Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Aldeer General Forum Leg cramps after hunting... Updated.

Update: yesterday (Sat 1/2/21) I wore a different pair of boots - not Muck boots. The result was no leg cramps last night! I guess that having the tight-fitting Muck boots on for 12 hours a day is what was causing my leg cramps. The only other boots I had to wear yesterday was a pair of un insulated snake boots, but they did the job, and more importantly showed me the Muck boots were the problem. I guess I’ll be shopping for some new boots later today.

Do many of y’all get leg cramps after getting home from hunting? I never get them while I am hunting, but many times after I get home (in the evenings). I carry a backpack to the tree, and have a small squeeze bottle of mustard with me in the stand. I eat mustard off and on during the day. I also drink a good amount of water. When I get back to the truck after the hunt I take three leg cramp pills (dissolve under tongue), and then take two more once I’m home (40-45 minutes later). I also drink a lot more water after I’m home. Despite all that, I sometimes still get leg cramps. Another thing I’ve found is that I can’t sit at home after hunting with my legs elevated (recliner), because that will almost immediately trigger the leg cramps. I’m 49 years old, and don’t have any plans to back off my hunting regimen, so I need to come up with a better solution than what I am currently trying.

Can any of y’all relate? What do y’all do to combat the leg cramps? Before you say drink pickle juice, let me say I’d rather take the leg cramps than drink pickle juice. So if you’ve got a good remedy OTHER THAN pickle juice I’d love to hear it.

Thanks.