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How far out will you kill an elk by yourself?
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<blockquote data-quote="ImBillT" data-source="post: 2976753" data-attributes="member: 117715"><p>I shot a cow 3.5mi in, and 2500' above the parking lot. It was mostly on trail, down hill, and very little of it involved regaining elevation that had been lost. Just a steady descent. That season they had mandatory CWD testing, so I took the head and all my gear out the first trip while I let the meat hang overnight. The next morning I went back up, devided the meat(bone in) into two equal loads, and would go down hill with one load until my back and hips needed a break, then back up unloaded to get the next load. I would breath a little heavy going uphill, and be hard on the knees, hips and back going downhill. I had to have the head into the game and fish office before 5pm, so at 2:00, I stopped doing the back and forth deal and went straight to the truck. I'd gotten both loads over halfway. Got the CWD sample turned in, ate a burger in town, relaxed and slept. The next morning I slept in and was still back at the truck with the final load before noon. Roughly 17hrs total packing time. Got home and weighed one of the loads of meat(literally a side of elk. Backstrap, tenderloin, front quarter, hind quarter, one rib roll) 99lbs. I had a water filter, started with a gallon of water, a light snack and some emergency supplies. I'd guess if I had weighed everything, pack included, it was probably 115-118lbs. My pack is over 6lbs empty. All the meat was 186lbs deboned, but that's before trimming and packaging.</p><p></p><p>A bull might have been "worth it", but I suspect it would have required at least one more trip, and that would really have been a butt kicking. I suppose it would have added about more 7hrs if I had maintained that pace. Not sure if I could have. I think I pinched a nerve or something. I had quite the pain running down my leg for 3-4 months after. While I might do it again, I have since aimed at likely areas a bit closer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ImBillT, post: 2976753, member: 117715"] I shot a cow 3.5mi in, and 2500' above the parking lot. It was mostly on trail, down hill, and very little of it involved regaining elevation that had been lost. Just a steady descent. That season they had mandatory CWD testing, so I took the head and all my gear out the first trip while I let the meat hang overnight. The next morning I went back up, devided the meat(bone in) into two equal loads, and would go down hill with one load until my back and hips needed a break, then back up unloaded to get the next load. I would breath a little heavy going uphill, and be hard on the knees, hips and back going downhill. I had to have the head into the game and fish office before 5pm, so at 2:00, I stopped doing the back and forth deal and went straight to the truck. I'd gotten both loads over halfway. Got the CWD sample turned in, ate a burger in town, relaxed and slept. The next morning I slept in and was still back at the truck with the final load before noon. Roughly 17hrs total packing time. Got home and weighed one of the loads of meat(literally a side of elk. Backstrap, tenderloin, front quarter, hind quarter, one rib roll) 99lbs. I had a water filter, started with a gallon of water, a light snack and some emergency supplies. I'd guess if I had weighed everything, pack included, it was probably 115-118lbs. My pack is over 6lbs empty. All the meat was 186lbs deboned, but that's before trimming and packaging. A bull might have been "worth it", but I suspect it would have required at least one more trip, and that would really have been a butt kicking. I suppose it would have added about more 7hrs if I had maintained that pace. Not sure if I could have. I think I pinched a nerve or something. I had quite the pain running down my leg for 3-4 months after. While I might do it again, I have since aimed at likely areas a bit closer. [/QUOTE]
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