My old man

[gregintenn]

He’ll turn 80 in December. He was telling me about planning to go bushhog his deer lease right before he caught this. I hope I’m doing as well at that age.

 

[Grayfox54]

Cherish him while you can. 

[TripleGGG]

Great picture

[gregintenn]

Only fish we caught today, but we still had fun.

[A.J. Holst]

Going to see my Dad this weekend to celebrate his 80th.

4 hours ago, gregintenn said:

hope I’m doing as well at that age.

 

Agreed 

[derf]

Whether you knew it or not, it was never about the fishing. 

[ArmyBrat61]

3 minutes ago, derf said:

Whether you knew it or not, it was never about the fishing. 

Those are the times that I miss the most.

[gregintenn]

I’d love to go back and fish with either of my grandfathers.

[TripleGGG]

29 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

I’d love to go back and fish with either of my grandfathers.

Just one more day with this man. My granddad, I basically took every step he did for several years when I was little. I hear his voice every day. 

[peejman]

12 hours ago, gregintenn said:

I’d love to go back and fish with either of my grandfathers.

I never knew either of my grandfathers, both died before I was born. My boys have both grandads and a great grandad (my wife's).  I remind them regularly to enjoy that while they can. 

[deerslayer]

13 hours ago, Grayfox54 said:

Cherish him while you can. 

This.  We always hear about how kids will be grown before you know it, but sometimes your parents are gone before you know it.  Boy do my wife and I know.  

[Gnarlytoes]

Take every opportunity you can get or make to spend time doing things like this with him. My dad is 86 and was still active and going strong until a couple of years ago. The past two years have a downward spiral for his mobility and health. I will be surprised if he is still here in another couple of years.

[Jeb48]

I went fishing and hunting  with my Grandpa when ever I had the chance but I have a few memories of my Grand Grandpa when I was fairly young. One was he worked part time in a ladder factory till he was well into his 80s, he may have died still working and a couple of fishing trips with both my Gpa and GGpa down at a creek for catfish at night by kerosene lantern. I don’t remember if we caught any thing I just remember going and the mosquitos and getting into giggers.

When Gpa I would go fishing and he would rip off a good fart he would always look around and say ducks.

Went we went squirrel hunting I would use a single shot .22 and my Gpa used a 12g. I almost never, if ever hit anything but he would get his limit.