After a brutal pack-out, your muscles are trashed and your joints are...

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After a brutal pack-out, your muscles are trashed and your joints are screaming. Most hunters ignore recovery until they’re sidelined, but that’s a mistake. If you want to hunt hard for years, you have to treat your body like your gear