Longest solo backpack hunt?

[RSET]

So what’s the longest you’ve backpack hunted solo (consecutive days without returning for resupply, hotel, etc.)? I believe my longest solo was 5 nights before going back to the truck.

 

[glass eye]

7

 

[Flatrock]

Think I'm at zero... Ironically though, I've been having great success less than a mile from the roads in recent years.

 

[BuzzH]

Most for me was 10 days hunting goats in Montana in 1998. Wasn't used to it and the first few nights sort of sucked.

Did 7 days 6 nights for sheep year before last solo and was wishing I would have packed more food so I could have stayed longer. Hated leaving.

 

[Blacktailbc]

6 .
lonelyness/lack of social interaction can start to get to you after a while.

I’ve found downloading podcasts to your phone helps. Listen to them at night in your tent. Especially later in the season when it gets dark early.

 

[RSET]

Think I'm at zero... Ironically though, I've been having great success less than a mile from the roads in recent years.

Haha. I personally spend a lot of time bow/rifle hiking...maybe I should give in and start using roads

 

[Deleted member 28227]

5 days 4 nights, kinda cheating compare to BuzzH and those doing it back in the day, with a Garmin you have communication the entire time if you want it.

 

[RSET]

6 .
lonelyness/lack of social interaction can start to get to you after a while.

I’ve found downloading podcasts to your phone helps. Listen to them at night in your tent. Especially later in the season when it gets dark early.

I can certainly relate. I backpack and backpack hunt. I find backpack hunting solo is far easier because there’s always something to focus on. The long rainy days still tend to be bad...

 

[hank4elk]

6 days 12 miles into Sierra's.
Had food unused due to excellent trout fishing. Tagged on 3rd day and it took the other 3 to get the buck out. Insane elavation changes.

 

[ccc23454]

7 nights, 7 miles back +3k elevation change. Not planning on doing it again(mileage with elev part). I know i am best equipped around 4/5 nights after that i want more food, clothes and things that just cant carry. One of these years i am going to build a liitle backcountry spot and pack a chair/bucket/tarp/saw in on a summer trip.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Solo backpack trip...I’d be guessing a little, I don’t recall any specific trip over about 5. Most are 3-5.

 

[JLS]

I went into the Ruby Mountains planning on nine days, but came out on day six after tagging out.

 

[DouglasR]

5 days 4 nights, kinda cheating compare to BuzzH and those doing it back in the day, with a Garmin you have communication the entire time if you want it.

If you watch an episode of fresh tracks on your phone in the tent before bed does that mean that day doesn’t count?

 

[BAKPAKR]

Don’t you guys have any friends?

 

[JLS]

Don’t you guys have any friends?

Few.

 

[Alpine01]

Solo 8 days, 7 nights. 4.8 miles in and 4200 ft up. Snowed every night but two, 2-3 inches each night but days were great. Tagged a nice buck late on day 6.

 

[hank4elk]

Don’t you guys have any friends?

Not really ,Oh there's Rio.

 

[RSET]

Don’t you guys have any

Don’t you guys have any friends?

I’ve derived a simple mathematical formula to explain this relationship:
Current #friends = ai - ni
Where a is the number of friends at time step i and n is the number of friends who have participated in at least one backpack hunt with me at time step i. Haha

 

[brocksw]

I've done 5 day solo a few times. I like it more everytime. It also increases my appreciation for having a good hunting partner for some hunts too.

12 days longest solo hunt, but half that was truck camping.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

I don’t really recall, I’ve been gone as long as 14 days, 11 or 12 hunting I think. I’ve done 15 solo with the camper. With the goats I would have to look on my live threads to be exact.
Matt