ok let me just say this charlie

HOLY COW

now that's a good day of huntin.
looks like them pictures of guys who duck hunt down in mexico and just pile 'em up.

The place we hunted had a problem with ground squirrels for sure... not so bad after we left!  :D  

We actually killed 230 squirrels that day.

Talk about pratice shots! Did your arm fall off at the end of the day?

Question for the "old duffers":
I used to shoot bows in the 60ish pound range and think nothing of it. Now(at 58) I've dropped to the lower 50s and my joints thank me.
What poundage are you "elders"(say over 55) shooting?

Charlie,

Is that the friend of yours we had in elk camp last year? Good luck on the bear hunt.

Hey Charlie, after a couple days of gopher shootin Johnboy has a whole new perspective on your 100 gopher day   :D

It'll sure open a guys eyes, Doug.   :D  Hope he appreciates it! Nothin more fun.

Jason... same guy! We have a long history of bear huntin together... not to mention the g.squirrels and elk and deer and jackrabbits!

John... I'm 58 and though I have some aches and pains (lots of broken bones, and holes poked in me over the years) None of it is really affected by my bow shooting.
I'm currently shooting bows from 62-68# with the edge going to the heavier end. I can get a 600-650 grain arrow rockin down the line at around 180fps and that'll be more than enough for the critters I'll be shootin.
I shot stuff in the 80# range when I was young and am experiencing no problems from that. In the days that I could handle them, they were amazingly effective hunting arms.

Charlie,

Cool. I'm glad you're getting a chance to hunt together again. Please tell him I said hello. I sure enjoyed his stories in camp.

Good grief what a bunch of squirrels    ....Van

John, I'm 63 and still shoot my longbows, which are all 62# & 63#, and my recurves are 65#, so far with no trouble. KNOCK ON WOOD!

Good Shootin,
John B

John,

I am 54 and can still shoot 72#+, but I choose to shoot 58/60#.

Danny

John Will be 55 in one month always shot a bow in the mid 50's plus or minus couple lbs. my go to bow now is 57. I wish I could post some of my old pictures not nearly as impressive as some on here but I will try to get my son-in-law to scan some. Kip

Charlie, Is that a HH Longbow you are shooting in the ground squirrel pic? I cant believe after that many shots with a Hill straight limbed bow you have any connective tissue left in your shoulder.

John Nail, What Charlie doesn't say when he says he shoots 63-68# bows is the he is BIG. Charlie is about as big as a Semi Truck. 63# shouldn't be too much problem at his size. CK

Curtis... yep, that's a Howard Hill Big Five that was made when John Shulz was the bowyer for  them.
It is 82# at my draw, was a new bow to me at the time of the hunt and left scars on my fragile little body.
I was real sore after that hunt!!!

Just posted a story I wrote about this hunt on Articles and Stories forum for those interested. Here's the link...  Great Squirrel Massacree

Good to see you weren't under-bowing yourself for those blood-thirsty ground squirrels. How was bowfishing today? Lets see some pics. CK

CK...never underestimate your quarry!  :D  

Chris and I had a nice ride yesterday, but didn't come up with any fish. Turned cloudy and windy. Not good for fish around here.

Here's one of my first bear solo. Larry is on the left and Russ on the right. I left the bear overnight and they came back with me early the next morning to pack it out.
They took the body parts on their frames and left me honored to pack the head and hide. Coming down the trail I had a light pack and a light heart.

 

A long time ago I would often drink from mountain streams like I'm doing on this Wyoming elk hunt.

I filter the water these days...just smarter!

Larry and I had a pretty good romp with these Jacks.

Charlie, I miss the days when you could take a drink out most any stream. I used to do it all the time, back then. It's a shame what has happened to all the streams, and lakes. Better to be safe then sorry now days.