Anyone solo backcountry hunting over the age of 60?

[ZDR]

66 next week and reading this thread in the blue range wilderness in a spot right now where I just happened to get service. Hunting elk out of a fixed camp and having a blast. Nothing like chasing elk all morning and then bedding down under a tree for a nice nap and then get up and do it some more.
My one concession is to carry an inreach at all times.

 

[Fujicon]

Age is not the issue. Right attitude is. Either your noggin has it or it don't. With the right attitude far more is possible than your body would have you believe.

 

[Bluethunder8]

I’m 66 and I hunt alone very little unless there is good cell service.

 

[fshaw]

I have been hunting solo the first week and 4th week. The other weeks I have partners.

I will be 72 next month. My dad hunted with me until he was 79 and his wife convinced him he was too old.

The biggest issue is judgement. You have to be honest with yourself about limits and how far you can push.

This pretty much says it all. I’ll be 68 this season and just bought a new bivy (thank you mtwarden) for multi day solo hunts. Pretty excited for it to start.

 

[Beendare]

67 here.
I just spent 8 days solo in the rockies backpack bowhunting elk. Shot a bull 6 miles from the TH....18 miles of meat packing was more than I would have liked....but you have to shoot them where you find them. Only 18 miles as a buddy came over from another part of the unit and I shortened the pack out by getting it to a motorcycle trail.