Make the Most of it when your Young

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Originally Posted by XR500

Its a bit of both. Yes, my balance is sometimes not what it should be when on the hill. Then again I can balance stationary on my dirt bike for 20 seconds without moving. Something I could only do for about 2 seconds 10 years ago. Its more the lack of power in your muscles that dooms any slight upset, tripping on tussock etc, to a fall. The legs and arms just don't have the power they used to have 10-20 years ago to counter gravity.:o

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Yeah. I would like to get battery push bike for recreation but am worried about my balance and arsing off. Quad is the safe option I guess.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Everything is a challenge at 75.
Getting this big bastard onto the back of the quad was a challenge. I had dragged him until I could reach him with a long length of rope. Towed him to a likely loading spot. Lifting him on was the hardest part.

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Well done!

How is it that a hind of a certain size weighs around 90lb when you’re 22 years old but when you turn 62 years old the same sized hind seems to weigh 190lb??

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Everything is a challenge at 75.
Getting this big bastard onto the back of the quad was a challenge. I had dragged him until I could reach him with a long length of rope. Towed him to a likely loading spot. Lifting him on was the hardest part.

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I can see a winch coming in very handy......with lots of thought and a bit of clever engineering you could sort the lifting bit using it.... first thought that comes to mind is a rack on back carrier that is hindged along the top rear of bike ....drop it down the back of bike,tie deer to it,put winch rope over it and winch it up...like a log splitters lifting leg...

or small trailer and a towball on front of bike so can switch trailer to front and drag deer onto it using winch....

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Originally Posted by Finnwolf

Well done!

How is it that a hind of a certain size weighs around 90lb when you’re 22 years old but when you turn 62 years old the same sized hind seems to weigh 190lb??

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Not sure what it would have weighed but as you say the ratio of my age to his weight was pretty damn high.

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I can see a winch coming in very handy......with lots of thought and a bit of clever engineering you could sort the lifting bit using it.... first thought that comes to mind is a rack on back carrier that is hindged along the top rear of bike ....drop it down the back of bike,tie deer to it,put winch rope over it and winch it up...like a log splitters lifting leg...

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I used a tie down and ratcheted his arse up off the ground on one side so that I could get under him with my arms and heave him up.

Greetings,
Onto page 4 in 2 days. Must be a lot of oldsters on the forum. I think the really important thing to remember is to rejoice in what we still can do rather than mourning the things that we now can't. I have mentioned my struggles with mobility before but perhaps not the extent. It has been an ongoing struggle since my late teens with periods when I could barely walk. Now in remission my mid week Grandpa wanders in the bush are necessarily short but still greatly enjoyed regardless and will continue for a while yet. I rejoice that although doddery I am still upright and with a fair percentage of my marbles intact. Not all of my cohort are so lucky.
Regards Grandpamac.

My old saying that's ringing truer each year passing.
My mind writes cheques my body can't cash!

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Good on ya @Tahr , just keep adapting and shooting , I need to adapt a different style now as I can’t carry much weight , shooting red stags in the mountains and getting the head out is something regrettably I have to call quits on , however I am fit otherwise so chasing Chamois is a good option .

I hurt my back and neck again about 6 weeks back trying get get a wooden stake out of the ground , it broke and I fell over backwards on my ass , as simple as that .

No way do I want to give the hunting up though , just need to get smarter with what I have left to work with LOL….

I have a simple philosophy. I intend to die young as late as possible!