Welp, we are two weeks out. Since starting this thread I am down 30+ lbs. That alone makes this worth it for me. Me and 3 first time buddies are all packed up around the 50-60 lb mark with water and weapon (I'll be the only one with a tag this year; hedged my bets talking people into going with me and wound up with a full truck, got some awesome friends). We've been hitting the gym 3-5 times a week and hiking with packs at least twice a week. We have a solid plan A IMO, although we don't have all the vacation time in the world, we won't be in the woods until the 2nd day of 2nd rifle and won't be able to stay the entire time, will have to leave the day before the last day. Thanks everyone here for your help! Will come back with many pics, hopefully some of a dead bull!
