Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting good elk backpack for a bowhunter that wont break the bank?

I like the Eberlestock X2 and Blue Widow for elk hunting but 150 is more than I can carry in steep country for any distance.

I use the x2 as my do everything pack and have several accessories to go with it - my first quarter comes out with the X2 then I switch to the Cabelas external frame Alaskan as a dedicated meat hauler - flashlight rope water and meat or empty game bags and of course a knife and saw or hatchet. I have lugged over a 100lbs a couple of times the longest maybe 2 miles and found it to be very challenging.