Thanks for the encouragement, Manny.
I am sure we will take lots of pictures. We did last year when we went but did not put any elk on the ground. The scenery was fantastic though; the stuff dreams are made of. One of us has a cow tag this year, so I think our chances on getting an elk down will be much better.
We have all invested in nice packs and I have been taking mine out a couple times each month to our ranch in Hondo to get conditioned to it. It’s a purpose built pack and my plan will be to put off my sleeping gear in a dry bag and move that out of the way to utilize the meat shelf if we get an elk.
We’ve all been exercising a lot and I think packing an elk out will be a labor of love for all of us. In addition to our time allotted for hunting we have a day before to acclimate some and to settle in, and then 2 or 3 days after to tie up any loose ends and hopefully pack a bull out if we need to.
