Sheep Hunters (and others), Just How Crazy Are You?

[dave99]

I had hoped that she wouldn’t notice.

My wife caught me sneaking back into the house last night after dark with no shoes on. She did an audible facepalm when I explained that I took the dog for a long walk barefoot along the trails behind our mountain home. The reason? To build up calluses on my feet to avoid blisters on my upcoming sheep hunt. She thinks I’m insane. I think I’m dedicated and focused...

What is the weirdest, most oddball thing that you’ve done in preparation for a hunt? Anyone cutting toothbrushes in half to save weight? Do you set a reminder on your phone to clip your toenails a week before a backpack hunt? Cut straps off your pack that you think aren’t needed, or tags off your shirts? Pound out 2000 vertical feet on the stair master in mountaineering boots?

Go ahead, let the sharing circle begin.

BTW: my feet are sore today.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[1bowhunter12]

My liver usually takes the most punishment so I’m in my August’s routinegtting it in tip top shape ...

[dave99]

This pic has nothing to do with the thread, but no thread is worth reading unless it has something to look at.

Edith Cavell and the Ramparts (far in the background) from Mt. Aberhart in the Maligne Range. April 2019.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[raw outdoors]

Caught in a blizzard 100km wind zone 400 we call it sheep hunting but it’s more like a survival skills test.

I am on my fifth set of kenetrek boots.

[MooseRiverTrapper]

Looking for another one of these.

[astepanuk]

438 sheep hunt last November was a test among tests. Sitting on the top of a mountain glassing sheep for 8hrs while the wind is blowing 100km plus will put you to the test that hunt sure isn’t for the faint of heart.

[calgarychef]

I’m no sheep hunter but as the weather gets colder I start to wear less clothing. It helps to acclimatize ourselves to the cold, especially those of us who have indoor jobs.

[Ram94]

Buying nothing but a tub of Vaseline and a big bag of cotton balls.

[Redrider]

Two years ago i started trail running to get in shape for sheep hunting, that turn in to a full time obsession of running all the time. I finished the Canadian Death race this year, and im still not in sheep hunt form.. She keep asking me when im going to take up sheep hunting again.. maybe after i complete a 100 miler lol

[raised by wolves]

I have a daily circuit of 10 to 15 km, and once a week a 20 km route. 100 litre pack loaded with 70-90 lbs.

[buckbrush]

Originally Posted by raised by wolves

I have a daily circuit of 10 to 15 km, and once a week a 20 km route. 100 litre pack loaded with 70-90 lbs.

Savage.

[Mountainaccent]

I go to gym 2-3 hours a day throughout the year. I usually only work 2-6 days a month from August to December 1st. Rest is spent sun up to sun down hunting