Well its Oct 11 2013,  bow  hunting season has been going on  for a month and I still have not been out. About a week and ½ ago I started feeling ****ty. Went to the doctor and he put me in the hospital with a heart problem. I'm now setting here at home with my arm in a sling letting my new heart pacer heal. There goes the rest of the 2013 season. The good part of all this is I feel much better and I'm still looking down at the grass rather then up. At least I have a better chance of being here for next year. So all you hunters out there tell us your story's so I have something to keep me from going nuts or should I say nuttier.

At least you're still here brother. Better you found out now, coulda ended up much worse had you gone into the woods. But you have the right attitude    

I'm in a similar situation, albeit not as serious, being out of commission w/ back & shoulder problems, so for now I'm just hunting vicariously thru everyone else' hunts here on TG.

God speed for a fast and complete recovery.

YB

Boy can I ever relate to this...my problem
( aneurism) they are "watching"  and have been for 10 years.

they told me recently I may never shoot a heavier hunting weight bow again so atleast you have a shot at getting back into it.

Its very hard to give up something that means so much

Jerry,
   Glad they found the problem and were able to fix it. You probably have many years ahead of you now.
My story so far this year.  The deer are doing every thing right. I on the other hand seem to be doing every thing wrong. Seeing deer in range just haven't been able to put it all together yet this year.

GB: I hope you wet well soon.  For what it's worth today is my 50th birthday & instead of hunting as I had planned, I am recovering from an incident I had with a chainsaw yesterday.  While doing TSI on a farm, I cut into my knee & got 15 staples from the ER Dr. as a result.  A bloody gruesome mess! Thankfully, nothing really important was damaged other than my pride.  I've operated chainsaws for nearly 30 yr's & this is the 1st accident.  I know, I should have had chaps on.  A friend told me, "you're getting old".

Glad to hear you are doing well Brother. Not a big deal to live through us until next season. Just think of how much more time you will get then when you can go like a teenager again.

Yea Getting old really sucks, but it sure beats the alternative!

Glad you're on the mend....

I agree, getting old really sucks...

Good luck with a speedy recovery and may your future hunts be excitement filled !

I got a cortisone/steroid in the ol' glutty yesterday to tame inflamation. Getting old aint alot of fun when you want to be out playing instead of 'taking it easy'

Met a 71 year gentleman up in the mountains in Colorado this year.  He looked to be in better shape than me at 50  and was chugging up and down the mountain solo daily for the entire month of September.  He said his buddies he had hunted the mountains with for years were no longer able to hunt because of one ailment or the other. One thing he said, stuck with me - "You better use it, or you will loose it"  He was practicing what he preached. I just got an email from him,  and he let me know he got a 4x5 on 9/21 and packed it out entirely himself. Hope I'm still trucking like that when I'm 71.

Thanks for the good wishes. The saying that old age is not for sissies rings load and clear. I'll be 72 next march and this is the first year that I can't get out. Even the year of my heart valve replacement I was able to get some hunting in. I'm going to be a good boy and follow the doc's instructions which is unusual for me. I'm sure there will be some good story's on the gang to keep me going.

Three years ago I had three stents put in and killed a 7 point a week later. I wasn't supposed to be hunting but that just didn't register with me on any level.

I sure hope you get better soon and can get back out there.

Jerry,

If you get healed up to the extent that makes it safe, try just getting into the woods, sitting down, and watching for a while. (Bow not required for this exercise!)

When I felt too sick to hunt, that was still medicine for my soul, for me...

Hope the new "regulator" works well, and that you get feeling better very soon!

From one Jerry to another, I hope you get better and get back in the woods. I would echo what Hackeye said. Good advice. I'm 78 and still hunting. I consider myself very fortunate. I know it will be very tough when that time comes that I can no longer hunt. It sounds like you have a good outlook.

Hey Grey Buffalo , best wishes on your recovery . I am 74 and just received my second pacemaker . Instead of waiting the reqired 6 weeks of rest I was hunting Elk after 2 weeks and the pacemaker felt like a six-pac when bouncing on my quad . LOL . Now am recovering from lazer prostate surgery getting in a lot of archery practice in anticipation of getting out there. LOL.
  Again best wishes from another Grey ....

 Cheers from the Country that has everthing except the Stanley Cup ....

One more thing Grey Buffalo , I tried to get a GPS chip and range finder chip incerted the pacemaker to no avail .
 Cheers

Getting old aint fun.  New hip and one new hirniated and two buldging disk.  About 4 Advil and I'm good to go.

started having seizures a few years back most likely from the gulf war's multiple impacts of smoke, rain and shots and pills.  VA is beginning to regoginize that.  i take meds, but my wife won't let me hunt alone anymore.  Two hips getting ready for replacement from marathoning in my youth and my right shoulder get those "chicken fat" injections to make it lubricated.

it really does sux-but at least I am vetticle and can watch other s have the fun

I had cancer sugery so theres next year for us brother keep looking up