The Old Man is gonna do it !

16 April 2003, 16:31

My 74 year old dad just told me he's booked for a first rate 1x1 elk hunting trip this fall w/ Bob Fontana in British Columbia. It's a 6x6 area and successs runs very high.

He and I hadn't booked a trip for a couple years for one reason or another. He said, to hell with it, he's feeling good and is gonna do this while he's able to.

Kinda makes me proud.

16 April 2003, 16:49

TomP

quote:
Originally posted by Steiny:
My 74 year old dad just told me he's booked for a first rate 1x1 elk hunting trip this fall w/ Bob Fontana in British Columbia. It's a 6x6 area and successs runs very high.

He and I hadn't booked a trip for a couple years for one reason or another. He said, to hell with it, he's feeling good and is gonna do this while he's able to.

Kinda makes me proud.

Good for him. My father's 80 this year and put in for Montana deer tags. If we get drawn today we'll put in for antelope also ( we might anyway ).

Tom

16 April 2003, 23:23

Kensco

That means there is hope for all of us. I thought maybe I had five more years of good hunting. Maybe the number is closer to twenty after reading this.

17 April 2003, 02:14

JeffP

Steiny
The only thing better is for you to go with him!
Jeff

17 April 2003, 04:59

Hcliff

Great for him!! Hope he gets one. There is a pride in your Dad harvesting something. [Big Grin]

My Dad is going turkey hunting for the first itme this year. I am going to try to increase his odds by calling for him. HE hasn't been hunting as much as of late either and this was a surprise.

Hcliff

17 April 2003, 05:13

Chuck Nelson

If I was to hunt B.C. for anything I would book with Fontana/Lancaster.

Chuck

17 April 2003, 07:06

R Flowers

Great! Hope he kills a good bull.

Like someone else said, the only thing better would be if you went with him.

My dad is 74 years old as well and he and I have booked a rather high dollar elk hunt down in New Mexico again for this fall. Really looking forward to it!

R F

18 April 2003, 09:41

sakofan

R Flowers, where in New Mexico did you book???
Good for your father, please keep us posted on his hunt....I hope I'm able to have that much sand at his age....made my day hearing about that....sakofan... [Smile]

18 April 2003, 04:34

R Flowers

Sakofan, my dad and I have booked with H & S Trophy Hunts. It right next to the Jicarria Indian Reservation.

We went there year before last and had a good hunt even though the conditions were sort of messed up. The weather was TOO nice, not even any frost in the morning. The moon was full, the bulls were in the timber by daylight pretty much.
One guide broke his leg, another twisted his back.
But, we had a good time. I managed to shoot a small raghorn bull on the fourth day. My father did not get one.

The outfitter talked him into coming down last fall and giving it another try. Dad shot a hell of a big five point that was probably an old bull that had been a better trophy at one time, but was going down hill in the antler department.

So, we are going back in October to try it again.
I can hardly wait.

My dad is in GOOD shape. We hunt together a lot here in CA and I can barely keep up with him. He has taken much younger guys from work hunting and they have told me it took them days to recover.

R F

18 April 2003, 05:06

Gatehouse

Great!

Good luck!

If you haven't been to BC before, i'm sure you'll enjoy it.

18 April 2003, 07:16

OldFart

I have a friend who at 80 years old, took a 6x6 with a bow and arrow. I'm determined to make it to 81 to try to one-up him.

18 April 2003, 12:29

sakofan

R Flowers, Ive heard good things about that area for nice elk, just hope I can pull a 180-200 class mule deer out of Raton this year...The outfitter seems to think that the elk population is the best in years, but concured with you on the warm weather being a hinderence....here's to snow in Nov. this year...sakofan...

19 April 2003, 09:06

Craig Nolan

Steiny, if at all possible I'd try to go with him if I were you; My dad took me hunting when I was 5 years old, and I've been going for the last 31 years. Now my dad no longer really enjoys hunting, and doesn't care to go. Although I'm eternally grateful that he got me into it, it would sure be nice if I could still go hunting with him!!!!!!!!

Craig

19 April 2003, 09:21

Hobie

It looks like you guys have the right idea. The most enduring good times of my life were hunting with my dad, fishing with HIS dad or sailing with my mother's dad. Seems like I can always look back on those times when times are rough and get a big smile.

19 April 2003, 14:25

Steiny

Dad got me started and we've been on a buttload of hunts. Been to Alaska a couple times, out west a bunch and hunted a whole lot around home.
We're going to Canada fishing in June.

Circumstances are such, business a bit slow, etc. this year, daughter closing in on college next year, so I simply can't do any high buck outfitted hunts this year. Thrilled to death that he's going.

We'll have our fishing trip in June and hunt around home a bit this fall, so I'll still spend some quality outdoor time with him.

You know what's funny .... I have three other brothers who were raised doing the same things, yet none of them could give a hoot about hunting or fishing anymore. I also have a teenage son who has had tons of hunting and fishing opportunity, yet he could take it or leave it.
This stuff just aint for everybody. Guess that's what makes it special.