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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 2010612" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>Just set goals and make a plan. You'll be good to go and hammering it next season. During the down time people usually get complacent about fitness. For example when covid hit and shut down gyms etc people got massively fat. They used covid as the excuse. I got into better shape. I walked the dog 2x a day, I ran the same loop and sometimes the lazy mut ran with me. So I'd do 6 miles a day. That motivated me so I created a loop with stations. The stations were push ups, sit ups, and I jogged/walked/sprinted in between. I had a little mishap on my dirt bike and messed up my hip. Instead of sitting around for 3 weeks I increased my push ups to 400-500 per day. Sets of 50 each time I had to pee or every hour. Since it was an all day gig the push up thing is pretty easy. Now, in my office, every time I have take bathroom break I do 2 sets of push ups and squats, 70 of each total, and usually get right at 300 per day. I hit the gym after work. Like I said, complacency is not good for us. </p><p></p><p>Hunting 2020. My season starts 1/1 and runs through 12/31. I hunt wolves all winter. I was able to tag 2 in March/April. I bow hunted elk in September but didn't tag out. I shot a few vids of smaller bulls and passed on a 280-300. It was a rough hunt with higher temps, dry, smokey as heck, and just overall a tough season. I usually take my big fluffy goldendoodle with me but waited to the end of the season to take him. The last weekend he was with me and he was awesome. He actually picked up sneaking and stalking on his own. When he'd hear the bulls respond he'd go into stalking mode with me. He never leaves my side but I'd never seen him actually sneak before. I was super proud of that mut. In october I found an area with a ton of wolf sign and was hunting wolves when I met a guy and his kids from NC. They were struggling to locate muley's in this brutal area so I decided to help them out. As a guide I pretty much knew what I was in for and it was ok. Helping kids is something I enjoy. We managed to tag 2 bucks at 9200 feet and just before a storm hit us. His boys are 10 and 15. It was pretty cool to spend some time with them and show them a different way to hunt. Most kids can't handle hours of glassing, sitting, and studying a mountain. It seems pointless. They got to see 2 mountain goats, 4 bucks, and put on a stalk that landed 2 of those bucks in the freezer. I'll be headed out to a late archery mule deer hunt, special draw tag for a trophy buck, and hope it all comes together. Once that is over, I'll be back after the wolves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 2010612, member: 61747"] Just set goals and make a plan. You'll be good to go and hammering it next season. During the down time people usually get complacent about fitness. For example when covid hit and shut down gyms etc people got massively fat. They used covid as the excuse. I got into better shape. I walked the dog 2x a day, I ran the same loop and sometimes the lazy mut ran with me. So I'd do 6 miles a day. That motivated me so I created a loop with stations. The stations were push ups, sit ups, and I jogged/walked/sprinted in between. I had a little mishap on my dirt bike and messed up my hip. Instead of sitting around for 3 weeks I increased my push ups to 400-500 per day. Sets of 50 each time I had to pee or every hour. Since it was an all day gig the push up thing is pretty easy. Now, in my office, every time I have take bathroom break I do 2 sets of push ups and squats, 70 of each total, and usually get right at 300 per day. I hit the gym after work. Like I said, complacency is not good for us. Hunting 2020. My season starts 1/1 and runs through 12/31. I hunt wolves all winter. I was able to tag 2 in March/April. I bow hunted elk in September but didn't tag out. I shot a few vids of smaller bulls and passed on a 280-300. It was a rough hunt with higher temps, dry, smokey as heck, and just overall a tough season. I usually take my big fluffy goldendoodle with me but waited to the end of the season to take him. The last weekend he was with me and he was awesome. He actually picked up sneaking and stalking on his own. When he'd hear the bulls respond he'd go into stalking mode with me. He never leaves my side but I'd never seen him actually sneak before. I was super proud of that mut. In october I found an area with a ton of wolf sign and was hunting wolves when I met a guy and his kids from NC. They were struggling to locate muley's in this brutal area so I decided to help them out. As a guide I pretty much knew what I was in for and it was ok. Helping kids is something I enjoy. We managed to tag 2 bucks at 9200 feet and just before a storm hit us. His boys are 10 and 15. It was pretty cool to spend some time with them and show them a different way to hunt. Most kids can't handle hours of glassing, sitting, and studying a mountain. It seems pointless. They got to see 2 mountain goats, 4 bucks, and put on a stalk that landed 2 of those bucks in the freezer. I'll be headed out to a late archery mule deer hunt, special draw tag for a trophy buck, and hope it all comes together. Once that is over, I'll be back after the wolves. [/QUOTE]
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