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I've got a Kifaru 26" Duplex with a Cargo Panel

and a Granite Gear Chief Flatbed.

I recommend both. The Granite Gear has shorter stays, so is more nimble in tighter brush and snags less, but with more than 70#, the duplex is superb.

(disclaimer: I'm kind of a Kifaru geek...)

I'm hunting the last 2 days of Colorado muzzle loader deer this weekend west of Steamboat Springs, will be carrying my Kifaru ZXR. Any pack that has the bottom zip sleeping bag compartment can be a hauler, especially if you've got straps and buckles to add on. Here's last weekend deer hunting, cinched down. What you're looking for is flexibility to transition to carrying as much meat as you can. It's a crappy picture, I got so used to being in the service berry bushes, I didn't notice when I took the pic.



Here's another Kifaru (Molle Express, which has 21" stays) that shows how to make a (beer, deer, elk) hauler out of a pack with that bottom zipper compartment. This would easily haul a bone in hind elk quarter and not be too huge. Hopefully that helps open up your options...