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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Box Call 68 on August 27, 2018, 07:50:24 PM
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No getting around it,hit 68 this year,the old beard doesn't offer much contrast anymore.pretty much white on white.thank goodness for carbo mask while bow hunting.I'll still wet down the hair and slick it back heading to Kroger's.ya never know when a doe might cross your path.yep,the gray is there to stay.
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You have my respect, Sir! Can’t wait to hit 68.
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I have a few more years to go to make it to 68, but my beard has been white for longer than I wish to admit, I just turned 50 on the 21st this month. I prefer to look at it as snow camo for the late season. :thumbsup:
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No beard, no hair on head. What’s there has been white for a long time now. Will be 73 on Wednesday. Glad to be above ground but a little depressed about not being able to hunt or shoot all day like when I was younger.
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No beard, but fortunately not a whole lot of grey hair on top. The reason for no beard is that it, however, is white. That's one reason I use a face mask. I'll be 69 in October.
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I'm 66 and plenty of gray. Been bowhunting 60 years, grew up in my amazing dad's footsteps. Still miss him every day. He was such a whitetail guru, it was unbelievable how much he knew before all the experts came up with the tricks of the trade.
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66 here and been gray for a long time....no big deal!
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My white beard camouflages my white glassed bow. Neither of those seems to bother deer, however, my shiny head scares the crap out of them.
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70 here and still kicken.
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Well, I can't claim a gray beard (thank goodness) but at 72, my hair has been mostly white for a while--genetics and age. Gotta wear a hat hunting, but no hardship there......
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72 with white beard & gray top what's left of it. Still riding my bike & horse, shooting/hunting 40# bows, fly fishing, and swinging my hammers in the forge.
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At 62 still got a little color left on my head but very little. The beard be white. But I've got a little ways to go to 68.
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I just turned 64. My hair has been white for some time so I grew a beard. At least that still has some color in it but it is fading fast. :saywhat:
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69. Have salt and pepper top and mostly salt beard. Don’t care about the color cuz at least it’s hair :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
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At 55 I feel like a pup in the grey beard group lol. The beard is almost all white but the hair is salt n pepper.
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At 65 my hair is also grey (and thinner)... my problem is my brain still thinks I'm 35 so I'm constantly injuring muscles or joints doing things that even young guys would strain doing - I really have to smarten up!
Good thing that I have absolutely no problems associated with shooting my bows... touch wood, LOL!
And sometimes I wish I lived in whitetail country, those moose keep getting harder to handle every year... and another problem - I still like BIG bears!
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What a bunch of young guys (and gal) here. :jumper: I will turn 75 in a couple of months (I can't believe I typed that) and my head reminds me of heaven--there'll be no parting there!
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67 come December. I get asked a lot if I play Santa. Every year I have young children say "Hi Santa" to me. I don't have quite enough girth for Santa, but have plenty of white hair and beard.
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Pink head on top, everything else is white so it fits in with my beard. Couldn't care less. Gets covered with a hat and mask anywho. 1950 was a good year Dan!
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From one of my favorite authors:
"When the beard is black, you can accept the reasoning but ignore the conclusions.
When the beard is grey, you can accept both the reasoning and the conclusions.
When the beard is white, forget the reasoning but mind the conclusion."
-- N.N. Taleb
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At 82 I wear gray wool now because it most closely matches my beard.
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/shrewhaven-2017-6.jpg)
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Nice tip Ron, thanks I'll have to keep that in mind next time I'm shopping for some wool. That's why us young greybeard pups need to lay on the porch and listen to the ole dogs passing on their wisdom. :thumbsup:
Jason
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M60 Gunner,yep the stride is a little shorter,body ain't what it used to be,but still have to muddle thru.I figure my best years are in the rear view mirror,but I can still pass a little knowledge on.take care bud.
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I'll turn 69 during the rut come November. Older and slower, but oh so much smarter. :shaka:
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74, no beard, gray around temples but otherwise a full head of blond hair.
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Thank the Good Lord I just turned 65 two weeks ago, and I am doing ok. I am about to grow my bead back for the upcoming hunting season. At this point my beard is still salt and pepper and what little hair on top is not yet gray. But to be gray is not all bad according to Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men are their strength, and the beauty of old men are their gray head.
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I'll be 67 in a few days, and have been grey for 10 years. My beard is white, and I always told everyone that is why Harry, our little Maltese and I were inseparable, we looked so much alike...…….
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I'm 65 and Ron Laclair is my hero. Hope I can still do it at his age. What a bad dude.
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Turn 70 in a few weeks and I still have pretty good hair, just a little gray at the temples :goldtooth: as for the beard, I never could grow one ... just a stash that took two years to grow, took so long to grow I kept it for 27 years !
Don't let M60 Gunner fool ya, he can still shoot plenty good !
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I be 60 next month and what hair hasn't turned loose has turned gray.
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I'm still young compared to some. Turned 50 in July and even though the facial is pretty much all grey, the head is still sporting some good color! :biglaugh:
(https://i.imgur.com/GLymFav.jpg)
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The change in color is called “character”. Kind of like weathered wood that has stood up to many a storm. Just shows we have a lot of experience and tales to tell from our journey....and for those who will listen, maybe some advice too. So wear those colors well. Just shows you have a tale to tell!
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Mine has been gray for as long as I can remember. :) I noticed several years ago that deer noticed my beard. Now in hunting season I trim it a little closer, and wear a head net if the weather is cool enough.
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Been doing this a long, long time now. Pushing towards 72....
Lucky, my hair was/is blonde so the grey just makes it a bit lighter. There is enough of it still in place to make me happy. The beard, however, is pretty much salt and pepper. That's OK with me.
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Well, we may be getting older and greyer, but at least we can still get out and chase the cagey buck. How much smarter are we all now compared to the youngsters that started hunting all those years ago? However, we all still get fooled by a wise old boy every once in a while (or more often). Actually, some of the slickest deer I have run across were savvy old does.
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No getting around it,hit 68 this year,the old beard doesn't offer much contrast anymore.pretty much white on white.thank goodness for carbo mask while bow hunting.I'll still wet down the hair and slick it back heading to Kroger's.ya never know when a doe might cross your path.yep,the gray is there to stay.
Makes good snow camo.
Also might draw in the reindeer. ;-)
I'm 58 and mine is "peppery" and natural camo. :archer2:
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You boys have to get your glasses cleaned or new glasses.
That's SILVER, not white or gray. At least mine is...
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Don't have to be old to be an ol' silver fox.......at 53 I'm pretty much mostly silver.....all those good Irish genes from my grandmother side and a little bit of nature for sure.....
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66 this year and the beard has been whitening up gradually for years, and what is left of the once brown hair is mixed with a lot of grey. No matter, I have been using Spandophlage (or whatever) head nets since the beginning so nobody even notices and I don't worry about it
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Well ole Ron is the only elder I have to respect here. :^) then again my beard is more than 3 times longer so maybe that makes us even. Just keep on keeping on doing what you love. >>>----> Ken
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I'm 69 and headed to Montana next week with my new 64# High Sierra recurve by Fox Archery and a pair of bionic knees. Hair is gray and getting lighter. Pretty soon I'll look like a whitetail's butt-end. But that is an improvement over what I've been called so far.
JMC
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Dad always said don't worry your hair will darken.well,never did,68 years old ,blond turning to gray.beard same.but I figure barber keeps talking about thick hair,well I'm happy.hair cuts looks like he is shaving a possum.
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I gotta remember about snow camo. I mostly hunt wearing Hawaiian shirts, so it will be a hard sell to my wife.
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I started going gray when I was in the military at 20 years old. 46 years later, I have no physical problems, but getting old still sucks.
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I took my dad out turkey hunting last year spring a 80 we are going deer hunting to night he will be 81 in Nov. He postpone knee replacement surgery until after deer season.
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Late season last year forgot to take my glasses off, can’t see my phone without them... but can still see to shoot without them. :archer:
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54. Can't think how bad the hands, shoulders, knees and back will hurt at that age. But if it's exponentially worse I'll take the alternative.
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62 white beard and some gray around the top edges. Good thing I don't have to walk for miles to get (try to get )coyotes.
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Will hit the big 70 in a couple of months; yep all gray. I blame raising two daughters for all the gray!
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The unanswered question: how did this happen to us? But for the mirror, I would be 35! :dunno:
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Will turn 72 in November. Just got back from a bear hunt in Maine. Still got a full head of mostly dark hair. Beard is about half grey.