Bearlodge10
WKR
After looking through the "Elderly Drivers..." post and responses, I began thinking about a similar question about when to limit our elders in the hunting fields and woods.
I'm curious to know what people can share for insight on this. Obviously, hunting isn't a daily necessity like driving can be, but still their ability to hunt safely either by themselves or alone becomes called into question as age diminishes the body and mind.
This is something that I am dealing with my own father. He is 80, but various ailments leave him unsteady in his mobility, and I find his overall gun safety to be more lax. He still wants to hunt and is honest about some of his inabilities, but I still get uneasy now when he wants to go out.
Does anyone else have a parent whom they want to tell to hang up the gun?
I'm curious to know what people can share for insight on this. Obviously, hunting isn't a daily necessity like driving can be, but still their ability to hunt safely either by themselves or alone becomes called into question as age diminishes the body and mind.
This is something that I am dealing with my own father. He is 80, but various ailments leave him unsteady in his mobility, and I find his overall gun safety to be more lax. He still wants to hunt and is honest about some of his inabilities, but I still get uneasy now when he wants to go out.
Does anyone else have a parent whom they want to tell to hang up the gun?
