brnsvllyjohn
Active member
When do you stop deer hunting? I have been deer hunting for 50+ years and I am going to continue as long as I can walk away from my vehicle. I have buddies who hunted with me for years but no longer go. Some because of health reasons and others say they have lost interest. A couple tell me that when I start shooting really large bucks they might develop an interest again. Fortunately for me the next generation of hunters (guys between 35-40) are still hunting hard and a lot of times they show up in my camp.
I figure if you really wanted to hunt you would go as long as you could even if you are just shooting small or medium bucks. I know some guys my age won't shoot a medium buck because they have shot enough that it has to be big or nothing. I doubt I will ever get to that point but who knows. I know there are areas I won't go alone anymore because I don't think I can retrieve a deer from some locations but there are plenty of areas I can still get a buck out of. We generally get our deer every year so we have some success but like most of us I have returned from a 10 day hunt with nothing. I am still going to go back. I now hunt alone a lot because I can hunt any day where the younger guys have a job to worry about.
When should I stop going? Not anytime soon.
I figure if you really wanted to hunt you would go as long as you could even if you are just shooting small or medium bucks. I know some guys my age won't shoot a medium buck because they have shot enough that it has to be big or nothing. I doubt I will ever get to that point but who knows. I know there are areas I won't go alone anymore because I don't think I can retrieve a deer from some locations but there are plenty of areas I can still get a buck out of. We generally get our deer every year so we have some success but like most of us I have returned from a 10 day hunt with nothing. I am still going to go back. I now hunt alone a lot because I can hunt any day where the younger guys have a job to worry about.
When should I stop going? Not anytime soon.