Tip 1: Mountain Hunting Physical Preparation

Tip 1: Mountain Hunting Physical Preparation
Physical Preparation for a mountain hunt is my #1 tip. If there's one way you can move the needle on your success, this is it. My other tips are also critical, but this is where I see most people can increase their success and improve their experience in the mountains. I'll tell you how to become the best hunter you can be.

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[Running_towards_adventure]

Listened to the Exo Mountain podcast you were so I looked up your videos here. I’m a multi deployment veteran during the war in terror, and over the last year battled anxiety and weight gain. Listening to you in the podcast and your videos and give me the kick in the butt I needed to start training again, lose the extra weight, and get into the mountains to hunt. This mornin I ran with my 12 year old daughter, who is an amazing athlete, and asked if she wanted to get into adventure racing with me as well as hunting. So a big thanks to your willingness to share your knowledge, and the encouragement you’ve given me through the social media platforms to get back into the body and shape I had even a year or so ago.

[reggierico]

The most notable aspect of LACK of proper preparation is not knowing about lack of oxygen in the high mountain elevations. My first trip to the mountains of Montana taught me that lesson. Our camp was at 5, 000 ft and we hunted around 7, 500-8, 500 ft elevation daily. If you live at sea level, like me, that is going to be an issue. I was in pretty good condition, but still carried some extra pounds. It took 3 days of all day climbing/hunting to get used to the altitude aspect of the hunt.

[north]

Ok..I'll be watching. I have a bit of a knee issue which is aggravated by running, less so by walking or even rucking up hills with a load. I have gone from 310 to 260 pounds over the last 14 months and have 40 pounds more to go. Long and slow is better for old-fat guys I think. Maybe at 220 I can start to run again. Promised to bring my boy sheep hunting this summer here in the Yukon so I'll be watching. Thanks for posting this and glad to see you converting something you obviously love into total life style.

[greghertzberg]

Two thumbs up from a guy who shoots elk above 11, 000 every year. I start my plan in spring and manage it like a marathon. The closer i am to season the more training i am doing until i can do 4, 000 vertical a day back to back and not blink or have a giant day of 6500 and have enough to keep going. If you missed a shot AND your exhausted its a double tragedy because physical exhaustion lends itself to psycological despair.

[adub]

Lunges with a 100lbs pack is my favorite workout, I live in Houston so the heat and humidity is pretty unbearable sometimes, training in my warehouse has seemed to help me a lot because of how hot it gets, it’s hard to breathe. I try to use my hunting pack/frame as much as possible for my workouts. Been at it for about a year so far. I got so into hunting I became a wrangler for an elk outfit in Colorado this past season.

[elkstalker]

Greg, continue to inspire us to get after it and go on these adventures! Big fan of yours and hope to meet you one day! I am going on my first sheep hunt (lower 48 resident) and have your videos on repeat. Thanks for all you do.

[RangerDoc]

Couldn't agree more a wealth of knowledge and glad to see you guys coming out with these videos. Like we say all the time at Train to Hunt, the most important piece of equipment you will bring on any backcountry hunt is you!! Keep it up be following these C.

[bandabanderos]

I agree. Really getting into mountain hunting now and they are brutal. Plus the lack of oxygen is something most don’t take into account. You can never overtrain for a mountain hunt.

[RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Endurance is so important because the days are so long. For example, Sheep season opens Aug 10 where I live in Alaska and the daylength can be over 20 hours....if you have the endurance to walk just 1 mile per hour, that could be 60 miles in 3 days..if you have the endurance....

[sheerwillsurvival]

I pull a large Jeep tire around my neighborhood as I live at 157ft elevation no mountains. It is a killer cardio workout makes me feel like my chest will explode have to take breaks. Great video

[stevengrant]

Great stuff Greg, heard you on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast, couldn’t have come at a better time. I will be following

[valuedhumanoid]

I have so many physical issues that I would be an extreme liability on a mountain hunt, as much as I would love to do one. I am not wasting anyone's time pretending to be something I am not. Unless you have a mountain that has a ski lift to the top, WiFi connectivity and a solar powered beer dispenser. And a goat chained to a pole with a bulls eye painted on his side.

[tylermarvier]

For some reason i feel more fit hunting in mountains and feel weak on rolling hills. Don’t know why