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I was suppose to go to our hunting spot in Perry county Ohio. It was my intention to call in those hollows for coyote. Bags packed, ammo loaded, rifle zero verified. Then it all gets flushed.

The thing is I won't do this alone anymore. Getting older (63), some health issues, I don't see it as safe. In the past ( my 20's and early 30's) I would simply disappear for as much as 2 weeks. I'd toss some food in the truck and run Wayne national forest squirrel hunting. That with my 22lr or my 32 cal flint lock.

What the years change.

I will hunt alone but would rather hunt with someone

I still deer hunt alone, usually archery. I'm older than you. Only worry is when I climb in/out of tree.

-Ken

I'll help others on their hunts, but my hunts are mine, and alone. Wife doesn't like it since I broke my leg in 09 on an elk hunt. She also knows I don't care if I die out hunting.

Kent

I still hunt alone sometimes. I'm 65 with some health issues myself. I now carry a SPOT locator with me whenever out in the woods. Mainly gives the wife peace of mind.
I'd rather die in the woods doing what I love than in bed at home watching how the stomach turns or the view.

I’m 71 and still hunt alone, when there’s nobody to hunt with me. I mostly bow hunt, and do use tree stands, but I wear a harness and use a safety line 100%. I hope to have many more years of hunting, alone or not.

At 59 I hunt alone on 3 places, but primarily on our own acreage.

All of which I have intimate knowledge of[my own, my stepfathers farm and best friends family prop].
A vehicle can be driven to within 100 yards of my stands on all of the above.
I only go 'up' using ladder stands or in one built condo these days.

I still go alone sometimes, but Wifey ain’t liking it anymore.

64 here,sitting in trees all of deer season is what I do for fun,sport,and adrenaline.Nothing else quite like it.Getting in and out of dew or ice covered stands is not the safest activity out there,but life without risk is not life. Now if they would just open a season for lefties and demorats I think life would be complete.Happy hunting,and keep those broadhead razor sharp.

At 67 I still hunt alone. Hunted with a friend during dove season it reminded me why I hunt alone...mb

true that

I'm nearing 60, been hunting alone my entire life, it started when I was around 13, used to drive my mother nuts going out for several days alone.
Like others, I would rather die out in the bush rather than a hospital bed.

I hunt with my Son when he can make it, but otherwise have no problem being alone, one advantage is I don't gotta follow a plan with another hunter, and I don't have to look out for another hunter.
One shouldn't be shocked if you shoot something a couple miles from camp just before dark because its your fault lol.

At 60, I play it safe, I always let my family know where I am, I check in a couple times a day through text, service is not always available and I have to get to a high spot on the land.


I have also learned, you never are really alone.

I’m 75 and still hunt already ne. Albeit it is fun to hunt with someone who can be trusted. I have found that my schedule is not always someone else’s. Plus, I can be independent and hunt where and when I choose. I will hunt mid Montana soon and given fuel prices are up I will sleep in my rig. Good ‘nuff! MTG

My last solo hunt was in 2018. I was 75 then. I had a heck of a time loading my 6x6 bull onto my mule. When I got back to my truck, I had to ask for help to unload it. Since then I have deal with very good friend that is an outfitter. She will send a packer out to load my elk and pack it back to her base camp where she has a walk in cooler.

Looks like I will be hunting solo in 2023. My hunting partner can't afford a rental horse now. I am not in the best of health,but if I can get there, I will go.

I will hunt alone but I am much more careful at 60 than 22. I prefer to have someone close enough to get to me in a timely basis.
I hunt 9 hrs from home so generally plan around other guys being on the property when I am.

Lost my hunting partners, family not interested, either I hunt alone or not at all. So I go. Carry a satellite locator beacon for real emergency in the woods, that is if I'm aware enough and conscious to be able to push the button. If not.........oh well.

I'm getting up there, but will still hunt alone as long as I have cell coverage and folks know where I will be and my estimated time in the woods

If you have cell coverage, you might find a friend who wants the hangin' around camp experience but who isn't interested in hunting?

So you die in the woods doing what you love, what could be so bad about that?

I hunted 5 days by myself, and 2 days with a hunting buddy. When I was by myself I was almost glad not to get a mule deer up on the mountain. With my bud, getting a deer and packing it out would have been ok. I was pretty tired after my hunt. In the future I may hunt alone, but I’ll do easier hunts.