I'm living a dream this year : I will hunt sheep for the first time, in September 2010. I'm scheduled to hunt bighorn sheep in BC, in the Kootenays, with Alex Smutny - Bugle Basin Outfitters, Sept 9-18. This is a I'm also allowed a mule deer.
That will be my second hunt out west, I was in Northern BC for an elk hunt this last september with Dale Drinkall, Folding and Terminus Mountain Outfitters. My background is mostly as a whitetail and moose hunter.
I plan to post here my preparation toward that hunt - training, equipment...
I'm 37 and in good shape, I train 4-5 times a week. My training method is CrossFit, I believe it helps a lot, and better than pure aerobic training for mountain hunting. It gives leg strenght and stamina for climbing, much better than running. Strenght training is too often associated with bodybuilding but CrossFit is very different, geared toward athleticism and performance instead of muscle hypertrophy. I will get into more details in future posts.
Martin
That will be my second hunt out west, I was in Northern BC for an elk hunt this last september with Dale Drinkall, Folding and Terminus Mountain Outfitters. My background is mostly as a whitetail and moose hunter.
I plan to post here my preparation toward that hunt - training, equipment...
I'm 37 and in good shape, I train 4-5 times a week. My training method is CrossFit, I believe it helps a lot, and better than pure aerobic training for mountain hunting. It gives leg strenght and stamina for climbing, much better than running. Strenght training is too often associated with bodybuilding but CrossFit is very different, geared toward athleticism and performance instead of muscle hypertrophy. I will get into more details in future posts.
Martin