An elk hide is heavy, the wetter it gets the heavier. Heaviest pack I ever carried was my muzzleloader bull moose hide. Went in to retrieve it the third day after the kill, and it had rained all night. Folded it into a square package with the sopping wet hair out, roped it to the packframe. At the halfway point was a dome shaped rock I used as a resting spot (one of several). I sat down there and rested the frame on the rock behind me without taking off the shoulder pads. Tipped over backwards and laid there awhile like a turtle flipped on his back. Paid over 400 bucks for hair-on tan, and it really is nice to look at, but I might not do it again!
