Supplements during your hunt

[WapitiTalk1]

Besides the fine elk hunt chow cuisine, be it base camp or way, way backwoods freeze dried chow, what do you bring? I gulp a daily multi vitamin in the AM and am a big fan of ibuprofen for sore muscles before I hit the rack. Curious to hear what you folks take with you besides chow.

[Csrbowhunter]

I'm going to try my workout recovery drink when I get back to camp. It helps with sore muscles . Most of the time I just drink captain Morgan lol

[Wapitibob]

Ibuprofen 4x a day.

[LckyTylr]

This year, I'll be hunting at 11,K to 12,K feet for the first time. Normally I hunt between 8,K and 10,K, but have had elevation headaches above 9,K . . . so I'm going to be taking a pill supplement that is supposed to help with that. I bought it off camofire, I'll have to go look and see what it's called.

[Indian Summer]

Is this a spin off from the weed smoking thread?

I'll second the Captain Morgan! My "high country mixer" is Tang.

[jmez]

Multi Vitamin. I mix a scoop of protein powder into oatmeal or cream of wheat, whatever I'm having for breakfast.

[Ghost]

Last year I tried Altitude Advantage, It really seemed to help, I live at 600 feet and hunted somewhere between 7-9 thousand and didnt have near the issue with the altitude that I normally do, I was able to hunt super hard the first day and didnt have that "what the heck am I doing here" feeling Ive gotten every other time the first day out west.

[ferris bugler]

Aleve, and some sort of supplement for hydration. Acclimate, or Cocohydro. Besides that sometimes I'll treat myself to a flask of whiskey or a beer or two. I like to keep the backpack weight low.

[Indian Summer]

Last year I tried Altitude Advantage

Tell me more about that. What exactly is it and where do you get it. Sounds interesting.

[Ghost]

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[IDWapiti]

Started using SportLegs last year and while it's not cheap, I REALLY found this stuff works....

[Lefty]

Lots of water, and some gator aid.
I do take Melatonin everynight, but I have done Advil PM

Last year I added Metamucil,.. go-ahead and laugh, but it does make things a bit better during the hunt

[bowgy]

I live at low elevation and really can feel the effects of high elevation. Last year I camped and hunted at almost 11000 feet and took altitude adjustment and felt great. I also took four or five days at about 7000' before I started hunting so that probably had more to do with it but I'll be taking it again this year. I took CoQ10 also it has something to do with the heart and oxygen but I can't remember what.

[Csrbowhunter]

Last year I tried Altitude Advantage, It really seemed to help, I live at 600 feet and hunted somewhere between 7-9 thousand and didnt have near the issue with the altitude that I normally do, I was able to hunt super hard the first day and didnt have that "what the heck am I doing here" feeling Ive gotten every other time the first day out west.

Ghost, I hope this stuff works because I ordered some after reading your post. I normally hunt 6-9k ft and the closer I get to 9k I get headaches and this year I'll be hunting 8 to 11k so I hope it helps!

[Ghost]

CSR,

Last time I was out In the Selway I was 38 years old, weighed 173lb was running 4.5 miles (at home) in just under 40 minutes on mountainous terrain, if I pushed it I could break 5:45 in a mile, heck I even got the chance to train at 5,300 feet at my buddies house for 2 days, before heading back in. The very first day, I hiking up a mountain going from 3,600 to just over 6,000 and half way up, I stopped bent over and thought to myself, wow do I really belong here in these mountains, still I trudged on and that feeling subsided by the third day. Fast forward to last year, Im 47 185lbs, running 2 miles on a treadmill at just over 15 minutes on my best day, doing hikes up to 9 miles with a 50-65lb pack. I Drive all the way to the Crazies, get out of my car put my pack on (70lbs or so) and off I go at 7,000 feet, 2.5hours and 3.8 miles later I setup camp, sure I was beat but not once did I think to myself, this is to much. I think all the back packing helped, but I was nowhere near the kind of shape I was in 9 years ago, not to mention I was 9 years older. Will I use it again this year, you can bet your bottom dollar, is it a substitute for being in shape, oh heck no! But I feel it helps your body make the chemical adjustments in your blood to cope with the altitude.

[twinkieman]

CSR,

Last time I was out In the Selway I was 38 years old, weighed 173lb was running 4.5 miles (at home) in just under 40 minutes on mountainous terrain, if I pushed it I could break 5:45 in a mile, heck I even got the chance to train at 5,300 feet at my buddies house for 2 days, before heading back in. The very first day, I hiking up a mountain going from 3,600 to just over 6,000 and half way up, I stopped bent over and thought to myself, wow do I really belong here in these mountains, still I trudged on and that feeling subsided by the third day. Fast forward to last year, Im 47 185lbs, running 2 miles on a treadmill at just over 15 minutes on my best day, doing hikes up to 9 miles with a 50-65lb pack. I Drive all the way to the Crazies, get out of my car put my pack on (70lbs or so) and off I go at 7,000 feet, 2.5hours and 3.8 miles later I setup camp, sure I was beat but not once did I think to myself, this is to much. I think all the back packing helped, but I was nowhere near the kind of shape I was in 9 years ago, not to mention I was 9 years older. Will I use it again this year, you can bet your bottom dollar, is it a substitute for being in shape, oh heck no! But I feel it helps your body make the chemical adjustments in your blood to cope with the altitude.

How many capsules do you take on a daily basis?

[Ghost]

2 a day for 5 days before the hunt and then 2 twice a day during, I was a little lax during the hunt, missed a couple of days.

[Csrbowhunter]

2 a day for 5 days before the hunt and then 2 twice a day during, I was a little lax during the hunt, missed a couple of days.

Man I hope it works! I live in Ohio and I can really tell the difference when I go over 8000 feet. I'm hunting NM this but I thought I was going to have to hunt CO. Heck you camp at 10000 feet. I know 4 years ago I did insanity 6 days a week and hunted MT at 6 to 9k ft and had the best hunt I'd ever had. Then when I got home I flew to CO to a ski lodge. I walked from the car about 100 yards and was sucking wind! Felt like I got punched in the chest. I'm 43 now and do 3 days of insanity and 2 days of p90x. I'm in good shape but not as good as before,plus I went back to smoking so that doesn't help! Lol

[bowgy]

Another thing I forgot to mention and this came from a cardio surgeon is to take an aspirin or a baby aspirin or one of the low dose ones every day. He said for anyone over 50 which for me was almost 14 years ago to do it everyday. I don't always but I always do at high elevation

[Gselkhunter]

After the elk stew, spaghetti, chicken and noodles or other camp meal I sit back in a chair and have a couple fingers of single malt and a cigar.
As far as drugs my orthopod told me to lay off the Ibupro and take Aleve. Don't laugh at powdered fiber, I use it too.

[twinkieman]

2 a day for 5 days before the hunt and then 2 twice a day during, I was a little lax during the hunt, missed a couple of days.

Thanks for the info Ghost!

[LongShot]

Last year I added Metamucil,.. go-ahead and laugh, but it does make things a bit better during the hunt

You won't hear me laugh. A good dose of dietary fiber makes things better all around, especially in hunting where daily routines are interrupted and eating habits change.