Elk Hunt Planning

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Carpdaddy
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Re: Elk Hunt Planning

#21 Post by Carpdaddy »

Man Shortstop, I got out of breath just reading about all that exercise, I thought we were the same age! :lol:
Seriously though; keep it up long as you can, due to some serious health issues I can't do those things anymore. If I ever get to hunt Elk I would take some healthy friends like I do deer hunting.

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#22 Post by Captainkirk »

Carpdaddy wrote: If I ever get to hunt Elk I would take some healthy friends like I do deer hunting.
You've got friends? :shock:
Aim small, miss small!

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#23 Post by Carpdaddy »

Yep. I went on a hunting trip the year I had a transplant. Friends scouted and found a close place with sign, set up my stand, took me to the tree, and came back after me after the hunt. I was successful so they did all the dressing and dragging. Now I would call that friends! Surprisingly I have lots of really good friends. So many actually that my wife won't stay near me when we go to Wally World because I can't look around for talking.

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#24 Post by Kybownut »

Captainkirk wrote:
Carpdaddy wrote: If I ever get to hunt Elk I would take some healthy friends like I do deer hunting.
You've got friends? :shock:
Even his enemy's like him

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#25 Post by Carpdaddy »

If you Preach as often and in as many Churches as I have these past 35 years you get to know lots of folks and a few of them are bound to like you in spite of yourself. :lol:

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#26 Post by Old Shortstop »

I have been very fortunate from an injury/health standpoint and I know it. My Grandfather had 2 heart attacks by my age.

Chances are my issues will be orthopedic. The family has a history of degenerative cartilage problems, 8 artificial knees on my Mother's side and my brother has had enough surgeries to build an ortho wing. I played a lot of baseball in my younger years. I have had one elbow surgery on my right side (bow arm) at age 21 and I have been told I am a candidate for a shoulder and elbow replacement as I age. That is another reason for the lifting. If I keep the surrounding muscles strong it seems to relieve the stress on the joints.

D.P.

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#27 Post by Carpdaddy »

Do all you can and hope for the best Shortstop. Aging also makes us smarter even though we don't always remember it all. I have learned for example that it doesn't take heavy draw weights to take a whitetail deer.

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#28 Post by Old Shortstop »

How is everyone's conditioning going? I feel stronger than I have in years and my wind is good. It would be great if I could drop another 5-10 lbs., but I think I could do OK today. I now have a knee brace that I will wear only when packing meat, but that seems to work fine.

D.P.

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