I've hunted now for 55 years,lots of things have fell to my guns over that time. At first some were killed just to see them die, later they were killed as trophies, and later killed for their meat
About 15 years ago the killing lust left me and the joy of being outdoors usually with my son moved into my spirit. I still share the excitement of opening day deer season, but usually draw a bead on the deer and go bang under my breath. I'll still shoot a nice buck if I see one, but around here that's not going to happen.
About the same time I finally figured out that my joy was shooting and not killing. So I found my self getting involved in trap shooting, now I can kill 300 birds a day and never have to worry about cleaning or eating them
During my hunting career I'd shoot maybe 10 shots, 9 at targets and 1 at an animal, and my shooting season would last two weeks.
Now I shoot 16,000 times a year and my shooting season is about 10 months long.
I do believe age has a lot to with it and pushing 70 has taken it's toll on how many days are spent in the woods.
