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Post by bghunter on Nov 14, 2012 18:13:13 GMT -5
Thanks Dutch, some times I go on. This is a real nice thred I enjoyed readin along all the guys have good memories and Im in good company among you all....Ernie
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Post by Dutch on Nov 14, 2012 18:34:06 GMT -5
Bearslayer, I never would have thought your Dad is 71! Holy crap.
My Dad fell out of a treestand when he was 68. The ratchet strap came open and he fell on his back. You could see the impression of his body on the ground. He was up 8 ft. He didn't know quite how to put the stand back up, so, he used his drag rope to tie it to the tree. He climbed back in until the pain got too much, then limped back to the trcuk and went to camp.
I took him to the hospital that nite and the ER Doc said, "What the hell are you doing in a treestand at your age." LOL
Pop kept hunting until he was maybe 78 or so, but not in treestands.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2012 9:16:33 GMT -5
"If its what you love have at it and dont look back because those that are close to you know your passion and know that your living your dream!"
As an "Old Coot" I can confirm that there's a lot to be said for enjoying the remaining vestiges of our passions --- even if seriously tuned down in duration and longevity.
Looking back, I recall often hanging onto a tree with one arm while screwing in the next step with the other hand and then pulling my stand up on a rope and lashing it in place --- and I wonder how in the hell I did that with about a dozen stands per year, and often in two or three different states each year!
This year my old spirit was reborn for a while. My son, who lives in Michigan, decided to come in and hunt with me for a week.
Suddenly I had a renewed interest --- we worked up a couple of stand sites together and did the 4 a.m. wake up thing --- and hunted afternoons till dark --- following most of the old procedures we used to, (that I had gotten away from).
He saw a couple of fine bucks but had no shot. We both saw a lot of deer but didn't use a tag. But it was a great archery season.
Scott just called last evening to tell us that he and his gal are coming back in for Thanksgiving weekend and the gun season opener, plus possibly a Tuesday morning hunt.
These days, he cautions me often and also scolds for climbing into old built-in stands and also for packing my climber over some rough terrain to get to that "just right tree."
The "doing" is important but the sharing and caring is what makes it good.
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Post by Dutch on Nov 15, 2012 12:18:49 GMT -5
Once the new board is up, there will be a "like" button, and Bob, your post would certainly get a "like" from me!
Especially that last sentence.
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Post by richg on Nov 15, 2012 22:33:54 GMT -5
Sons will do that to ya,rekindle the spirit.I used to work with Bob's son and he told me stories about their bowhunting experiences.Bob was quite the bow hunter from what I heard. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2012 8:51:33 GMT -5
Thanks fellas, it's good to relive some experiences.
Rich, as for being an avid Bowhunter; my wife and I were just discussing last evening about a truck I used to own. It was a pretty generic 1998 Ford F150 but the unusual thing about it was that it was completely outfitted for road trips to all of my hunting spots in the Midwest.
I had a "walk in" cap on it with a twin bed, chemical toilet, storage rack with slide out - fully sealed plastic containers for my clean hunting clothes, bow rack for both bows, and a roof rack that carried 12 hang-on stands.
Thanks to Scott's affiliation with an old Dana account, we had access to hunt a large spread in Ohio and from there I went on to Illinois, from there I had a 480 acre lease in western Wisconsin with extended family.
In my first year of retirement, I left home in that truck and hunted 5 states --- returned home 6 weeks later. That year I never even lifted the bow for a shot but I passed on thirty something bucks!
In those years I actually started in August scouting, cutting trails and shooting lanes and hanging stands.
I put over 90,000 miles on that truck in short order and racked up some wonderful experiences.
I eventually took record book bucks in Illinois and Ohio but I thoroughly enjoyed the experiences, the people and the travel.
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Post by GlennD on Nov 17, 2012 13:47:01 GMT -5
As another "Old Coot" who is also a heart patient.. I wonder almost every time I go out if I will make it back!! I carry about a 40 pound backpack and have to walk across about 3/4 of a mile of Winter Wheat with old corn stubble mixed in before I even get to the woods. And with all the rain we have had over the last month the field is really soft. Try walking that when you are an "Old Coot" and dressed in coveralls and heavy coat with knee high rubber boots!! But, panting and praying aside, sometimes it pays off..  Killed this buck yesterday morning. |
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Post by Dutch on Nov 17, 2012 22:28:01 GMT -5
THAT'S A HECK OF A BUCK! Congratulations Glenn!
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Post by richg on Nov 18, 2012 16:43:31 GMT -5
Welp went bear hunting stopped thinking about my age and had fun.Walked/stillhunted quite a few miles.
No buck in archery and no bear this year.That's Ok I'll get a fall turkey and buck in rifle. ;D
To be honest when I was younger killing a buck was priority and I killed quite a few.Now it's all about fun.If I'm too cold I go back to the cabin. ;D
Bob I'm figuring on seeing a pic on here with Scott's buck.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 17:29:57 GMT -5
As another "Old Coot" who is also a heart patient.. I wonder almost every time I go out if I will make it back!! I carry about a 40 pound backpack and have to walk across about 3/4 of a mile of Winter Wheat with old corn stubble mixed in before I even get to the woods. And with all the rain we have had over the last month the field is really soft. Try walking that when you are an "Old Coot" and dressed in coveralls and heavy coat with knee high rubber boots!! But, panting and praying aside, sometimes it pays off.. Killed this buck yesterday morning. MUCH CONGRATS Glenn!! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 20:20:01 GMT -5
Way to go Glen.
Take care of yourself. No buck is worth burning yourself out too early.
I don't carry anything I don't need --- tree stand and bow plus range finder and my wife "makes me " carry a radio.
I'm hopeful Rich. They are here --- we just got put em in our sights.
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Post by dennyf on Nov 18, 2012 20:30:54 GMT -5
Wow, that's a pretty darn nice buck, Glenn. Congrats!  I travel a lot lighter these days, than I once did. Since I no longer trudge about and cover a few miles per day like I once did, don't need all that crap. Seldom more than a half hour's walk from the cabin now. Partly 'cause I'm gimpy, partly 'cause much of that land I once covered, no longer belongs to the old farmers of my youth and is now posted. |
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Post by richg on Nov 19, 2012 7:16:23 GMT -5
Change in times with land getting posted but you can't blame them for doing it.
Great buck Glenn!
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Post by GlennD on Nov 19, 2012 11:53:05 GMT -5
I probably should try to lighten up, but seems like it is all a necessity!.. Let's see, what's in the backpack.. Seat Cushion (for those wet places we sit), Couple bottles of water, Field dressing gloves, Knife, Rope, Grunt Call, Rattle Bag, Buck Lure, Couple packs of hand warmers, Hersheys miniature candy bars. Extra Gloves, Range Finder, Still Camera, Video Camera and extra battery, Tree Mounting Arm for Video, Bow Hanging bracket, Tree Umbrella, Sandwich or two, Defibrillator, Last Will and Testament. Probably forgot something.. I need to go through the pack and do an inventory! |
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Post by richg on Nov 19, 2012 16:09:17 GMT -5
I think ya got it covered. ;D
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Post by 35whelan on Nov 21, 2012 18:18:44 GMT -5
My brother is 77 and still use's a TSS climber.... You know what??? NO SEAT CLIMBER EITHER... HE STILL HUG'S THE TREE... And goes up approx 18-20 ft....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 18:52:01 GMT -5
I probably should try to lighten up, but seems like it is all a necessity!.. Let's see, what's in the backpack.. Seat Cushion (for those wet places we sit), Couple bottles of water, Field dressing gloves, Knife, Rope, Grunt Call, Rattle Bag, Buck Lure, Couple packs of hand warmers, Hersheys miniature candy bars. Extra Gloves, Range Finder, Still Camera, Video Camera and extra battery, Tree Mounting Arm for Video, Bow Hanging bracket, Tree Umbrella, Sandwich or two, Defibrillator, Last Will and Testament. Probably forgot something.. I need to go through the pack and do an inventory! the kitchen sink? ;D |
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Post by Dutch on Nov 22, 2012 11:15:09 GMT -5
The kitchen sink and the tools to install it!
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Killed this buck yesterday morning.
