Bow Hunters….

[87TT]

At 71, shooting the bow is the easy part. Keeping in shape to pack out an elk is the trick. All three bows are set at 70#.

 

[LostArra]

Turned 60 earlier this year and this will be my first time in 25 years not bowhunting in the fall.

Gonna give it rest this year.

Drew a decent ML bull elk tag, a rifle cow moose tag and a Wyo deer tag.

I’m really looking forward to switching things up.

You are sure going to eat well.

(can you hunt Wyo deer with a bow? same as elk)

 

[cnelk]

(can you hunt Wyo deer with a bow? same as elk)

Yeah you can archery hunt deer - just need the stamp.
But that season doesn’t align with our family Nov deer hunt at my cabin.

 

[DustyCogs]

Not there yet but getting closer every day

 

[*zap*]

I use firearm/crossbow and compound bow. I enjoy them all...may get me a muzzleloader. Been using/shooting a crossbow for 20 years..just another tool.

 

[ZDR]

65, still hunting elk and deer mainly in wilderness areas. Have an elk and deer tag for late September in the same unit.
63lb draw weight on my lift 33 and conservatively shoot 300-350 arrows a week. Still compete in 3D as well

 

[TradArcher]

Just turned 60 this year and still hunting with my recurves and longbows.

 

[GLB]

Yep, 62 still hunting with stickbows.

 

[Olsolitaire1]

66 still hunting shooting, I am thinking about tuning mine down to #60,

 

[pnwhuntfish]

Who’s still Bow Hunting only, after 60?

56...be joining you guys soon, lol!!

 

[bowonly]

I turned 73 last fall. As my user name says, I only hunt with a bow. For the last 35 years I have bow hunted with my 60 pound recurve. This past season I was fortunate to finally take my fifth caribou species in Alaska, my fifth deer species on Kodiak, a nice whitetail buck in my home state, and two bull elk, one in Montana and one in Colorado. As I said, I am certainly fortunate to still be able to be doing these types of hunts, but it is the result of the choices and effort I have made over many years. While you are above ground, aging is inevitable, how you age is not inevitable.

 

[Southbow]

Just turned 59 Sunday and I'm still bow only with a longbow. I'm staying in shape so I can keep hunting hard. My biggest worry now is not my health going downhill as much as getting hit by a bus!

 

[brian wagar]

Still pulling the recurve at 68... Hope to do it tell the man calls me home.

 

[pirogue]

Will be 72 this year. Only use a bow(compound), for big game.

 

[kcm2]

My next birthday will be my 69th birthday. 60 lb Mathews V3X still is easy to shoot well. Not planning on giving up bowhunting until I'm at room temperature.

 

[Hunter gatherer]

Turning 65 this year,look forward to bow( and rifle) hunting every year . Pulling 60 lbs.

 

[Brian Fahs]

I'm 60. Been bow only for deer for a while. I enjoy shooting guns but seldom hunt deer with one. In the spring I use shotguns to chase turkeys all over the country. Love it.

 

[Beendare]

67...rifle hunting just doesn't get me going.

 

[wapitibob]

69 next week and rifle hunt out of state.

 

[Gobihawk]

I'm 70. Bowhunting for Whitetail is my passion. I rifle hunt as well. I'm back up to 60# on compound. Shot 52#'s this last season. Season before I used xbow. Before that season I had a heart attack on father's day. A Stent was put in. On August 4th I had a triple bypass. Wasn't able to hunt until October 20th. November 4th I shot a heavy 9 pointer with 20 3/4" spread at 7 yards. Great way to kick off my bonus time years. Enjoy every hunting/fishing season you have left. Most of all enjoy your time with family and friends.