I know it's a little late to post but thought I'd throw it out there. My Dad and I both drew out for the Dec 1-14 Cow elk tags by Flaming Gorge. Had a great weekend of hunting, I got one on the opener and my Dad got one two days later. Getting them out was the only not fun part of the hunt. Great time with my Dad up there and am glad for some friends who helped us get into them and the true test, helped pull them out with us. My dad has two fake knees, a fake shoulder and just had a pig valve put in his heart (August this year for the open heart surgery). I'm thankful to still be able to hunt with my Dad and it was awesome when he dropped an old dry cow. I attached a picture of my Dad from my bberry in the field just after he got his cow, my cow was about the same size, just not a dry one unfortunately.
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Congrats on your success. Your dad sounds like the bionic man. Thats awesome he's still at it. Those memories are what make hunting. Keep at it.I'm due for a pair of knees and hope I can do the same.
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As my Dad said, do them both at the same time, its a massive amount of pain, by far the worst I've ever seen him in and I've seen him in a lot of bad pain with all the surgery's he's had. If you ask him now he's glad he did it and is in great shape all things considered. He can't do certain things but can still pull the trigger which is great.
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Thanks for the advice. Tell him to keep at it. Thats encouraging to the rest of us old farts.
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That's great getting to hunt with your dad. My dad didn't make it out from Wis. to join us this past elk archery season but had been here the two previous years, killing a cow elk two years ago. He is in his mid 80's and still hunts the bow hunt back in Wis. He took a 7 point (Eastern count) white tail during that hunt and a doe during the rifle hunt. I hope I can still do that when and if I reach his age. Congrats on your hunt.
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