Thank you all for the replies. As I do not live in "backpacking " country, most stores have nothing to examine or try on first hand. Probably like shopping for a snow shovel in Florida.
I am looking for something comfortable, durable, and capable of carrying a daypack sized load for hunting but with a load shelf or compression rig that would allow carrying a meat bag or dry sack in addition to the day pack load.
Open to any other suggestions.
Thanks
I was in a similar situation. I ordered a few different packs from GoHunt.com and ended up keeping the MR Marshall and sending the others back for refunds