An hour into.revovery I was wishing I'd shot the spike, lol.
Son says, Better to to squirrels Old Timer.

Dave P,

I feel your pain. I returned from my deer club several days early to get some rest Every bone in my body hurts, even as I try to sleep. I am 76 now. Dragging, skinning, climbing, etc. are hard on my disabled body. Thank goodness for my small ATV which is 32 years old. It probably hurts as well.

Great buck and great effort to go hunting!

Same here, most everything hurts. Just finished taking my morning medicine. I have the mind of a 30 year old and the body of a 90 year old, but am only 61 years old.

I hear ya!

I use to hunt the side of a mountain here because other hunters were smart enough they didn't want to drag from there but that's where the Deer went, so I did too, lol.
In W. Virginia, a couple of us would walk back a gated road several miles to hunt, and drag them out. Then we finally did get smart enough to buy a cart when they came out, so all we had to do was drag to it. Trouble was, we'd just hunt further away from the road then.

Now it keeps me busy dragging just my own butt uphill.

Very nice deer, well done ! I will never get a chance on a deer like that, being I have to hunt from the porch

Good job Dave.

Nice deer, way to go!!

About 20 years ago, my wife shot a BIG buck.
Took it to the checking station ( back when we had to).

Amish were rolling in with wagons full.

Old Man Esch walks up to her and says,
" Young lady, where does one kill a deer like that?"

She said, "About 40 yards from the kitchen!"

" What time you want me there for supper tomorrow?"

Old guy was funny.

I'm in the same boat. I used to wait for a nice buck. Now I try to shoot any deer I can on opening weekend because that's when I have help. I get older quicker every year. LOL

It seems as though the bow hunting season (3 months long here) has surpassed the rifle season.

You also have the youth and disabled in September.

Do all bow hunter shave to dress up and camo their face like a sniper? Deer can't tell color.

When rifle hunting, we wear camo.orange so someone doesn't mistake us for a deer.

When Nov.15th. comes its entirely not like it was 30-40 years ago. Hardly a gun shot.



I have often thought we need to switch around some dates for all to enjoy.

When September comes up for the youth hunt, they should get to enjoy it like I did when I was 14. Nov. 15th. when its cold.

Then when Rifle season would normally come up in Nov., the seniors could hunt in September when its warmer. We're seniors and get cold easier.

No one looses a season, but the younger generation gets the experience of what us older hunters went through.

It would set the mood for what REAL DEER HUNTERS of old had to deal with.

Great buck! Congratulations!!