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Title: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: John Krause on August 20, 2021, 08:58:32 PM
Recently retired and ready to hunt out of state, especially hogs / javalina . Bear too. Been to Texas 4 times but it's been 20 years.

Any Tradgang hunts coming out that a guy can get in on? 

Thanks
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: woodchucker on August 20, 2021, 09:58:21 PM
Congratulations on your retirement, John!!!!!  :clapper: :archer: :clapper:

I retired last Sept. No need to travel more than a couple hours, the family cabin and mountain are all I need to keep me busy and HAPPY!!! Retirement is BLISS!!! :archer:

Enjoy!!!! You have a lifetime of "Saturdays"
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: John Krause on August 20, 2021, 10:10:07 PM
Got the cabin and big acres in MO but looking for February / March hunts. Thanks!
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: awry on August 20, 2021, 11:24:34 PM
Congrats on the retirement
Good luck on the upcoming hunts.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: TIM B on August 21, 2021, 05:41:57 AM
Congrats - in 10 more days I will also be retired.  It's going to be a wonderful fall.....
Tim B
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Sam McMichael on August 21, 2021, 08:11:39 AM
Congratulations on your retirement. Enjoy the add itional time in the woods.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: varmint101 on August 21, 2021, 11:27:49 AM
Go over and join the Professional Bowhunters Society (PBS) if you haven't. They have some awesome looking membership hunts! 
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Roy from Pa on August 21, 2021, 11:34:04 AM
Congrats John, you will love retirement:)
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on August 21, 2021, 11:54:31 AM
Congratulation  :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Alexander Traditional on August 21, 2021, 11:57:43 AM
Nice on the retirement,I've got nine years to go.

Sent you a message.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: M60gunner on August 21, 2021, 12:15:12 PM
Congratulations on your retirement.
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Post by: glass76 on August 21, 2021, 03:45:09 PM
Congrats on your retirement!
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: dnovo on August 21, 2021, 05:03:48 PM
Congrats John!
I've got about 8 months to go.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: killzthemost on August 21, 2021, 06:09:47 PM
Congratulations 🎉 I retired March 2019
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Terry Lightle on August 21, 2021, 07:10:47 PM
Good for you,I retired June 24 ,took me about 30 minutes to adjust to the new lifestyle.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: killzthemost on August 21, 2021, 08:13:01 PM
Quote from: Terry Lightle on August 21, 2021, 07:10:47 PM
Good for you,I retired June 24 ,took me about 30 minutes to adjust to the new lifestyle.
me too !!
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Bruce M on August 21, 2021, 08:34:56 PM
Congratulations on retirement, I'm right at about 10 months behind you
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: kennym on August 22, 2021, 05:41:12 PM
I quit my 40 a week job a year ago but not really retired. I have trouble  not having something going, and a lot of folks wanting help with something.

So I work in the bow parts shop, and help somebody when I can.  The helping people is about to end til January tho... :biglaugh:


Congrats to all you retired folks!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: smokin joe on August 24, 2021, 12:48:22 PM
I retire officially in May. Then I am giving myself a Canada bear hunt as a retirement gift. I also plan on several more retirement gifts each year in the form of hunting trips. I have worked hard for 50+ years. I have earned my retirement.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Stringwacker on August 24, 2021, 03:10:01 PM
I retired two years ago this week. People said that my historical fast paced life would never allow me to sit idle. They were wrong. I left the next day after my retirement party for a three week Colorado vacation and never went from 100 to zero in one day.

I still get a few calls from both former associates and my clients from time to time; but I've never regretted retirement....never will. The only thing that I wish was different is many of my old friends either don't have the time, resources, or health to make the out of trips that I have always planned for. It's a bit of a bummer to do it alone.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Bisch on August 24, 2021, 04:47:19 PM
Just don't do what I did, and let your buddy who owns a ranch talk you into going back to work as his Ranch Manager! As far as jobs go, it's about as good as it gets, but man, I'm missing all the time I had for the 8yrs I was retired!!!

Bisch
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Bisch on August 24, 2021, 04:49:40 PM
Oops! Double post

Bisch
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Dave Lay on August 24, 2021, 07:50:37 PM
Congrats on the retirement , I've been retired for 3 years and loving it, the pay sucks but the hours are great. I pretty much lived in the woods hunting during our seasons.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: stevem on August 25, 2021, 12:29:58 AM
Scroll down in the menu and look for Laredo Tusker Hunt.  There might be an opening.  Promises of a target rich ranch for javelina.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: smokin joe on August 25, 2021, 08:43:51 AM
I believe there is an opening or two in the Laredo hunt. There is a week-one group and then a week-two group. I went last year and I am going again this year. There are javelina and tons of them. They are spooky and a challenge -- a great hunt.
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Jerry Gille on August 25, 2021, 01:42:04 PM
Congrats on your retirement John. Enjoy!
Title: Re: Retired and ready to hunt more
Post by: Carcajou on August 27, 2021, 02:19:22 PM
Im wrapping up 32.5 years with the Feds on Aug. 31st. Looking forward to a nice Fall, carrying stick and string on a daily basis. :archer: