This past September, I shot a nice estimated 200 pound Maine “Foggy Mountain” black bear (a boar) with my crossbow from a ground blind. It was my 76th birthday.

It was a solo hunt as are most of my hunts. On my 75th birthday, the year previous,  I shot a nice  black bear from a tree stand with my 7mm Rem Mag. 

As I age, I have discovered that by dangling an adventure-like carrot in front of me, then I use that adventure as my health and exercise goal. 

Note: This past week in January, local hospitals were filling with possible heart attack patients from shoveling in very cold and snow conditions. 

If out in cold weather and exerting yourself, shoveling snow for example, many doctors suggest hydrating, stretching and

maybe take a baby aspirin to thin blood before heading out to shovel. 

I carry baby aspirin on my person as a rule of thumb just in case. 

It seems that I purposely become adventuresome just to maintain my body and mind health.  Maybe find non hunting adventures as I further age as well to stay healthy as well.

I like to eat what I hunt and love to chef my own food. I started a cookbook but have yet to publish it. Maybe this year. We shall see….

Adventure Awaits…