They were both in their mid 70s. I'll turn 65 this year. That was a tough, muddy trek back in to the spot they were hunting, but they just took their time and did it. DANG, that was inspiring!
Me, I'll do it until I drop. I am hunting ducks less anymore and doing guided goose hunts and hunting in my back 40 a lot more now days, but I'll make one or two duck hunts a year just to make my dog happy if nothing else.
You should be in a good place for goose hunting, Mac. My son did a lot of waterfoul hunting not far east of you around Eagle Lake.
As for the "aged" hunting, the first year after I retired in '99 I hunted over 200 days (lots of that was ADC) the first year. Continued to hunt a lot but gradually slowed down in my late 70's as numbers for 2014 above indicate. Unfortunately, my wonderful wife, who has put up with my nonsense for 61 years (did I mention that she's a saint?) developed a pretty serious BP issue in '14 and I'm staying pretty close to home now. I do make day trips (no more overnighters) to one of the closer ranches (only an hour away) when things are going well, but not near what I had been able to do in the past. So, don't put off until tomorrow, what you are still able to do today. There were a couple of hunts on my bucket list that I always wanted to do, but kept sayin', "maybe next year". Shouldn't have procrastinated, we never know when that bucket might spring a leak.
Regards,
hps