[MacD37]

Like a lot of guys my age (71) I hunted on my own since the age of six years, with my first rifle, a brand new model 67 Winchester 22 single shot. I still like to hunt alone, and again like most here, I really don't care about the outcome of any hunting trip. I just enjoy being in the hills, and mountains with God's creatures!

I lived in El Paso, Texas for about 45 years, and hunted vast areas of uninhabited land in West Texas, and New Mexico, in low deasert, and in mountains up to 14 thousand feet above sea level, alone! I trnsfered to the D/FW area in 1982, and retired in 1996. I retired from a job with the largest airline in the world, ans that job allowed me to hunt tree continents, and many countries, for some of the world's most exotic game. Of course many of those countries mandated I hunt with a PH, or guide, but in most I could have done as well on my own, and would have prefered it that way. Well that came to an end about a year ago, when I developed canser, and have been in doctor's offices more than I've been home since! I've take to hunting some game ranches in my stste, (Low Fence) for wild hogs from blinds, and doves on water holes, where I don't have to expend too much energy. It ain't my style, but better than sitting at home, cleaning my rifles! Sure a let down after spending as long as a month by myself in Alaska hunting, and fishing, dropped off, and picked up by bush plane.
Like someone else said above, if I die while hunting, I'll die happy. Infact! If you look at my tag line, you will see my feeling on the subject.