Adapting hunting practices for age

[MeghanOOD]

https://oodmag.com/aging-and-adaptin...ing-practices/

Baby Boomers in Canada, aged 54-76, are still the largest cohort of hunters. Here are seven changes to keep you hunting as you age.

[finsfurfeathers]

Yup I'm at point five. Started with lugging the 12 g around. Browning FN of vintage heritage, thought it my dream gun (mostly because it was my first) fast forward 40 plus years and now I'm carrying around a 28g double of new age.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Excellent Read.

I started deer hunting at age 25. I'm now 55 and I have had to make a few changes myself.

A few deer hunting tips for the aged to perfection hunters.

Quarter and pack out your deer where it falls. It is completely unnecessary and dangerous to be a hero and drag a 150lbs deer back to the truck.
Tell someone where you will be hunting just in case.
Take your time to and from the stand. If you rush and fall bad things will happen.
I now use a crank for my crossbow. My back and elbows scream at me if I don't use it.

And my #1 tip is do all you can to stay fit cardio and weights. Easier said than done but if you want to keep hunting it's not optional.

[Sam Menard]

I’ve witnessed others at deer camp start to slow down. Low deer numbers has resulted in a shift from big woods hunting to hunting in proximity to agriculture areas and more camp time. At 63, I’m not ready for afternoon naps yet. I still love to explore and see what’s on the other side of the hill.

[trimmer21]

I think I'm touching on ,at least, most of those points to certain a extent. I started hunting with my Dad and Grandpa when I was 5. That was 70 years ago. I'm luckier than many hunters my age. My health is excellent and physical fitness level is quite high for a tough old boot. I still bush stomp from early until dark, although, now, I take my own sweet time. I use my ATV a lot more than I used to using it to get into where I want to be and going on foot after that. I lightened my pack considerably taking only the bare necessities instead of humping all the stuff I realized that I don't and really never did need. The crew I hunt with are roughly the same age, some a little younger and a few even older, so, the tomfoolery is still omnipresent. We're like the Eveready rabbit.....just keep going and going...........

[Articcat]

I'm the same as most replying, will be 70 soon but healthy enough to do drives for deer, hump the cedars for rabbits and some woodcock. hope to keep at it as long as I'm healthy and the rest of group members are the same.

[sabmgb]

that pretty much describes me. to many injuries from sports and a major work injury and past down genetic issues. waterfowl was a big deal for me out of a boat, now only field. deer only in areas where I can get quad to so only short drag if necessary. at 70 i'm starting to lose the desire to get up early. this year started to do mid day turkey hunts and was successful. starting to fish more. my boys are busy with their lifes. so yeah pretty much describes me

[Species8472]

Not as old as some posting here. Will be 59 in a month. So far not much has changed for me other than don't have the stamina i had 40 years ago and more likely to sleep in if the weather is nasty. Still regularly use and love my climber. Still hunt mostly solo both on and off the grid but prefer off grid - hate my damn phone except for the camera. Take a little longer to haul the beasts out but still manage fine. Use the zodiac more than the canoe for water access sites although switched back to the canoe last month for my solo bear hunt. Still love getting way out there alone - drives my wife nuts LOL but does my soul good. She was hoping my solo snowmobile crash 25 km off shore would change my tune - it did for about a month.

[newbiehunter]

Not as old as some posting here. Will be 59 in a month. So far not much has changed for me other than don't have the stamina i had 40 years ago and more likely to sleep in if the weather is nasty. Still regularly use and love my climber. Still hunt mostly solo both on and off the grid but prefer off grid - hate my damn phone except for the camera. Take a little longer to haul the beasts out but still manage fine. Use the zodiac more than the canoe for water access sites although switched back to the canoe last month for my solo bear hunt. Still love getting way out there alone - drives my wife nuts LOL but does my soul good. She was hoping my solo snowmobile crash 25 km off shore would change my tune - it did for about a month.

Do you hunt moose solo ?
Whats average time for time to cooler for meat from harvest moment?a

[Species8472]

Do you hunt moose solo ?
Whats average time for time to cooler for meat from harvest moment?a

No. I am sure i could find and take a moose solo but the recovery of an animal that size is too much to tackle solo - at least for me. Also typically all my trips are 3 to 5 days max due to work constraints. That works fine for most things but moose hunts typically require longer than that once travel is factored in.