Car camping or backpack hunt? Only planning for warm seasons? Distance traveling? Expected duration in the field? Anticipated weather (besides warm...tropical humid warm with daily rain vrrsus low possibility of rain)?
Might be some additional questions which shape or limit some choices...
On the shoulder rotation, there are also some small muscles and tissues which might not be getting stretched and developed. I wrestled with similar problems in the past and found some shoulder rehab exercises I added into my mix. These are generally light weight and resistance oriented.
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Exactly.
And with about 1/3-1/2 the full US population on the east coast states, likely a much lower proportion of elk hunters overall.
Working around the data and analytics industry, I see data, analytics and stats used and misused. Without insights on the methods, data and handling I tend to...
A) survey results are from 2011?
B) without showing the actual questions asked, there is plenty of room for bias and creative interpretation...i.e. in the off season I watch animals;my kids watch animals add they wander across our property yet they don't hunt them...etc
C) why are my tax dollars...
I've got the fitbit charge hr and the app on my phone. I've got no complaints. Tracks sleep, exercise, heart rate, calories burned and with the app to track food/calls in and set/track progress toward goals.
Topos will give you trails, terrain, features and detail for landnav. The state website has other resources/maps for parks, unit boundaries, land ownership, stats, etc.
I've been using these to find the units of interest then some areas of interest using the maps. I'll then switch to Google...
Fwiw-NC reintroduced elk 15 years ago and are now just starting to make moves toward potential hunts though nothing is finalized yet...I have the same dream of one day being able to hunt them in my home state.
8pm. I'm just doing hills tonight with the backpack on as I have limited time.
But mixing it up, I think is right...slower distance, wind sprints, obstacles/high stepping...at the end of the day is gonna be a mix.