Slow down, don't be in a rush. That goes double if/when you get an animal down. As long as spoilage is not a problem, take your time and enjoy every trip out with meat on your back, that's what you came for!!!
Take a load out to the truck (and the marine cooler with ice you have waiting) and don't be in a rush to get back in right away. Pull out the folding chair, have a beer, watch the sunset, and crash at the trailhead, with the tent/bag/pad you have stashed there. Wake up in the morning, fry a big skillet of potatoes,
onions, and eggs, and head back in. Be where you are, not where you think
you should be.
You got this pegged. After I got mIne last year (day 1) and off the mountain on day 4, I stayed at our camp and poked at the fire, smoked a cigar and drank coffee all day. It was great.
