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Originally Posted by Smokinyotes
The stories I could tell. I’ve hunted almost every year with the same group of guys for the last 39 years. The fun we have had is priceless. If you gave me a choice of going on a Caribbean cruise or going to hunting camp I would take hunting camp every time. We don’t hunt as hard as we used to and don’t like shooting game too late in the day, well because we are old guys and don’t want to work to hard gutting and skinning in the dark.
Now that some of the younger guys have joined us we let them do the wood splitting and skinning as we figure we’ve done our time and enjoy sitting in a lawn chair by the meat pole having a beer while we watch the young guys skin. As far as guys drinking too much, who really cares as we don’t have a bunch of rules in camp. If they want a headache the next day that’s up to them.
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My situation is very similar to yours.
Our main "group" is getting older. Couple of guys started bringing their sons years back. They were great leg holders then, and learnt the passion from good guys. Today, they have molded into great hunters, and some of us now are the leg holders.
Once in awhile, we invite a guest. Usually, this person knows one of us, and pretty well know how we operate, in regards to chores, and after hours activities. So we never really have any issues that way.
Most of us enjoy our toddies, more so in the younger years. Most us are now in bed at 9/10. Did some miss a morning hunt here and there at any given time? Yep. But that did not happen often at all. And because our group has been together for so long, I don't recall any extreme behaviors while consuming spirits after the hunt. A few "friendly disagreements" of course, but soon forgotten the next day. Respect to one another I suppose after all these years.
One sad thing...we are all getting older. 2 years ago, we lost one of our friends. A picture with his last moose is hanging above the chair he always sat on. So the Camp "dynamics" changed a little, but not much.
Earlier on, one of our guys was kinda like the OP's movie guy, without the phone. Little walk and frank talk outside. Basically told that if he does not contribute like everyone else, he's out. Period. He got the hint, and we all still enjoy his company now.
OP, I am sure you will get other opportunities in the future...
