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I've been using polyester pillow cases for game bags for years. Kuiu is having their 30% off sale and I'm looking at their game bags. I still see the same issue - how to hang them after the kill.
I typically bone the meat in the field or if I have a horse available, cut off the foreleg. I put a quarter in the bag and tie a know in one end. I run parachute chord beneath the knot in the pillow cases and call it good. They hold fairly well.
What game bags or 'system' do you all use? How do you hang the meat?
Thanks.
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King sized pillow cases with rope threaded through the folded seam at the mouth of the case. I carry some z like clamps so I can hang them in a tree.
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Happen to have e a pic of the z clamps? Sounds like a really good idea.
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We fly-in for our annual moose hunt so we bone out the meat and bag to about 40# for easy packing uphill and loading in the Supercub.
I buy 8# rolls of polishing cloth at the local NAPA store. The cloth is a tubular knit cheese cloth type material.
I roll it off in 6' pieces and tie an overhand knot in the middle....pulling one half over the other to form a double strength bag.
Load with 40# of meat....tie an overhand knot in tails...lay a piece of Tyvek marked with cuts etc and tie a second overhand knot. A short piece of 550 cord tied below the knot provides a convenient hanging loop.
When processing meat, I simply cut the bag off and discard.
An 8# roll will do two very large bull moose.
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I just buy the packs of "Alaskan" game bags. I think that is the brand as well?
VernAK- That is a great tip. Thanks.
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I bought some caribou game bags earlier this year and used them on the wife's cow and I love the hell out of them.
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Bwinters: I make my own out of quality (porous) muslin. The material I use is strong (doesn't rip) and repeatedly washable to remove blood stains. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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Pillow cases and duct tape...
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Caribou bags are great. This was my first season using them. They are super light and the blood washes out really easy. I'll never go back to cotton bags or pillow cases.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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Nite Ize is the brand What is nice about these is you can raise and lower a heavy bag by sliding the rig through the metal thing, and just wrapping it to sinch it at anytime. That makes single man work alot easier.
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I found out this year, because of the flies and bees, chile powder works really great to keep them at bay. It flows thru bags with the blood and keeps on working
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I just buy the packs of "Alaskan" game bags. I think that is the brand as well?
VernAK- That is a great tip. Thanks. +1 on both accounts, yes on Alaska Game Bags and great tip.
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Caribou bags are great. This was my first season using them. They are super light and the blood washes out really easy. I'll never go back to cotton bags or pillow cases. Another vote for Caribou bags. Been using them since they started. The synthetic is super tough, can be re-used, wicks moisture quickly, and does not stretch like the cheesecloth variety when loaded with heavy loads.
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I've been using the Kifaru bags. They are incredibly light and packable while being very strong. I've put a bunch of elk in mine. The bags allow fluid to drain but the fabric does not breath, so that's a drawback. And they aren't cheap.
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Caribou bags are great. This was my first season using them. They are super light and the blood washes out really easy. I'll never go back to cotton bags or pillow cases. Another vote for Caribou bags. Been using them since they started. The synthetic is super tough, can be re-used, wicks moisture quickly, and does not stretch like the cheesecloth variety when loaded with heavy loads. Yeah wonder who turned me on to those...? Some dude on TV, I think....
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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There is some great ideas in this thread. I suspect I'll be using something other than pillow cases next year.
Thanks again.
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I've been using Caribou Game Bags for many years. Um, if Big Stick tells you I've just been watching others use them, that's O.K. I really do use them.
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I've been using Caribou Game Bags for many years. Um, if Big Stick tells you I've just been watching others use them, that's O.K. I really do use them. Not too worry. BTW: you should have kept the Kimber 257 😎
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I know. You don't by any chance want to buy a set of Redding dies for that do you?
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