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  1. GrantK

    How many miles?

    I track all my walking, The average of my 22 days of personal elk hunting last year was 8.9 miles, with a couple of days over 15 and one over 20, a couple of things contribute to that, I refuse to bivy unless I have a really compelling reason to do so, walking with a daypack is easy and I'm not...
  2. GrantK

    HTer Fitness Goals '24 Edition

    Ha, my dentist has nightmares about all the climbing gear that goes in my teeth, but when your hands are otherwise engaged the teeth are the third hand for pretty much everything... the axes in this case are carbon fiber, they weigh next to nothing, they are wrapped with tennis racquet overgrip...
  3. GrantK

    HTer Fitness Goals '24 Edition

    I hate to get this thread back to fitness goal updates but here we go...... Goal one for me this year was a podium spot at the Ice Climbing Continental Cup, I rolled into finals in 4th place, and managed to finish in 5th, touching the hold that would have had me into third and onto the podium...
  4. GrantK

    HTer Fitness Goals '24 Edition

    In general I agree with this but I think there's a pretty good amount of individual variability as well, if I'm actively training I have to supplement protein or I actually get weaker and smaller, and my diet would be considered very high protein by most, I suppose I could cook up an additional...
  5. GrantK

    Worst Hotel you’ve ever stayed at ..

    I stayed in hotels close to full-time for a decade as a traveling superintendent, it's mind-blowing what gets overlooked by cleaning crews, even in nice places... I think I've checked all the boxes on this thread about gross stuff, after a while you just call the office from the parking lot...
  6. GrantK

    Who's ready to ski!

    The last couple years I downgraded to a 5 day pass and was struggling to motivate the last couple days, I even stopped before the last lift, which would leave my 19 year old self shaking his head in disappointment... not that resort skiing isn't fun, it might be too much type one fun, no...
  7. GrantK

    Kansas elk 2023

    thanks for updating @kansasdad! people who shank tents on goat hunts could learn from the perseverance you are showing chasing cow elk around...
  8. GrantK

    2023 Talkie Hunt Recaps - by popular demand

    @BirdManMike deserves to be on this as well, I can't say I've found many season recaps as interesting as the one he has going on... https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/my-birdfriends-back-and-theyre-gonna-be-in-trouble-hey-la-hey-la-my-birdfriends-back.320674/page-5#post-3700627
  9. GrantK

    2023 Talkie Hunt Recaps - by popular demand

    Once again I missed some good ones... Thanks @Hunting Wife for putting this together, I really look forward to it every year!
  10. GrantK

    HTer Fitness Goals '24 Edition

    I will freely admit that I sign up for longer distances because I'm too scared of a marathon, you actually have to run, like the entire time...
  11. GrantK

    The Season of Stupid (& elk)

    I don't often feel lazy when I read a hunt report but this year for you two has me feeling like a total slacker, what a great 4-month adventure, thanks for taking the time to write it up! I've actually thought about this thread a couple of times this year when I was considering taking the easy...
  12. GrantK

    HTer Fitness Goals '24 Edition

    Goals for me are pretty similar to last year: 1: Podium at the UIAA ice climbing continental cup, which happens to be in Ouray this year, I came close enough to taste it last year, I've been training 5x a week for the last three months to do all I can to make sure I'm ready... 2: Alpine climbing...
  13. GrantK

    Is rock climbing compatible with Wilderness designation

    I don't disagree, but it's not a bolts thing in that case, it's easy routes that are on the 50 classic climbs list, gumbies from across the world want to climb them... Up to 3 years ago there were zero regularly used bolted anchors on wolf's head or pingora, now there's 5, and about 40 random...
  14. GrantK

    Is rock climbing compatible with Wilderness designation

    in most cases the use of bolted anchors is a step in trying to reduce visual impact, keeping people on a single descent line, the other alternative being a bunch of rat's nest of tat that people actually will notice, I'd bet almost everyone on this forum has walked past a ton of bolts in rock...
  15. GrantK

    Wolves Have Been Released

    This is already happening in CO because a bunch of the ranchland is fragmented and not hunted anymore, and even some of the big ranches aren't hunting at all, throw the wolves in and it's just going to accelerate the Montanazation of CO... people worrying about wolves eating the elk should be...
  16. GrantK

    Can we just put HuntTalk forums behind a login?

    I feel like a 100 post minimum to post a thread in the "Tags & Application" would be helpful as well as a minimum number of posts to read that forum, that said... this is accurate, I've answered plenty of people who have hit me up via PM, if you did your homework and ask good questions I'll...
  17. GrantK

    Wolves Have Been Released

    I think you're nailing a big part of the issue, not all for sure, but the majority of wealthy hunters live in a different world than the rest of us, they won't run out of opportunity in their lifetime because they can write the check for whatever experience they want, to some extent they are in...
  18. GrantK

    Excluding Hunting/Hunters from Wildlife Management - Episode 1 of 4

    Well said, I'm incredibly lucky to have spent an inordinate amount of time outdoors, and to continue to spend at least part of almost every day out in the mountains, there's just something different about hunting that hits the soul differently than all the other pursuits, and I'm by no means a...
  19. GrantK

    Inflation is real

    is this the midwestern version of a whippet?
  20. GrantK

    10+ Years of Use, What Worked

    I've got a Walrus skyline still floating around, it would definitely qualify in the 10+ category even though I mostly retired it 15 years ago...pretty sure I bought it on closeout when I was 16 and was convinced I needed a 4-season tent for everything... I still occasionally bring it truck...
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