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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3168526" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Compared to a few years back, I've slowed down quite a bit. I've been a hunter since the neighbor and I built our first slingshots from old real rubber windshield wiper blades, and parents bought me a 25 lb recurve bow. Can't tell you how many dove fell to that bow with a wooden field point while they were sitting on the fence behind the barn. </p><p>Mom would pluck every one of them and cook em for us. Later on found out you just strip the breast meat and skin it. A whole lot easier. </p><p>Used to run a pack of beagles on rabbits which had to be about the most fun a hunter can have, but the rabbits have gone into a decline and never recovered because of predators and lack of good habitat.</p><p>I still love to go, but at 67 everyone I used to hunt with has moved off, can't walk anymore or just quit. I have some in their 40's I hunt with on occasion, but they are shift workers, and their time in the field is limited. </p><p>Spent around 7 hours between this morning and this evening in the deer stand. about the same yesterday, same the day before waiting on the big one. </p><p>Spent 10 years or so on a DMAP project taking does in an attempt to correct a buck to doe ratio that was skewed, killing up to 16 does one year. It got to be a job and not fun so quit doing that. </p><p>So, I'm pretty much down to two deer a year, both given to my sister and her friend. Got into Elk a few years back, and have kept the freezer full with that and all the fish we want to eat. As long as I can walk the mountains, I'll go after elk. Fine eating. </p><p>My Brittany bird dog had to be put down last month after 15 stellar years, so the pheasant and quail will get a rest as I'm not going to replace him. Still like walking the fields not so much to kill anything, but just glad I'm still able to do so comfortably.</p><p>I'd still trap and certainly have all the critters available to do that, but the market is so low that you can't even pay for your fuel much less make a dime. </p><p>Still love competition shooting, but slowing down on it as well. Wife seems to want to travel all the time now that she has retired, so we keep the rubber on the road pulling the RV around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3168526, member: 5412"] Compared to a few years back, I've slowed down quite a bit. I've been a hunter since the neighbor and I built our first slingshots from old real rubber windshield wiper blades, and parents bought me a 25 lb recurve bow. Can't tell you how many dove fell to that bow with a wooden field point while they were sitting on the fence behind the barn. Mom would pluck every one of them and cook em for us. Later on found out you just strip the breast meat and skin it. A whole lot easier. Used to run a pack of beagles on rabbits which had to be about the most fun a hunter can have, but the rabbits have gone into a decline and never recovered because of predators and lack of good habitat. I still love to go, but at 67 everyone I used to hunt with has moved off, can't walk anymore or just quit. I have some in their 40's I hunt with on occasion, but they are shift workers, and their time in the field is limited. Spent around 7 hours between this morning and this evening in the deer stand. about the same yesterday, same the day before waiting on the big one. Spent 10 years or so on a DMAP project taking does in an attempt to correct a buck to doe ratio that was skewed, killing up to 16 does one year. It got to be a job and not fun so quit doing that. So, I'm pretty much down to two deer a year, both given to my sister and her friend. Got into Elk a few years back, and have kept the freezer full with that and all the fish we want to eat. As long as I can walk the mountains, I'll go after elk. Fine eating. My Brittany bird dog had to be put down last month after 15 stellar years, so the pheasant and quail will get a rest as I'm not going to replace him. Still like walking the fields not so much to kill anything, but just glad I'm still able to do so comfortably. I'd still trap and certainly have all the critters available to do that, but the market is so low that you can't even pay for your fuel much less make a dime. Still love competition shooting, but slowing down on it as well. Wife seems to want to travel all the time now that she has retired, so we keep the rubber on the road pulling the RV around. [/QUOTE]
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