When to Retire from Huntting ???

[Mad_Jack]

Skeet,
Like I said, I'm 65 soon 66. I had a quad bi-pass on Jan. 6, 2012. I was told the best exercise was walking. I could hunt when I could walk without much straining, but to "BE SMART ABOUT IT". Ones physical and mental condition should be the guage. I'm not sure of the year, but back in about 1985, my sons' classmate lost his father do to a massive coronary. The son was with his father and they got up after the alarm didn't ring off. His dad was trying to run up the mountainside pulling himself up using smaller trees, telling the son to "Come on hurry, we need to get up here before the shooting starts". Those were the last words the son heard as he saw his father let out a loud groan, stretch up high, dropped his rifle and fell over backwards wide eyed and not breathing. The son was a Jr perimedic with his local fire rescue company but that was no help. His deceased father was a 6'4" power of a man, construction heavy equipment operator. And, he was a perimedic. His son acknowledges that the father should have known better at age 37.
So, everyone should take heed. Take your time, if winded or your heart beat seems to be a little fast, stop and rest. The deer that passes behind your trail is unknown to you. I.ve shot a few watching the backtrail while standing on rest. BE SAFE!!! and SMART!!!