Work Out before Hunting
As the Boy Scouts say, be prepared.
What with archery season being in the not-too distant future and full on the fall hunting not far away, my advice would be to get into shape. Whether that's getting on the treadmill or taking serious hikes in the woods, when you're hunting, as we all know, it can be very strenuous. Words of wisdom come from, of all people, friend of the show and executive chef, Randy King. "One of my worst stories on that front and why I started getting into shape is the fact that two years ago I actually wounded a deer on day one of the season. I found him on day five and I ran to him as fast as I could and we are standing there staring at each other in a sagebrush flat and I shot at him four times and couldn't hit him because I was so winded that I could not keep the gun scope on him. It was one of those things that really taught me a lesson that I could not effectively finish my job as a hunter because I was so out of shape. That put the onus on me to finish up. We saw the deer running around the next year, his limp was gone but you still feel bad about giving it to him."
