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<blockquote data-quote="elkhunt58" data-source="post: 1267700" data-attributes="member: 27131"><p>[USER=90329]@remingtonman[/USER]... truth told, this was the easiest elk I've ever killed. Normally I hunt wilderness here in Oregon (no motorized vehicles) and I hike in (up hill) about 2 miles. Bulls killed there are quartered and carried out on a pack frame a quarter at a time. We all hunt with a day pack strapped to a pack frame. Often my bother in law and son(s) will finish the days hunt, meet back at the kill and haul a quarter down hill to the truck. This bull was shot on private land, an 18,000 acres surrounded by public land. So we were able to drive to the edges of the area we hunted. I had to quarter this bull to get him in the truck, but we were able to get the truck close to the elk. As for conditioning... please don't ask. At 58 I just move slower and realize whatever happens it will take me longer to get where I am going than when I was younger. I have transitioned from Winchester Model 70's to Kimber Montana's in an effort to cut down on the weight I carry up the hill. For deer I carry a .308 Montana with a Ultralight 3x9x32 VX2 Leupold in Talley 1 piece ultra-light rings, no sling (it feels like I am carrying a 10/22). It's under 6 pounds. For elk a Kimber Montana in 300wsm and currently a VX2 3x9x40 in traditional rings and bases, but I am going to switch to a VX6 2x12 in ultralights. Maybe more info than anyone wants... sorry. Here's a glamour shot of my .308 this season in the Ochoco Mountains in Central Oregon.</p><p>[ATTACH]68938[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkhunt58, post: 1267700, member: 27131"] [USER=90329]@remingtonman[/USER]... truth told, this was the easiest elk I've ever killed. Normally I hunt wilderness here in Oregon (no motorized vehicles) and I hike in (up hill) about 2 miles. Bulls killed there are quartered and carried out on a pack frame a quarter at a time. We all hunt with a day pack strapped to a pack frame. Often my bother in law and son(s) will finish the days hunt, meet back at the kill and haul a quarter down hill to the truck. This bull was shot on private land, an 18,000 acres surrounded by public land. So we were able to drive to the edges of the area we hunted. I had to quarter this bull to get him in the truck, but we were able to get the truck close to the elk. As for conditioning... please don't ask. At 58 I just move slower and realize whatever happens it will take me longer to get where I am going than when I was younger. I have transitioned from Winchester Model 70's to Kimber Montana's in an effort to cut down on the weight I carry up the hill. For deer I carry a .308 Montana with a Ultralight 3x9x32 VX2 Leupold in Talley 1 piece ultra-light rings, no sling (it feels like I am carrying a 10/22). It's under 6 pounds. For elk a Kimber Montana in 300wsm and currently a VX2 3x9x40 in traditional rings and bases, but I am going to switch to a VX6 2x12 in ultralights. Maybe more info than anyone wants... sorry. Here's a glamour shot of my .308 this season in the Ochoco Mountains in Central Oregon. [ATTACH]68938[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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