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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? WBill #7524985 03/08/13
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker
GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side	Easiest pack-out ever, thanks to a good buddy and his horses! More typically a frame pack does the job: Did you know a tightly rolled 6' black bear hide fits in a pack? I didn't! Guy

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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? GuyM #7524998 03/08/13
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Maverick940 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,973 Alaska	A ten foot brown bear hide will too, if you stuff it right. It's amazing what one can manage to fit inside a pack. I think it all boils down to weight, actually. Bulk isn't that big a deal - unless you're trying to carry an un-split set of 65 inch moose antlers through dense alder - but weight seems to be the critical factor.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? Maverick940 #7525030 03/08/13
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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? dinkshooter #7525085 03/08/13
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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? dinkshooter #7525092 03/08/13
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dinkshooter Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 490	This guy was flabbergasted I had carried an elk out of that hole by myself. That was the rankest smelling mule I�ve ever whiffed. People who ride mules are a little touched in the head Last edited by dinkshooter; 03/08/13.

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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? dinkshooter #7525169 03/08/13
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dinkshooter Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 490	I have a external frame pack as well. Doesn't fit as well as the MR but sometimes gets the OK. I was actually letting my helper use the MR on this pack. I'm a nice fella!

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? dinkshooter #7525284 03/08/13
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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? Maverick940 #7525586 03/08/13
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker
GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side	Originally Posted by Maverick940 A ten foot brown bear hide will too, if you stuff it right. It's amazing what one can manage to fit inside a pack. I think it all boils down to weight, actually. Bulk isn't that big a deal - unless you're trying to carry an un-split set of 65 inch moose antlers through dense alder - but weight seems to be the critical factor. I can only imagine what it had to be like, getting those antlers through the alders! Wow... Amazing how the bull moose don't seem to have a lot of problem going where they want, when they want. Regards, Guy

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? GuyM #7525603 03/08/13
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DayPacker Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,961 Front Range, Co	Eberestock X2 first then llbean hauler. Time spent hunting is not deducted from one's lifetime.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? DayPacker #7525636 03/08/13
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rider14x New Member R Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 20 Colorado	Eberlestock X1 on the first load then an ArcTeryx Bora 95 after that. I have carried big, mountaineering loads for years, and I have never seen anything carry better than the Bora95.

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Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? rider14x #7525910 03/08/13
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 392 S sreekers Campfire Member
sreekers Campfire Member S Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 392	I've got a G2 Longhunter at the moment, it hauls and fits me well.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? sreekers #7527700 03/08/13
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,325 Saskatchewan, Canada C castnblast Campfire Regular
castnblast Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,325 Saskatchewan, Canada	Here's what I use to pack out elk. Comfortable and lots of capacity!

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? castnblast #7527712 03/08/13
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Maverick940 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,973 Alaska	Originally Posted by castnblast Here's what I use to pack out elk. Comfortable and lots of capacity! Simplicity and expediency at its finest. Good for you.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What's everbody using to get meat out? Adirondackbushwhack #7527769 03/08/13
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BigFin Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 798 Bozeman	Mystery Ranch Crew Cab seems to work for most any critter. Lots of elk hauled out with these. My name is Randy Newberg and I approved this post. What is written is my opinion, and my opinion only. "Hunt when you can. You're gonna run out of health before you run out of money."

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? Maverick940 #7527839 03/09/13
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Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ	Unit 2 and Unit 3, my two sons. In a pinch, other folk's sons will do. The trick to the easy way is realizing there aint one. I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: Hauling your Prize...What's everbody using to get meat out? Adirondackbushwhack #7528187 03/09/13
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darcytribe7 Campfire Greenhorn D Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 40	x3 on the MR crew cab, love it! Another option if you are in an area that is not too steep is to use a sled. The cheap plastic ones. They work pretty well but are usually trashed by the time you finish with a few elk.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What's everbody using to get meat out? exbiologist #7528694 03/09/13
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,480 Likes: 18 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna
Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,480 Likes: 18 Filer, ID	Originally Posted by exbiologist My preference is horses. When I don't have one of those, just an old cabelas Alaska. Guide frame pack Same here except I use llamas. I've hauled out a ton of meat with my old Cabelas Alaskan pack, though. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? castnblast #7528709 03/09/13
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,480 Likes: 18 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna
Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,480 Likes: 18 Filer, ID	Originally Posted by castnblast Here's what I use to pack out elk. Comfortable and lots of capacity! My elk last fall on top of this thing would give you a real 'hold my beer and watch this' ride down. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? Rock Chuck #7528724 03/09/13
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,325 Saskatchewan, Canada C castnblast Campfire Regular
castnblast Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,325 Saskatchewan, Canada	Sometimes it's nice that there is a terrible shortage of mountains in these parts...

Re: Hauling your Prize...What pack are you using to get meat out? castnblast #7528843 03/09/13
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saddlesore Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,107 Likes: 5 Colorado Springs, CO, USA	Originally Posted by castnblast Sometimes it's nice that there is a terrible shortage of mountains in these parts... Years go,I hunted Alberta for elk. I live at 7600 ft and the tallest hill there was about 5000, ft.The guide kept complaining that I overworked him. If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles

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