I could pack half a boned out cow on my back at the tender age of 60. Picture shows me with 114 lbs. of meat on my back after climbing out of the canyon. It was 128 lbs. total with pack and gear. Last year at the age of 65, 80 or 90 lbs. about crippled me in a short and fairly level pack of about 1/4 mile. So no, I won't be packing half an elk any more! Usually its three trips per elk anyway.

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