What did you do today to get ready for Elk season?

[87TT]

A quick look at the calendar tells me I have two weeks left until opening day. I have been doing the normal things like shooting my bow and hiking with a weighted pack. Those I do pretty much year round.
Today I made a sitting pad with three layers of thick carpet pad that my lovely wife sewed a multcam cover for. It rolls up and goes into a side pocket of my pack. I also vacuum sealed some frozen dinners for camp.
Wondered what other people are doing as it might remind me of something to put on my list to do?

 

[IrkedCitizen]

I woke up. So at least there is that. Lol

 

[87TT]

I'm kind of a procrastinator sometimes so I take it in bites. And not the most organized so...............

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I thought about it.

 

[madgrad02]

My daily mtntough mgd program before work, had meetings but still got in 30 floors of stairs with a 35lb plate in my pack, and just getting home from karate class I take with the kids...

 

[trophyhill]

I debated today on if I want to hunt Mule Deer or Elk over Labor Day weekend. Still not sure. I found a monster mulie in January but could only hunt Coues at the time.

 

[svivian]

Thawed my last package of backstraps.... usually pretty motivated when I run out

 

[Jaquomo]

Wife and I ebiked 15 miles up a mountain and back on a rough trail, then did free weight PT reps and stretching for the shoulder, then shot a few arrows, then had an Irish Whiskey on the deck looking over the valley. Typical day. Getting old and doing this elk thing, solo, requires a lot more effort than it did 20 years ago....

 

[wyogoat]

Tuesday leg-day and shooting the bow…

 

[Trr15]

Tuesday/arms & cardio - flung a few arrows

 

[5MilesBack]

I shot a couple arrows with BH's. That's more than I've done the rest of the summer combined to get ready. Just not all that motivated this year. It is what it is.

 

[87TT]

Wife and I ebiked 15 miles up a mountain and back on a rough trail, then did free weight PT reps and stretching for the shoulder, then shot a few arrows, then had an Irish Whiskey on the deck looking over the valley. Typical day. Getting old and doing this elk thing, solo, requires a lot more effort than it did 20 years ago....

Tell me about it, getting old sucks.

 

[Loper]

Went to bed early last night at 8:15 pm and still overslept. Realized I didn’t have time to go to the gym before work so I rucked with 40 pounds for 3.5 miles in my neighborhood.

 

[Hondo0925]

Woke up early, got a quick work out In. Then got my pack all set for some pack training tomorrow morning before work.

I sit here writing this while beer In hand so there’s that. So the prep isn’t going perfect.

 

[Elkhntr08]

Only ate one corn dog at the fair tonight.
Seriously, repacked my pack and added 10# to it. Leaving for another job tomorrow, so taking it with me.

 

[MnWildFan]

got swollen this morning.

 

[MTbowhunter36]

I've been rucking 50 pounds at lunch for 2.5 miles.

I quit alcohol, sweets, caffeine, chips (seed oils), basically eating meat and fruit and vegetables to get in tip-top shape for the month of August. I eat pretty clean but wanted to take it up a notch.





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[Roguemountainhunter]

Scoured Rokslide to ensure I make the right choices.

 

[Marine4life]

Nothing. Too busy getting ready for a sheep hunt which opens 14 days before my elk hunt.


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[Mighty Mouse]

Ordered a Slik Sling this morning because I'm in the middle of moving and can't remember where I packed away the sling I've been using. Did a 15 minute step-up session with a 50# pack at lunch. Traced out routes in Google Earth to a few new spots I might want to try. Fixing to subdivide and freeze a batch of elk chili for camp meals.