I haven't bow hunted with my dad for about4 years. He had a heart attack about 4 years ago while bow hunting and that was the last time he bow hunted. We have done the traditionalWI rifle camp but it was never the same as a afternoon bowhunt. He has gotten a tags all those years but never went out. So yesterday I called him at noonto see ifhe would like to go out when I got done with work. He him hawed around and finally gave in.It was in the 50's and comfortable.

To make a long story short, I think I got my dad back into it. He seems excited and eager. He even got to see a bunch of deer and turkey last night. He isn't use to seeing deer. This was his first time hunting my prop.

That's awesome! Good luck to you and your Dad and hopefully he sticks with it, but also takes it easy...

awesome. my dad about quit as well. uptill i was 16 we hunted ALL the time. every waking minute we could. he would stay up after working the graveyard shift to go hunting. since i turned 16, i started working, now going to college. our schedules didnt match, i started driving..id go out alone and tag my game when i could. dad has only been deerhunting the first day of the rifle season since i turned 16.

hes pretty busy with 2 jobs and all that...but he was before as well. now that i killed my buck, im going to egg him on to go squirrel hunting with me if we get time(theres that time thing again! we are moving here REALLLLL quick) and i found buck rubs in the backyard of the new house. he said hes hanging a ladder stand back there. i hope he does. i wont touch those woods if he does. i would REALLY like to get him into shooting a bow again. he will come out all the time and watch me shoot..but yearrrrrrs ago he put his bow down and quit shooting and hunting. he says hed like a recurve or a longbow...says "it would be fun to shoot" so maybe...we will see.