How many of you are 70 and above?

Mike Schlegel · July 11, 2011, 01:33:00 AM

I am just barely in my 60's - will be 70 in November.

GRINCH · July 11, 2011, 01:37:00 AM

Just feels like it,you guys are my inspiration.

Jimbow39 · July 11, 2011, 12:50:00 PM

I'm 72 and still enjoy archery a lot. I hunt and go to traditional shoots twice a week. Am shooting 56 and 58 lbs at 30 inches. Also shoot self bows up to 57 pounds that I've made. Enjoy making them.

RkyMtn Joe · July 11, 2011, 03:07:00 PM

I was 70 this past June 19th. Still do most anything I want although some of it takes a little longer to get finished up. My bow is a 57# BW MAII built about 20 years ago.

Joe

SheltonCreeker · July 11, 2011, 07:01:00 PM

You guys are awesome. Thanks for the inspiration and dedication to trad. I am truly a pup at 28, I love to learn from those of you who have experienced so much life and still live it with such vigor. Keep shooting straight!!!!

Ron LaClair · July 11, 2011, 07:06:00 PM

75 last March and still goin strong.

My wife of 52 years in 1959

In 1999

2010

turkey65 · July 12, 2011, 05:50:00 AM

Turned 70 on July 11th still enjoy hunting as I did in my twenties,made my last elk hunt in Colorado two years ago physically not able to enjoy the high country any more.been through triple bypass and major back surgery,still shoot bows in the mid fifties but enjoy the bows in the mid to high forties more.

ONE SHOT · July 14, 2016, 12:35:00 PM

Will be 78 yrs young come this Sept.25Th 2016. I am still making Bows. I donate all the bows I make anymore. Don't Hunt anymore, but still having FUN knowing that some youths and adults are shooting my bows. Passing the Traditional Archery Sport on to the next generation of Archers. (ONESHOT)

Michael Arnette · July 14, 2016, 12:48:00 PM

Inspiring! ...keep them coming

McDave · July 14, 2016, 12:49:00 PM

I'll be 72 in a few weeks. I've had to stop doing some things I used to enjoy, like motorcycling and mountain climbing, but fortunately the old bod is still holding together for archery, and it has become the activity I enjoy most, and do most frequently.

TOEJAMMER · July 14, 2016, 01:06:00 PM

75 and still at it.....at a more relaxed pace.

fmscan · July 14, 2016, 01:11:00 PM

70 in 6 months, but I'm immature so that keeps you young!

oldgoat · July 14, 2016, 01:11:00 PM

Glad iam not as old as Bisch !! Turned 69 not going fast but still slowly now. Bob

Pine · July 14, 2016, 01:32:00 PM

I have a bow that is 73 years old .
I'm just knocking on 60 next month .

Orion · July 14, 2016, 01:46:00 PM

Turned 70 earlier this spring. Will be doing a 2-week DIY hunt for elk and mule deer in Idaho later this fall, and 3 weeks during the rut at my cabin in northern Wisconsin later in the year.

In the meantime, I'll be spending some of my time riding my Harley, repairing and paddling wood and canvas canoes, fly fishing, grouse hunting, and .......

I'm luckier than he##. Still in good health, have an understanding wife, and the time and almost enough money to do what I want to do. Retirement is good.

July 14, 2016, 01:54:00 PM

70 next month. Days I feel 25, days I feel 100!

grouseshooter002 · July 14, 2016, 02:02:00 PM

I'll be 70 on 9/11.

Phillip Fields · July 14, 2016, 02:15:00 PM

Will turn 70 in November. Still getting it done, but I gave my climbing stand away 2 years ago, and just took delivery of a 45 lb longbow.

Jack Denbow · July 14, 2016, 02:58:00 PM

I was 73 last month. As long as these old knees and ankles holdout I will still be climbing trees. I am shooting a lot less weight than I used to. I shot an antelope, a turkey, and 3 deer last year with a 40lb at my draw bow and all fell within sight of where I shot from.
Jack

monterey · July 14, 2016, 03:45:00 PM

I'll be 70 in nine days. I still Hunt, fish and camp in the high country. I quit smoking at 22 and don't drink much other than beer. I consider myself lucky.

I'm more limited by a leg injury four years ago than age.

Come August 27th I'll kick the season off at 10,500 feet.