They just replaced my aortic heart valve a few months back and I feel great so I guess some technology ain't all that bad. Made it pst 86 and working toward 87 but have a long way to go. I wonder what the odds are?
Paul B.
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Nice. Here in NYS the leaves are just turning brown and falling off the trees.
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One of our relative near term goals is to get up to Maine in the fall, First of October looks to be the right time.
Guys, I try to look at it on the positive side. I've had a Heart Attack along with some other side issues and I move through the woods a lot slower. I find though that moving slow gives you the ability to see a lot more. I'll be 81 before too much longer but my brain keeps telling me I'm 25 and I believe that's a positive sign.Looking alot like fall around here as well. Great pictures E
You are pretty old...
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At 66 I'm slowing down. Not all a bad thing. I hunt slower therefore I cover less ground and don't have as far to walk back or drag deer to a pickup point. All in all, I'm grateful for each day is a gift. Dan.
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This morning I did 30 minutes on the rowing machine. Great workout and no impact on the feet, ankles, legs, just a good near-total-body workout. Typically I'll do that 4-5 times a week. Often I'll add pushups, crunches, a bit of lifting and some of my old self-defense exercises to the row, but I feel pretty good if I just get the rowing in. Then usually walk the dog 3 - 5 miles, either in town or in the nearby hills.
Dog and I will head for the hills in a bit and take the shotgun for another grouse walk. Have a few days until chukar and quail seasons open.
Getting older yes, but still feeling pretty strong.
Guy
Dog and I will head for the hills in a bit and take the shotgun for another grouse walk. Have a few days until chukar and quail seasons open.
Getting older yes, but still feeling pretty strong.
Guy
Yeah. My head keeps saying you can still do it like when you were a kid. My body sez SHUT UP!
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Guy, I'm looking down the barrel at turning 75 this year and enjoyed every word you wrote. Like you, I also have had a heart attack. But mine was 26 years ago while out turkey hunting. After recovering from bypass surgery I've followed my doctor's instructions and medication regiment, and was able to go back to doing everything that I did before. Now the only thing slowing me down is age! The one thing that I have quit is getting up on my roof anymore, that is for a younger man. I must say that I've gotten smarter over the years about some things, I now use an ATV and trailer to bring a deer the 1/2 mile out of the swamp and don't drag them by hand anymore. But as long as God gives me the strength to continue I will be out in that swamp the opening day of our 9 day Wisconsin deer season.
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