Hey guys wanted to check in after my hunt - it was an awesome experience, one i hope to relive soon. I made a post with the full story if anyone wants the details
https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/a-georgians-first-elk-hunt-the-full-story.279440/
Wednesday Sept 14
Shortly after our wake up alarms went off at 5, 3 guys whipped into the parking spot with us and tore down the trail, as we sleepily rubbed our eyes in disbelief, wishing we were still dreaming. We returned to our spot from yesterday and grabbed our gear, already behind the...
Tuesday Sept 13
Tuesday was a day to remember - it was the highlight of the trip. We woke up and set off like a pack of beagles chasing bugles in the moonlight, the elk were fired up. We made a move on the closest to us, he was just a couple of small ridges over. He bugled at our cow mews and...
Saturday Sept 10th
We slept with the windows cracked, my birthday present arrived in the wee hours of the morning as I awoke to the symphony of raging bull elk in a meadow near us. They cut each other off in rut induced fury, and through the sleepless morning I counted 18 seperate bugles from...
TLDR - it was an awesome trip, good lord willing i'll be back next year. Had several encounters and even missed a 4x4. One of my favorite parts of hunting is sharing the experience with others, but this trip was so special to me I couldn't summarize it without cutting parts out and I always...
Last workout before leaving for CO on Thursday!!
Squat 5,3,1
Bench 5,3,1
Pullups 2x8
Rushed home to finish last batch of pemmican and last minute packing. I also experimented with dehydrated beef liver jerky and im not so sure if ive ever has such an unpleased palate.
Gotta mow grass...
just don't want something small like fitness to hinder me from success, especially if i could have prepared for it more or mitigated. Trying to test all my gear beforehand and make sure nothing is wonky and i know how everything works.
Theyve been getting easier, but still a grind. Ive been...
Got to trailhead last night, walked till dark, walked some more in the dark with my headlamp, made camp, woke up, and grinded the rest out.
I cant compensate for the altitude, but i feel like this has gotten me as close to "ready" as i know how to get. September is coming!
Total 19.9 miles...
Bringing this one back from way back - just finished my first batch waiting on it to set up in fridge.
How do you guys grind your dry meat(hehe)? I used a food processor and the chunks looked bigger than what i thought, only some of it was truly "shredded"
When i mixed everything together the...
Did another leg on the Benton Mackaye this weekend -
Total 20.1 miles
3160 feetvof elevation
Ftom old dial rd to bushy head gap
got to trailhead friday evening after work and did 6 miles (got drenched with rain, but i got to test out my pack rain cover it was a blessing this trip). Camped at...
Did 3 sections on benton mackaye, ~30-35# pack. Parked at trailhead friday after work and hightailed it until dark and went a little further with my headlamp to the next campsite.
Actually walked up on a black bear, figured he was a 3-4 years old. I was on the trail and it was worn and it was...
When you guys say "x pound pack" do you mean "x lbs added to my pack" or "my pack weights x pounds"
Push mowed my lawn (not a self propelled push mower, like an og one that just turns blade) with a 63 pound pack
0.6 acres with an 18" blade width comes out to 3.3 miles