I normally go into fall season making sure I’m fat adapted and in ketosis, I’ve been fasting and eating keto for a long time so it’s pretty easy to me. I use to crash out and get hypoglycemic while working long hours or hunting/hiking. Becoming fat adapted has made hypoglycemia a thing of the past and I love hunting while in ketosis.
For a 2-3 day backpack hunt I normally only pack a sandwich bag full of almonds, a bag with rolled up pepperoni or salami and cheese, some honey straws for a sweet tooth and wilderness athlete electrolytes.
I’m sure people think I’m crazy but I really enjoy not having to think about my next meal when hunting. My buddies are usually crashing out and having to stop and eat, most of the time I just sit and watch them or maybe eat a honey straw or two. I went backpacking 7 miles deep for an overnight trip with my wife last fall on days 4 & 5 on a water fast and felt amazing and full of energy!! Last year I killed my bull 4 miles from the truck in the desert, we leap frogged the meat out from 11am until dark. All I needed was a little electrolytes after a few hours of sweating in the sun, i took zero food on that hunt. Came back and hunted 7 miles deep up the same drainage the next day.
I’m going to be going into season quite a bit leaner this year but still plan on going keto, I think I’ll still have sufficient fat to burn. 3500 calories in a pound of body fat, even a fairly lean dude can go for days.
I’m not suggesting anyone not take food, just curious how many people have or do hunt in ketosis? I feel like this is a huge advantage in the back country or just in general when grinding day in day out for a month straight.
Here’s the hell hole we packed my bull out off. A couple big water crossing and had to go up over two big saddles before getting back to the truck. I killed him on the only bench in the drainage, the whole walk out was in and out of those canyons.

For a 2-3 day backpack hunt I normally only pack a sandwich bag full of almonds, a bag with rolled up pepperoni or salami and cheese, some honey straws for a sweet tooth and wilderness athlete electrolytes.
I’m sure people think I’m crazy but I really enjoy not having to think about my next meal when hunting. My buddies are usually crashing out and having to stop and eat, most of the time I just sit and watch them or maybe eat a honey straw or two. I went backpacking 7 miles deep for an overnight trip with my wife last fall on days 4 & 5 on a water fast and felt amazing and full of energy!! Last year I killed my bull 4 miles from the truck in the desert, we leap frogged the meat out from 11am until dark. All I needed was a little electrolytes after a few hours of sweating in the sun, i took zero food on that hunt. Came back and hunted 7 miles deep up the same drainage the next day.
I’m going to be going into season quite a bit leaner this year but still plan on going keto, I think I’ll still have sufficient fat to burn. 3500 calories in a pound of body fat, even a fairly lean dude can go for days.
I’m not suggesting anyone not take food, just curious how many people have or do hunt in ketosis? I feel like this is a huge advantage in the back country or just in general when grinding day in day out for a month straight.
Here’s the hell hole we packed my bull out off. A couple big water crossing and had to go up over two big saddles before getting back to the truck. I killed him on the only bench in the drainage, the whole walk out was in and out of those canyons.
