17 weeks to go, what are you doing to get ready?

[Machias]

I am almost one week into the Nurtisystem diet, already dropped 10 pounds!!    I am walking 3 miles almost every day at this point.  Next week I am going to start biking in to work as well.  What are you doing to get ready for elk season?

[WDFW-SUX]

I just started riding my bike every moring so far I'm doing 16 miles monday to friday and 4 mile hikes on the weekend.  I've got some longer hikes planned too.  I'm down 6# so far I'd like to knock off 10 more by september

[Todd_ID]

Made a list of every elk encounter I can remember in the areas I plan to hunt (where I called from, where they answered from, time of day, wind at the time, and end result (either shot or escape route)).  Then I looked the areas over for the 10,000th time on Google Earth and Nat. Geog. Topo maps to see what else I missed about the areas; I learn something new every time, too (things like feeding vs. bedding areas vs. travel routes, why the wind that day was wrong for what I was trying to get the bull to do, how to come at the bull from a completely different direction, etc.).  Now I'm on to listing various access methods based on wind and listing stand/setup sites for various winds/thermals and what trails need cut when I go up in June and July.  Also trying to figure out where to put the trail camera from June when I go to cut trails until September when I go to hunt.

I'm trying to narrow down my areas to about 3 or 4 perfect spots depending on the winds and time of the rut that will produce year in and year out.  In other words....luck doesn't happen: it's a collision of preparation and opportunity.

[washingtonmuley]

I'm continuing to lift,run,and hit the versa climber 5-6 times a week. I also started training for the upcoming warrior dash which the location for the Northwest has not been published yet.I figure if I can complete it I can handle any hunt situation I might encounter this year. If anyone is up for a challenge then look up warrior dash.Good luck and train smart.

[Machias]

In other words....luck doesn't happen: it's a collision of preparation and opportunity.

So TRUE!!

[whacker1]

bear hunting

[washingtonmuley]

bear hunting

What unit?

[whacker1]

49 degrees North

[littlemac]

Starting a biggest loser with some buddies on Sunday and getting on the walking/hiking regimen.

Just submitted my permit hunt applications and doble checked with the manager of the property we access in New Mexico to confirm our hunt there.

Winter weight got totally out of hand this year, I have my work cut out for me.

[HighCountryHunter88]

Cross Fitt, and i got a summer job with the park service spraying exotic plants in the NP's so ill get plenty of hiking in!

[Machias]

Cross Fitt, and i got a summer job with the park service spraying exotic plants in the NP's so ill get plenty of hiking in!

Sweet job, congrats!

[whacker1]

Cross Fitt, and i got a summer job with the park service spraying exotic plants in the NP's so ill get plenty of hiking in!

Sweet job, congrats!

No kidding - scouting all summer long.

[runamuk]

I am doing nothing  ......haven't been to the gym in well over a month ever since I  started a job and a new school quarter and just cannot get myself back on track..... still walking every so often and try to fit in a few hundred crunches a day other than that I am not doing much of anything as soon as school is done for summer I hope to get back into the woods more or the gym.....

[carpsniperg2]

i am going to jump on that band wagon as well soon.

[HighCountryHunter88]

Cross Fitt, and i got a summer job with the park service spraying exotic plants in the NP's so ill get plenty of hiking in!

Sweet job, congrats!

No kidding - scouting all summer long.

i get to work up in Stehekin for a couple weeks I've always wanted to do the Sept hunt but I archery hunt for elk and I'm going to Montana this year so i wont have time. My job will be based out of Lake Roosevelt where allot of my Buddy's live and hunt. my best friend has permission on some property with allot of bear so hopefully ill take my fist bear this August!! But I cant wait for elk season!!! So Stoked!!