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

[GregE]

I am taking the looooooong route in preparation for chasing ELK this fall.  I've had back problems for several years and have been bone on bone in my left knee since the 80's.  Got 5 lumbar  vertebrae fused in Feb and am having the knee replacement surgery next Monday the 17th.

I've been doing a lot of walking but have been restricted for 3 months from anything that might loosen the bone grafts- lifting, twisting, bending ....  I have 6 weeks of rehab PT scheduled for the knee and a month or so additional to finish up getting ready for Colorado ELK camp at 8500'.  Assuming the unit draw comes through.   

I'll be out somewhere in any case.   

[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.

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!!

spraying exotic plants below the park service 1310 line?

[BIGMIKE]

Ive been working out prety much everyday. Been running a lot, preping for the Seattle marathon im at 18 miles working to 26 miles. Im not a fast runner 9 min/mile. I ve been running hills and backpaking like crazy just in case I get drawn for my dream hunt (Bighorn sheep of Umtanum). Training hard so I can hunt hard. 

[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!!

spraying exotic plants below the park service 1310 line?

not sure, i haven't started yet. maybe why do you ask??

[whacker1]

Just curious - The park service owns all the land below the 1310' elevation line.  Full pool to the lake is 1290' on the lake, so I was assuming that you be spraying noxious weeds for the park service that are below the 1310' line as to protect from infestion of milfoil and other types of weeds that take over.  Just trying to think of what else the Park service owns at lake roosevelt other than the couple of marinas and campgrounds?

[HighCountryHunter88]

We are just based there and do some work there. we also can go as far as Oregon and Idaho. Ive been told that we'll be at Stehekin, North Cascades, Ross Lake, Lake Roosevelt, and maybe Nez Pearce Idaho.. That's all i know for now other than its 8 days on and 6 days off.

[whacker1]

 one can have a lot of fun in 6 days off.

[HighCountryHunter88]

Oh yes, hunting, fishing, and i guess i'll have to visit my girl friend to 

[bonecrusher]

im never not hiking through the woods so im always ready

[rasbo]

took a nap,and dreamed of bears chasing me.woke up in a sweat..Im bushed..I do as much as I can..Really need to get on my bike

[machine]

For me its the opposite.I spend 4-6 hours a week boxing kickboxing and muay thai.On the weekends I get out and hike logging roads a few days a month.From Aug-Nov I skip the gym and hunt with my free time which leaves me feeling out off shape when I go back.

[machine]

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!

Cross fits an awsome workout.It kicked my ass the couple times Ive done it.

[spikehunter]

 Drinking beer , and looking at chit on the computer

[Instinct]

was hitting the gym 3 or 4 times a week.. been on the lazy bench for 3 weeks.. need to get my but up and movin. shouldve been doing it 2 days ago since i started my unemployment... however been gettin up at 4something in the morning last couple days for some odd reason  maybe its a sign to hit the gym when its open at 430.

[letmhunt]

Im not doing anything, going to road hunt the little naches and wait for one of the thousands of hunters to push an elk across the road