Master the physical and technical demands of high-altitude hunting with expert advice on mountain conditioning, rifle precision, and late-season layering.

The hunt doesn't start when you get to Wyoming; it starts in your driveway or at your local trailhead months in advance. It’s about building that 'total weight' capacity so that the environment doesn't dictate your success.
I have an elk hunt with an outfitter booked for October of this year. It will be a week long remote wilderness hunt in very steep terrain in the northwest corner of Wyoming. We will ride horses into camp in the wilderness area, and there may be horseback riding to some extent on a daily basis, along with surely steep hiking on foot. The hunt is scheduled for late October and will be a rifle hunt. How can I prepare for this hunt, including fitness, gear, skills training, and otherwise?


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Lena: You know, Miles, I was just thinking about our listener who’s heading to the northwest corner of Wyoming this October. They’ve got a week-long wilderness hunt booked, and it sounds incredible—riding horses into a camp right outside Yellowstone. But here’s the thing that caught my eye: even though they’ll have horses to cover country, they could still end up carrying a pack that feels like it’s morphed from 32 pounds to a hundred while climbing a steep timbered ridge.
Miles: Exactly. It’s a common pitfall to think the horses do all the work. In reality, you’re looking at five-hour rides into camp and then navigating deep canyons on foot to stalk bulls that can score over 350. The "Wilderness Reality" is that at ten thousand feet, you might only be able to walk the same distance you can run at sea level.
Lena: That is a huge wake-up call for anyone’s fitness plan. Let’s break down how to prepare for the steep terrain, the rifle training, and that essential layering system for the Wyoming cold.