09/23/2025
Check out our latest blog: Avoiding the “Fall” Before the Hunt
By Mike Justman, PT, DPT, CMTPT at our Clintonville Location
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As I sit here writing this, my favorite time of year is here. Wisconsin bow hunting opened on Sept. 13th, my yearly Wyoming mule deer hunt departure date is within a month, and the highly anticipated Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season will be here shortly thereafter. Great anticipation is lingering while hoping to add to the hunting memory bank. Then I think to myself, am I prepared?
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To most, initial deer hunt preparation thoughts may surround planting food plots, studying trail camera footage and scouting the land, sighting in weapons, strategic blind/stand placements, or acquiring the newest hunting gear to put us in that optimal situation to harvest that “deer of a lifetime”. Yes, all of these can be very important, but if you are in pain or your body doesn’t allow you to get in the field, that other preparation is a waste. I want to talk about not only preparing your own body for this fall deer hunt, but also preparing yourself for avoidable injury during that time the avid deer hunter anticipates so much.
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Are you physically ready to take on the terrain that you will face?
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