Yeah I know all about the laws out there. I'm 75 and in good shape but I had an ACL injury playing sports in 1977. I did well all these years but now in the last couple years that knee is giving me trouble. My buck this year was only 140 pounds dressed but was down in a swamp. I actually had to call a friend and help me get it out to the truck. That was a first for me but it just hurt to pull that buck out up hill over bare ground. Our western hunts were always way up in the high country and Robs cabin was at 9100 feet and we hunted a little lower and up to around 11500 on at least 1 occasion I can remember. We shot more than a couple dozen elk and almost all required packing out without horses or atv's. I know I'm not up for that anymore but Rob is still going out and has done the hunts with outfitters in Wyoming. Perhaps a goat hunt would work out and who knows what a year or two will be like. In all probabiliy I'll probably be forced into a knee replacement but I keep putting it off because there isn't a season I want to miss.
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 03-15-2024 at 03:34 PM.