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10 miles walking my rifle - plenty of steep climbs, with a sprinkling of fighting blowdown and some postholing in deep snow for good measure! ah, but the views saw more elk sign in this area than previous spots, will hit the same area tomorrow

NICE! about to go get some cardio this morning, have the saw and maul loaded in the 1 ton, going to cut, split and stack a couple ricks of firewood on, then off load it on the back porch before noon, swinging an 8lb splitting maul sure works the lungs.

well I did bump an elk this morning, unfortunately in the dark :)- saw quite a bit of fresh sign higher, so going back again in the morning

7 miles this morning and got Tiny Elvis out for 3 miles later this afternoon

Great pic!

^thanks!

8 miles today; my buddy bumped a bull at first light- we never saw him again. The day started like this

Started the day shoveling ~ 8" of snow (we're over 30" for the year already!); Tiny E was feeling neglected with all the recent hunting, so took him out for 4 miles

62 miles for the week which still puts me ahead on 2020 miles for the year

Tiny Elvis and I hit the trails for 5 miles; snow is started to get packed down pretty good- wore my spikes which was a good call!

Walking the rifle tomorrow, hoping this last round of snow will quiet things down a bit- crunchy snow is aggravating!!!!!!

Are you still making miles in your running shoes. I spent 2 days south of Yellowstone hiking in 6-12" of snow wearing Salomon XD boots and it was different. Wool socks and Altras work good w/ spikes if you carry extra socks and don't make my hips ache...as much. I have a lot more energy when it is cold than when it is hot and it is easy to carry the extra weight. I love fall and winter!


MIKE R

I've got a pair of mid height Gore-Tex trail runners (La Sportiva) that I use in the winter (or when we have a Fall like we do now :)); the gore membrane keeps the feet decently warm, but not always dry.

If the snow is really deep, I usually use my hunting boots and tall gaiters.

7 miles this morning, froze my ass off big time. 9F when I left the truck and it was colder up higher (and the wind started up, as did the snow)

hit the gym this afternoon
deadlifts 5/3/1+/10
overhead press 5/3/1+/10
lunges 3x 30yds
chinups 3x13
core

heading out tomorrow early again, have enough new snow that old crunchy snow is buried pretty good- should help getting around a lot quieter

12 miles yesterday elk hunting, 8 miles today- 4 miles with meat on my back

Give us the details about the elk hunt mtwarden!

3 mile recovery hike with Tiny Elvis- he's been a little neglected the last couple of weeks, so was glad to get out!



A buddy and I were hunting this long drainage with several open meadows mixed in; we had seen evidence of a lot of activity- criss crossed with tracks, beds, places where they had pawed down to the grass, etc. Two days we arrived before light and two days we sat on it till the end of shooting light. We never saw an elk, but Thursday we heard a cow call on the north side of the drainage in thick timber and a bull answer the call (guessing it must be instinctive as the rut is long over). Friday morning with nothing in the meadows we decided to ease up the north side as the wind was in out favor. We found several beds, but also fresh tracks leading further up the ridge and around the side of the mountain. The wind really picked up (still in our favor) and we started to to get into some open, benchy areas. We had gone through a couple of those when we saw a cow below us about a 100 yards and heading in our direction, then another cow, another, a cow with a calf (which by the way last year and many years before, were legal to shoot with a general tag, but they made it into bulls only this year) and finally a small 5 point. Two hits to the vitals and he crashed into a large down tree. Then the fun began

Workout today was rough. I lifted a glass of Guinness multiple times....hypertrophy day.

Congratulations on the bull. Hard work pays off

^ thank you Sir

4 miles on the trails with Tiny E

we ground up 50-ish lbs of burger this morning, rented an industrial grinder and it made short work of it

squats 5/5/5 @ 80% 1RM
bench 5/5/5 @80% 1RM
pullups 3x11
dips 3x30
core

Hit the trails this evening with Tiny E for 4 miles

5 miles on the trails with Tiny Elvis this evening

Congrats MTWarden!

PS: You are allowed to post on other threads

^ thanks!

Oh I do, but I think they all fall in this forum