to wade if the water gets up. I feel as much at home in the woods as I do anywhere, I've never really thought about it till l now.

 

[Turkeychaser]

Most of my close friends do not hunt. I mainly turkey hunt by myself. My wife goes sometimes.