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A common denominator in success
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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1060272" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I agree that a pack service is an excellent option for anybody regardless of where you live. I would guess that hiring a pack service for a hunt once or twice a year is going to be cheaper than owning horses year round. And you get the benefit of having horses pack you and your gear without having to take care of them during the entire hunt. That's the #1 reason I don't hunt with horses... They require maintenance and are something I've got to return to every day. They take time away from hunting. </p><p></p><p>Of course that is how my brain works and how I hunt. You're either a horse person or your not, I have nothing against horses or guys that use them to hunt. Just providing perspective.</p><p></p><p>And you can hike in and still be plenty fresh to hunt and pack an elk out on your back. If just the hike in tires you out then horses are definitely a better option. The best compliment I have ever gotten was from the outfitter on the mountain where I hunt. He called the division of wildlife and tried to turn me in for leaving a dead elk on the mountain and only taking out the head. I actually called him because I was so shocked at the accusations... his words "there is no way in hell somebody can pack an elk out on foot in that short of a time ... so you must have left the whole elk up there". He was just that ignorant. I know all the field officers in that area, so they just kind of laughed too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1060272, member: 33822"] I agree that a pack service is an excellent option for anybody regardless of where you live. I would guess that hiring a pack service for a hunt once or twice a year is going to be cheaper than owning horses year round. And you get the benefit of having horses pack you and your gear without having to take care of them during the entire hunt. That's the #1 reason I don't hunt with horses... They require maintenance and are something I've got to return to every day. They take time away from hunting. Of course that is how my brain works and how I hunt. You're either a horse person or your not, I have nothing against horses or guys that use them to hunt. Just providing perspective. And you can hike in and still be plenty fresh to hunt and pack an elk out on your back. If just the hike in tires you out then horses are definitely a better option. The best compliment I have ever gotten was from the outfitter on the mountain where I hunt. He called the division of wildlife and tried to turn me in for leaving a dead elk on the mountain and only taking out the head. I actually called him because I was so shocked at the accusations... his words "there is no way in hell somebody can pack an elk out on foot in that short of a time ... so you must have left the whole elk up there". He was just that ignorant. I know all the field officers in that area, so they just kind of laughed too. [/QUOTE]
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