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How old are the guys you hunt with on average?

Under 20 yrs?
2 (4.1%)
Under 30 Yrs?
5 (10.2%)
Under 40 yrs?
14 (28.6%)
Under 60 Yrs?
23 (46.9%)
Bunch of Old Farts?
5 (10.2%)

Total Members Voted: 8

Voting closed: December 20, 2002, 11:51:41 PM

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Offline John Y Cannuck

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« on: December 20, 2002, 11:51:41 PM »
Lets see how old the hunting group here is
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2002, 12:50:13 PM »
That older group is scary in size, (oh crap, I'm in it) nice to see the 20 - 30 yr olds though.
Where are all those teenagers?
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2003, 07:52:11 AM »
Cannuck,

I'm in the same group as you are (apparently) but just could'nt help plugging in my vote for the last spot! It has a lot of meaning and truth for my pards and I.  :-D

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« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2003, 01:58:15 PM »
well the way i figure it out of 25 votes their are only 3 old farts and the rest of us are in the other group of 22 hunters what difference the age is as long as you arnt a old fart. :D   JIM
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2003, 02:29:59 PM »
I was the youngest at 40.
One was 48,
the other seven were 60+ with one at 78.

I could never sleep the entire weekend because they could never make it through the night without having to pee or crap, burp, fart or what ever.  It was almost like a musical all night long: burp, poof, squeeky door, pitter pat, burp, growl......

The 78 year old was the cook because he usually fell down and spent most of the day drying his clothes.
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« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2003, 07:54:53 PM »
:) You forgot the dust falling from the rafters from all the snoring  :-D
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« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2003, 08:50:28 PM »
Yep, sure am gettin' old, turned 27 last month..he,he,he :-D

 

Frog :D
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« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2003, 11:32:18 PM »
I wonder at the big drop in the over 60 group (old farts) what's up with that?
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Re: The hunting camp in the Adirondaks 1990's
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2003, 10:47:23 AM »
"I was the youngest at 40."

Daveinthebush,
I can still claim you to be a "youngster" though I am only slightly less than a decade older. It's interesting that most of my "pards" are younger than you; some are more than the previously mentioned "decade" younger! They also pee, crap, burp and fart etc! What was your point again? :-D
Just wanted to pass along to any others in the second to last group that you ARE going to be viewed as a member of the last by the younger ones regardless! :shock:  :grin:
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bhtr

ps...I would rather die than let on that I was tired around any of these "kids"  :grin:
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2003, 08:49:10 AM »
I'm the youngest in my group at 44. The rest of them are over 65. They are showing signs of not being able to tolerate the cold as well anymore and have alot more difficulity just getting there. That's the main reason we bought those new Polaris 4 wheelers. It is sad to see the decline in my long time hunting partners. Yearly I can see a difference in them. Very few young hunters joining the party. No disrespect intended but I expect to carry one of my hunting partners out of the woods dead one day, most want to go that way. Dad is in the worst condition health (DAV) wise and he wants to go while hunting or fishing. I sure don't look forward to that day, but it will be my honor.
Rick :(
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2003, 09:04:14 AM »
I would rather die from a heart attack while on watch from seeing the buck of my life than from cancer in a hospital.  Just don't gut me first when you drag me out! :-D
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2003, 09:18:02 AM »
My sentiments exactly! :D
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2003, 10:47:29 AM »
You got it, do the same for me.
Rick
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« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2003, 06:17:16 PM »
I think I've got quite a few years to go but when my time is near I will probably just wonder off into the woods like an old dog. Or go Griz hunting. With a knife!!
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« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2003, 01:47:51 PM »
Perhaps the lack of over 60 numbers is an indication of the age people are using the net, and little to do with weather they are still hunting.
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« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2003, 08:22:19 AM »
:) Every year my group is older. Go figure.
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« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2003, 02:09:25 PM »
I just turned 30 and have been hunting since I was 15.  Actually, as soon as I was old enough to be the 'bird-dog', I was stepping on brushpiles for cottontails and grouse while my older brothers shot.  Now our crew is mostly 'older' fellows (by older, I mean older than me :)  Average age is late 50s, with a couple of guys still in their 20s.  I'm hoping we can recruit some younger people to continue the tradition.  It's sad to see interest in hunting decline...when I was working in southern Ontario most people I met were either against hunting or indifferent to it.  That's got to change.

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« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2003, 12:31:12 PM »
The reason I started this was to get you guys thinking. My camp has few prospects for young members. Only two guys have kids that are interested.
Our youngest is 38, our oldest is 83.
Take a kid hunting.
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