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[IFunk]

I'm only 44 and for the first time in my life feel like a victim of age discrimination.   

[2MANY]

CITY FOLKS JUST DON'T GET IT.

[cavemann]

I think it's great...  I have hunted with family my whole life and had a hard time finding friends to hunt with.  I have a couple but it took years.  I commend you.  to get younger hunters fired up and in the woods there is something to be said about being around those of similar experience, age and mindedness.  Hanging with us "older" hunters can be a treasure trove of knowledge but also intimidating.  I hope you find a few, have a great time and continue to grow a passion to hunt.  To the other older guys, when I was in my 20's hunting was not just about hunting but maybe some campfire time and other adventures us older guys no longer care about. We tend to be about in the tent at 8pm and solely focused on the hunt vs the experience.  There is nothing wrong with that.  Us old guys NEED you and those you are asking to join you to get passionate and active.  Good luck and have a blast!!

[OutHouse]

I was more skeptical of the UW and liking to hike and hunt.  Something isn't adding up.     



 

We are few and far between. UW 08' grad here.

[b0bbyg]

I did not really start seriously hunting until my 40's and helps to have buddies or mentors to help keep you motivated and learning.

Hoping you can get a good group together and get in some time in the hills,  looking forward to a success thread from this later in the year 

[MADMAX]

I miss having the young guys in camp
I used to be one of them
 

[jrebel]

I was more skeptical of the UW and liking to hike and hunt.  Something isn't adding up.     



 

We are few and far between. UW 08' grad here.

Fitting name for a UW grad....OutHouse 

 


WSU grad 01 

[Maybach Outdoors]

I did not really start seriously hunting until my 40's and helps to have buddies or mentors to help keep you motivated and learning.

Hoping you can get a good group together and get in some time in the hills,  looking forward to a success thread from this later in the year 

Yessir! We already have a couple of guys that reached out and we have a date set!

[Maybach Outdoors]

Update:

We had a number of guys reach out to me about this scouting trip I organized. We had a few cancellations last minute but we had a couple of folks come out for a pretty successful trip!

We all arrived at the trail head around 6 am. After chatting for a little we set out a on a fairly leisurely 3 mile hike to a fork in the road. At the fork we began to bushwhack up a gnarly ridge. 1800 ft elevation gain in just under a mile. The climb was brutal to say the least... but it was a good icebreaker for sure. Along the ridge we found several good sized buck tracks. We slowly moved along the ridge while glassing adjacent high country clearings. Unfortunately, after a 4 or 5 hours of glassing we were unable to find a buck. We made our way back to the trailhead at 8 pm! Exhausting but fun day for sure.

Overall, I think the trip was a good start to meeting new hunters but also learning more about backcountry hunting. None of us were "experts" in any one category (gear, scouting, deer habits, etc.), but we all learned from each other because someone we all had different
knowledge we could share.

I hope that others who are new to hunting use this post as a model for how to get into the backcountry hunting world. It seems that if you don't reach out to people or go about it on your own then you won't ever learn or grow. On a side note: don't hesitate to reach out to me if you would like to see another trip like this! It seems that we might be able to squeeze in one more trip before hunting season.

Cheers,
M

[throwingsticks]

nice work

[Karl Blanchard]

Hell yeah! Glad you guys had a great trip!


Unsolicited advice time  bucks are gonna bed shortly after sun up. They will usually transition to a secondary bed or change positions at some point throughout the morning. After about 10 they will be hunkered in pretty good for the day. If you aren't glassing right at first light those bucks are gonna get hard to find. "Spot glassing" open areas is gonna be really ineffective mid day clear through evening. Get those binos on a tripod and dissect those pockets of bedding cover near food sources. If your binos are in your hand and not on a tripod you are missing deer.

Keep us posted on your next outing 

[Maybach Outdoors]

Hell yeah! Glad you guys had a great trip!


Unsolicited advice time  bucks are gonna bed shortly after sun up. They will usually transition to a secondary bed or change positions at some point throughout the morning. After about 10 they will be hunkered in pretty good for the day. If you aren't glassing right at first light those bucks are gonna get hard to find. "Spot glassing" open areas is gonna be really ineffective mid day clear through evening. Get those binos on a tripod and dissect those pockets of bedding cover near food sources. If your binos are in your hand and not on a tripod you are missing deer.

Keep us posted on your next outing 

We learned that the hard way! I think a few of us left the trip with tripods and better glass on our wish list for sure.