Category Archives: Fitness
Trip Report: San Juan Elk Hunting
Having hunted across the river last year, we daily saw the steam powered train passing through the canyon well below us and thought that using the train for backcountry access might indeed be a fun and adventurous way to access … Continue reading
Rethinking Backcounty Calories & Nutrition
In 36 hours so, I’ll be heading out for the first Fall hunting trip. I drew a either sex Elk rifle tag for CO, which is good for Oct 10th-14th, but we’re heading in 4 days early to get some … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Elk, Fitness, Gear, News
Tagged #health food, #wild game cooking, backcountry, backstrap, bacon, Carnivore, cook, heathers choice, Pemmican, Venison
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Humans Evolved to Eat Meat
We have all heard the argument that, due to intestinal lengths, humans were not designed and/or physically evolved to consume meat. The argument usually goes something like this: Carnivores have intestinal tracts that are only 3 times the length of … Continue reading
Posted in Butchering, Fitness, Health, Hunting, News
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Training for Mountain Hunting
As a hunter preparing to pursue Elk and other game in the mountains, there are multiple factors to be considered in your training regime. Strength is what is going to get you there and is likely one of the more … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Elk, Fitness, News
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Trip Report: Smoky Mountain Bear, Hog & Whitetail
We spent six crusty days in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, having the first two days to hunt Whitetail and then another four days for the late season bear segment which also allows for the opportunistic taking of wild hogs. … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Bear, Cooking, Deer, Deer hunting, Fitness, Gear, Hunting
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Trip Report: Colorado OTC Backpack Elk Hunt
We had been awake for 40+ hours, but our drive West had been seamless. After spending 24 hours at 9000 feet, we decided to go ahead and push into the backcountry a half day early. Even though we planned on … Continue reading
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Natural Instincts and Bypassing Anatomic Capacity
Eating meat made us human. In fact, there is strong evolutionary evidence that the principal reason that humans stood upright with sweat glands (instead of on all fours without sweat glands) is so that we (humans) could run game down in a manner … Continue reading
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