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<blockquote data-quote="Timnterra" data-source="post: 1078395" data-attributes="member: 55944"><p><strong>Re: Physical Training For Mountain Hunts</strong></p><p></p><p>Great article! I'm stressing about a backpack elk hunt in Colorado this October. I know I've got to get into better shape and so I've been running 5 days a week for the last three weeks. I run at least 3 miles at a time. I thought from all the running I'd be in pretty good shape... I live in the black hills of SD so a buddy and I decided to hike Harney Peak (highest peak between the Rockies and the alps). It was 6 miles from truck to summit and a gain of just over 2300 ft in elevation. Well it kicked my butt! It took nearly two and a half hours to get to the top and we were so beat that we took the short 3.5mile trail down in the opposite direction of the truck and hitch hiked back to the truck. I realized I'm going to have to do a lot more hill climbing and backpacking in my exercise! So, I've packed my backpack as if I were going elk hunting with everything including food and my rifle. I was shocked when I stepped on the scale wearing the pack to see a weight of 310lbs! I have got some serious work ahead of me. I'm going to carry this pack up and down every hill I can find as Many times as possible in the ten weeks before elk season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timnterra, post: 1078395, member: 55944"] [b]Re: Physical Training For Mountain Hunts[/b] Great article! I'm stressing about a backpack elk hunt in Colorado this October. I know I've got to get into better shape and so I've been running 5 days a week for the last three weeks. I run at least 3 miles at a time. I thought from all the running I'd be in pretty good shape... I live in the black hills of SD so a buddy and I decided to hike Harney Peak (highest peak between the Rockies and the alps). It was 6 miles from truck to summit and a gain of just over 2300 ft in elevation. Well it kicked my butt! It took nearly two and a half hours to get to the top and we were so beat that we took the short 3.5mile trail down in the opposite direction of the truck and hitch hiked back to the truck. I realized I'm going to have to do a lot more hill climbing and backpacking in my exercise! So, I've packed my backpack as if I were going elk hunting with everything including food and my rifle. I was shocked when I stepped on the scale wearing the pack to see a weight of 310lbs! I have got some serious work ahead of me. I'm going to carry this pack up and down every hill I can find as Many times as possible in the ten weeks before elk season. [/QUOTE]
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