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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 81274" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>In addtition to the bone saw I would recommend at least one "skinning" knife and maybe two "boning" knives and a good sized sharpening stone.</p><p></p><p>On backpacking out meat here are my techniques</p><p></p><p>Very heavy elk game bags and place a rock in each bottom corner wrap that several times with tough nylon twine/rope so the corner of the bag can be attached to a pack frame. Do same to upper corners. Take an external frame pack and throw the bag away. Rube goldberg up a "shelf" at the bottom of the frame with aluminum angle iron or what ever you got handy. Do not plan to try to reuse the elk bags for mutliple trips as they will not be strong enough to survive many trips. Yes, I know they are costly. Temperature will probably be kind to you so you can cut it up one trip at a time or cut and bag the whole thing at once so it cools down. That keeps the flies off the meat.</p><p></p><p>I have never tried to pack an animal out with an internal frame pack. Maybe there is a way to do it, I just haven't ever done it.</p><p></p><p>If I remember, tonight I will post a picture of my pack frame. Assuming that if one is killed that the two of you will work together to get it packed out you will need two of these contraptions. Plan on being able to carry about 60# a trip for many trips all day long. Trying to carry 100# wastes time because you have to rest more than carry. This is an endurance test not a strenght test. Take care of the meat first and the head and hide last unless you are really intent on getting a hide on mount of the head.</p><p></p><p>I would have a comealong in the back of the truck and some really good rope or cable. Some days luck is with you and it is all bad luck so be prepared for the truck to get stuck or the moose to fall into deep water. If you are prepared for bad luck it will usually just keep on moving and find someone who is less preapred.</p><p></p><p>One unrelated thing is go by auto zone and get two new air filters for your truck. Install one now and put the other under the hood out of the way. About the time you get to Whitehorse the truck will start missing so just pull over and swap in the new fitler. With the road paved now it probably is not so bad any more. Plus electronic ignition systems are much better now days.</p><p></p><p>My final advice is easy to give and hard to take. Relax, have a good time hunting, and enjoy yourself, do a little fishing. None of us are always successful and what you are undertaking (hunting in unfamiliar terrain for unfamiliar game) is hard to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 81274, member: 8"] In addtition to the bone saw I would recommend at least one "skinning" knife and maybe two "boning" knives and a good sized sharpening stone. On backpacking out meat here are my techniques Very heavy elk game bags and place a rock in each bottom corner wrap that several times with tough nylon twine/rope so the corner of the bag can be attached to a pack frame. Do same to upper corners. Take an external frame pack and throw the bag away. Rube goldberg up a "shelf" at the bottom of the frame with aluminum angle iron or what ever you got handy. Do not plan to try to reuse the elk bags for mutliple trips as they will not be strong enough to survive many trips. Yes, I know they are costly. Temperature will probably be kind to you so you can cut it up one trip at a time or cut and bag the whole thing at once so it cools down. That keeps the flies off the meat. I have never tried to pack an animal out with an internal frame pack. Maybe there is a way to do it, I just haven't ever done it. If I remember, tonight I will post a picture of my pack frame. Assuming that if one is killed that the two of you will work together to get it packed out you will need two of these contraptions. Plan on being able to carry about 60# a trip for many trips all day long. Trying to carry 100# wastes time because you have to rest more than carry. This is an endurance test not a strenght test. Take care of the meat first and the head and hide last unless you are really intent on getting a hide on mount of the head. I would have a comealong in the back of the truck and some really good rope or cable. Some days luck is with you and it is all bad luck so be prepared for the truck to get stuck or the moose to fall into deep water. If you are prepared for bad luck it will usually just keep on moving and find someone who is less preapred. One unrelated thing is go by auto zone and get two new air filters for your truck. Install one now and put the other under the hood out of the way. About the time you get to Whitehorse the truck will start missing so just pull over and swap in the new fitler. With the road paved now it probably is not so bad any more. Plus electronic ignition systems are much better now days. My final advice is easy to give and hard to take. Relax, have a good time hunting, and enjoy yourself, do a little fishing. None of us are always successful and what you are undertaking (hunting in unfamiliar terrain for unfamiliar game) is hard to do. [/QUOTE]
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