Hunting can take you away from roads and trails so it is important to be in shape in order to deal with the strenuous conditions.

Cardio is important, though someone getting ready for spot and stalk hunts should also be concerned with their strength. Box jumps and stair climbs will help out a ton. Your pack will most likely have 20-40 extra pounds in it after loading it with meat, so you need to be strong in order to scary that extra weight.

Kris tells a grueling story about a time he was on a hunt and was not in good enough shape to pack out his bear. He was out of shape and split from his group. He shot a bear and had to go disarticulate it. Getting out of the situation ended with his partners needing to use rope to help him out of nasty hole.

Somehow we ended up talking about Mule Tape… Kris recommends it. If you are an out of shape hunter, you might want to carry some in your pack if you need your hunting buddies to pull you out of hole.

Rudy just joined back up with Mt Baker Crossfit after a year plus hiatus. Crossfit just might be the best style of working out for priming your body for hunting. Rudy has had some back injuries in the past and so he has been stretching out extra to try an help balance the extra effort.

“Born from the depths of Hates,” is how Kris describes the Stair Mill or possibly the StairMaster Step Mill.

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