Smoke, I think if you could carry a whole elk on your back, most folks wouldnt even look at you and would problably say "yes sir"
I did carry a whole elk on my back - Once
They had two calfs down about two miles in on rolling sage hills. We had 5 guys and were trying to drag both elk through the sage with no snow. It was turning out to just be a pushing pulling tripping tug-o-war match. So I said screw it and took the smallest one with a log between her rear hocks bent down pressed the log over my head leaned forward and took off.
Bad thing is it was the night before my season started and I was out there past midnight helping them.
TRUE STORY, done the same with a few deer I have shot in the sage, did the same with my doe last year. The elk was the heaviest I ever did that with. But the doe last year was the hardest - I think becuase I am not as young as I used to be. COL
