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<blockquote data-quote="pods8" data-source="post: 984119" data-attributes="member: 83233"><p>Do you know how to break down an animal? That would be step 1 to make it packable. At minimum I like to remove the legs and I may or maynot debone the legs (elk there is more weight savings to do so versus deer you just got to balance load versus time/effort in the field). Then debone the rest of the meat from the carcass, no need to mess with carrying the spine/ribs if you are packing something out. I didn't call this quartering because some think of quartering as splitting the spine, NO THANKS! </p><p></p><p>You can get by with a single knife but I like a skinning knife and a boning knife (I carry foldable ones but fixed blade would work too). Quality game bag(s), not the cheese cloth ones, are good for loading the meat into esp. if you're taking trips. They let the meat breath/cool and help keep the dirt/bugs off. I have some caribou gear bags I like but there are others.</p><p></p><p>Then you're onto packs. Ideally you want something that doesn't sag under load or else you have to bear it on your body. A pack frame is a cheap way, or you can get a more dedicated pack. </p><p></p><p>I don't hunt with a hauling pack, I hunt with a eberlestock x2 day pack (works well if your torso isn't too long) which is quite comfortable with 20-30lb in it and will structurally carry a heavier load but at 40-50lb it starts loading the shoulders much more versus the hip belt. I have my basic gear with me in this and if I down an Elk I've got the gear to get it broken down and I can grab a moderate load of meat on my first trip out and then swap for a dedicated bulkier hauling pack. That's just my preference versus having a bigger pack on all the time and having it collapsed down trying to keep it slim while hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pods8, post: 984119, member: 83233"] Do you know how to break down an animal? That would be step 1 to make it packable. At minimum I like to remove the legs and I may or maynot debone the legs (elk there is more weight savings to do so versus deer you just got to balance load versus time/effort in the field). Then debone the rest of the meat from the carcass, no need to mess with carrying the spine/ribs if you are packing something out. I didn't call this quartering because some think of quartering as splitting the spine, NO THANKS! You can get by with a single knife but I like a skinning knife and a boning knife (I carry foldable ones but fixed blade would work too). Quality game bag(s), not the cheese cloth ones, are good for loading the meat into esp. if you're taking trips. They let the meat breath/cool and help keep the dirt/bugs off. I have some caribou gear bags I like but there are others. Then you're onto packs. Ideally you want something that doesn't sag under load or else you have to bear it on your body. A pack frame is a cheap way, or you can get a more dedicated pack. I don't hunt with a hauling pack, I hunt with a eberlestock x2 day pack (works well if your torso isn't too long) which is quite comfortable with 20-30lb in it and will structurally carry a heavier load but at 40-50lb it starts loading the shoulders much more versus the hip belt. I have my basic gear with me in this and if I down an Elk I've got the gear to get it broken down and I can grab a moderate load of meat on my first trip out and then swap for a dedicated bulkier hauling pack. That's just my preference versus having a bigger pack on all the time and having it collapsed down trying to keep it slim while hunting. [/QUOTE]
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