Solo for high hunt

[WoolyRunner]

How many of you go solo for the high hunt? I’m contemplating going solo.

[RockChuck]

  I really enjoy being there solo!

[cpawlowski19]

How many of you go solo for the high hunt? I’m contemplating going solo.

It all depends on you. Are you the kind of person who can endure days of quiet and stay motivated or would a companion help? I’ve done solo backcountry stuff and, while I was successful and comfortable alone, I felt like it was easier to give myself excuses or reasons to go a different way or head back to the tent a little earlier or maybe not push so deep or so hard. Having a partner I think helps with motivation and embracing the suck. Just my two cents.


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[boneaddict]

Always

[zwickeyman]

How many of you go solo for the high hunt? I’m contemplating going solo.

It all depends on you. Are you the kind of person who can endure days of quiet and stay motivated or would a companion help? I’ve done solo backcountry stuff and, while I was successful and comfortable alone, I felt like it was easier to give myself excuses or reasons to go a different way or head back to the tent a little earlier or maybe not push so deep or so hard. Having a partner I think helps with motivation and embracing the suck. Just my two cents.

Im actually the opposite. When I am solo all the decisions are mine, no one holding me back or changing my mind on what I think is best. I always hunt harder and am more successful alone. No matter how far back I am. For me the best of both worlds is to have a buddy in camp but hunt separately


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[ganghis]

I've always gone solo - though may go with a buddy for the first time this year.  I'd definitely welcome some comradery and sharing the load on the packout. In fact, I'd probably be able to stay an extra day with a buddy because I wouldn't need to plan for the possibility of a two-trip pack-out (or some variant thereof). But, it's also hard to beat going exactly where you want, when you want, and just figuring things out on your own.

[mburrows]

I really enjoy hunting with friends but hunting solo is incredibly rewarding and I’ve found that I’m a lot more in tune with what’s happening.

[h2ofowlr]

I enjoy the solo hunts.  As I get older I am starting to consider a hunting partner.  I am noticing it is becoming harder on my body and I can't handle the pack out load quite as well as I used to.

[jjhunter]

I typically go solo.  Primarily, because finding two big bucks on one hunt is tough.

[Deserthunter2016]

I’ve gone solo. Like said before it depends on your mindset when alone. When I’m solo I hunt better, I notice more, I go slower and am more aware. Try it for a night or two. If you’ve never done it I wouldn’t go 6 miles deep in case you decide you don’t like it, or if you get something you aren’t making multiple 6 mile trips. I always take a book to keep my mind busy in the slow times so I don’t get to talking myself out of being there. Relax and enjoy it.


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[RevJer]

I prefer solo hunts myself but its not for everybody. 

[Stein]

I hunt solo about half the time, will do so again this year on a backpack trip.  It's a totally different experience, likely a love/hate type of issue.

Like was mentioned, being realistic is a good idea, a solo hunter can do about 1/3 the work as a good 2-man team.

[follow maggie]

I’ve never done it anyway other than solo, but cpaw is right. You have to honestly reflect on yourself and make the appropriate decision from there.

[WoolyRunner]

Do you guys hang your food from bears when you’re out hunting away from camp?

[Stein]

I do, all smellables get hung and I cook away from my tent.  It's an old habit I learned when I was a Boy Scout, not sure it's 100% necessary but it doesn't hurt.