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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 984189" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I quarter the animal regardless of what it is. Add backstraps and whatever other meat you take out (tenderloins, heart, liver, etc), then you are more modular with how much weight you want to take out in one load. A large bull over long distances, say 5+ miles, I will typically load a front quarter and a backstrap, do that twice, and then a trip for each rear quarter. If it's shorter distances to the truck, or a smaller animal, I'll start adding more weight to each trip. Say a front, rear and backstrap to a single load. Same philosophy can be applied to whatever animal you hunt... just load it up to your comfort level.</p><p></p><p>As far as packs go, find the one that fits YOU the best. I have an internal frame Gregory that is 80 Liters (~4,900 in^3), and I can fit half an elk inside of it. It fits me great, the load is distributed well, and overall it just works for me. Lots of different types of packs out there. If you just use an external frame, then bring some rope to tie to quarter to the frame.</p><p></p><p>And if you've never packed out before, more important than the type of backpack you use, is how good of shape you are in. Get the pack soon and drop in a 60# bag of concrete and go for some hikes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 984189, member: 33822"] I quarter the animal regardless of what it is. Add backstraps and whatever other meat you take out (tenderloins, heart, liver, etc), then you are more modular with how much weight you want to take out in one load. A large bull over long distances, say 5+ miles, I will typically load a front quarter and a backstrap, do that twice, and then a trip for each rear quarter. If it's shorter distances to the truck, or a smaller animal, I'll start adding more weight to each trip. Say a front, rear and backstrap to a single load. Same philosophy can be applied to whatever animal you hunt... just load it up to your comfort level. As far as packs go, find the one that fits YOU the best. I have an internal frame Gregory that is 80 Liters (~4,900 in^3), and I can fit half an elk inside of it. It fits me great, the load is distributed well, and overall it just works for me. Lots of different types of packs out there. If you just use an external frame, then bring some rope to tie to quarter to the frame. And if you've never packed out before, more important than the type of backpack you use, is how good of shape you are in. Get the pack soon and drop in a 60# bag of concrete and go for some hikes. [/QUOTE]
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