I've had one heart bypass, and two stints. Heel spurs that only let me stand for ten to fifteen minutes. Four herniated disk, and arthritis in my spine, that limit me to picking up 15 to 20 lbs. Arthritis in my knees, hips, shoulders, and hands. Also lost a third of one lung to shrapnel with asbestos in the rest of both lungs. I just finished a three day Caribou hunt, where we set up camp in the middle of a migration route. That way they come to us. A young GI we took with us got a real nice Caribou the first day of the season. I hunt Moose every year, I either hunt from a 4-wheeler, track rig, or a raft. This year we are going to do the raft thing. We will put in at a creek and drift through the mountains. That's the easiest hunting I've ever done, like sitting in a recliner and just floating down a slow river. The problem comes when someone shoots a Moose, Caribou, Sheep, or Bear from the raft. We then have to stop and clean it, cut it up, and pack it on the rafts. After our September hunt I will try and post some pictures of the rafts so you will understand what I am talking about. People say that rafts are too expensive, I've got less than $300.00 invested in my raft, and have been using it for eight years. I also use it during the summer to take the wife fishing in secluded lakes, reachiable only with a 4-wheeler.
