pip1968 2,490 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 im 46 and been struggling to get out, especially when your gating all night I literally cant move for days after a good nights lamping Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,582 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) I guess if you are a hardcore hunter then theres a job to be done out in the countryside and you,ll find a way to do it as ultimately thats the prize......but for someone like me being out in the countryside is the prize itself,a bit of hunting is just a bonus.....................so id sit about take in some clean air....shuffle about somewhere else.... and generally enjoy the surroundings regardless how i felt. Edited October 12, 2014 by gnasher16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,256 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Used to travel out while still in school with a hunting buddy who had a banged out fiat with no f***ing heating, you'd be cold for the first few fields after that the body seem to figure out how to turn itself on, The next field always held so much potential, it was hard to call it a night in those days , the nights end depended on the energy levels of the mutt Summer as a pain in the ass Now The nights are colder , hedges higher, barb wire sharper or maybe I've got to a stage where it don't float my boat as high as it did once 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desertbred 5,490 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 as long as I have a dog to run and game to find I will be out, maybe a lot slower as the years go by but if its in the blood what can you do , life is to short so enjoy it as long as you can. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsteve9999 456 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'm 60 now, still walk the dogs for a couple of hours 7 days a week and can do a few hours ferreting or lamping with no trouble. The problem I've got is that virtually every time I go out now I end up falling arse over tit for some reason or another, and my reactions are so slow that I almost never manage to get my hands out to stop myself any more. You could make an entire episode of you've been framed by following me for a week 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,172 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 You know your too old when......the centre back catches you all the time !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desertbred 5,490 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 I am going on 65 now I know what your saying about the arse over tit LOL I just tell the younger lads its an old red indian trick to test the ground with your nose to see if its soft enough to run. I do long slips now so my dogs have to run harder don't catch any where near as many as I used to but still enjoy the daywalking I started at 4 years old with salukis and still love it as much now as I did when a kid though the terrain is different and the tree huggers are more numorous now than the trees they are hugging.The running will continue as long as dogs and quarry are around 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,756 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 You know you're getting old when it takes longer to rest than it took to get tired. Also you know when you're getting old when half the stuff in you're shopping trolley says for fast instant relief? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,914 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Phisicaly demanding jobs dont help as you get older when it comes to spending any free time you have.A true tale thats known around here that always makes me chuckle was when a certain poacher got jailed at the age of 72 some years back now thats dedication. lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robbo 802 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) I have noticed recently when i go to a fishing mark that is down a massive slope/cliff sometimes involving a rope descent in parts i have started to think how much of a b*****d it is going to be getting back up whereas all i used to think about were the fish i would catch when i got down there Edited October 13, 2014 by robbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsteve9999 456 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Phisicaly demanding jobs dont help as you get older when it comes to spending any free time you have.A true tale thats known around here that always makes me chuckle was when a certain poacher got jailed at the age of 72 some years back now thats dedication. lol He must have had some gear on him if they jailed him at that age for poaching, I'm jealous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,914 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Phisicaly demanding jobs dont help as you get older when it comes to spending any free time you have.A true tale thats known around here that always makes me chuckle was when a certain poacher got jailed at the age of 72 some years back now thats dedication. lol He must have had some gear on him if they jailed him at that age for poaching, I'm jealous. Think it was down to a lot of previouse and K.O. a keeper so the story goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,075 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Im still fairly fit and can keep up with the young uns , but cant recover as fast lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsteve9999 456 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Phisicaly demanding jobs dont help as you get older when it comes to spending any free time you have.A true tale thats known around here that always makes me chuckle was when a certain poacher got jailed at the age of 72 some years back now thats dedication. lol He must have had some gear on him if they jailed him at that age for poaching, I'm jealous. Think it was down to a lot of previouse and K.O. a keeper so the story goes. :laugh: :laugh: Not only poaching at 72 but scrapping too, it gets better and better. I only hope I'm half as much a handful at that age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,075 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Phisicaly demanding jobs dont help as you get older when it comes to spending any free time you have.A true tale thats known around here that always makes me chuckle was when a certain poacher got jailed at the age of 72 some years back now thats dedication. lol He must have had some gear on him if they jailed him at that age for poaching, I'm jealous. Think it was down to a lot of previouse and K.O. a keeper so the story goes. :laugh: :laugh: Not only poaching at 72 but scrapping too, it gets better and better. I only hope I'm half as much a handful at that age. Hard times bred hard man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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