The most useful skill I learned outside of shooting

[Alan]

I'll say physical fitness, hands down. All the gun skills in the world don't help if you're gasping for air after walking 200 yards. Hunting steep terrain, training courses that require movement, even just carrying gear...cardio and strength make everything else possible. I spent years focusing only on shooting and ignored the body that has to do the shooting.

 

[Kevin]

When I first got into shooting, I didn't bother with conditioning for years, and I paid the price during a hunt in the mountains. After that trip, I started training my legs and lungs as seriously as I train my shooting. Things are way better now.

 

[Lucas mighty]

Shooting is useless if you’re wheezing halfway up the hill. Cardio saves lives… and pride.

 

[LoProfile]

Telling people to STHU without actually saying it

 

[Xylas]

I learned the same lesson the hard way on a long hunt. Being out of breath makes even easy shots feel rushed. Staying in shape really does improve everything.