Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Chunks of Elk.....what do they weigh..?

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So if you have the rack of a bull lashed to your pack and not the nuts attached to your hams you are at risk? [/quote]

We aways leave the skinned out nuts naturally attached to one hind quarter. Every year I read about several cases where people get busted for not leaving evidence. I've also heard of people using a fresh set of spike antlers when trying to sneak out an illegal cow elk. The tag goes on the hock when we hit the main road. Until then the tag is punched and safely tucked away in a pocket where it can't be lost. Once at the road, the tag is put on the same quarter as the balls.

4 full packs for getting an elk out and we always have packs/bags, etc. with us so the first trip out isn't wasted. Never used more and never used less, but some loads were a helluva lot heavier or lighter than others.