Anyone ever back pack out an elk solo ?
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Nope... but I have packed out many moose... generally in six pieces, not quartered, depends on how big the bull is. But a bull taken one mile in means six miles of hiking over fallen trees and through bogs with 100+ pounds on your back and almost as depressing is the six miles back in to pick up your next load. I switched to hunting remotely by boat or canoe and calling the bulls down to the water... I have had a number of them fall right on the shoreline or in the water... a couple were simply field dressed and rolled into the boat in one piece, legs and all... ahhhh, the beauty of letting the bull dig HIS OWN grave! 
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8 pieces is the minimum if you are packing them out bone-in. 4 legs, two rib slabs, and loin and neck/shoulder. Done it a few times and I think you must get the loads down to less than half your body weight or risk injury.
If you De-boned it, it would still be 2 trips. Taking a day and a bit to debone the elk is fun if the weather is cool, not so if it warms up to meat spoiling weather. Going in with a minimum in expectation of carrying out 70+ pounds of meat in 2 trips.
One with nature is an awesome experience. Ever heard the quiet, in the bush? Ever slept under a tarp? Listening to mice in the leaves under the roll on the ground.
You don't know if you can till you try.
LIG
One with nature is an awesome experience. Ever heard the quiet, in the bush? Ever slept under a tarp? Listening to mice in the leaves under the roll on the ground.
You don't know if you can till you try.
LIG
i have packed a deer out whole (gutted) 4 km back to camp. lest just say i didnt get up for the morning hunt. i will do it all over again. moose elk bear. i hunt with guys on quads. i like to hoof it. thats my choise so thats how i haul game back.
Two of us once took a huge cow out from Race Horse creek in one piece by noon.Was all down hill in brand new snow. The next time took us two days as it wasn't down hill. I took a bull out of the Cooking Lake grazing preserve by my self once with a small hand cart I made.Still took three trips and almost two days as it was 8 miles to the truck.
Isn't that the truth!
We have packed out a few elk on our backs as well. Bone in.
The first time it took seven loads. Man did I learn to hate that Trapper Nelson.
Two of us took 3 trips and the other only took two as on his second trip he tripped and landed on his face.It took a plastic surgeon to move his nose back to the center of his face from under his ear
Go to a hardware store. Buy a couple bags of sand/cement/dirt etc, load up your pack, go for a hike in the bush. Let us know how much you can carry for a reasonable distance.
I shot a Bull Moose this year about 300 yards across a four year old cut over. I break out into a sweat and my back hurts every time a have moose for supper!
The sucker was only quartered up with skin on taking it out. I went back next day with the four skins to return it to the gut pile for a bear hunt. The skins plus a small amount of cut fat etc on a deer handcart was a hell of a load. It was an eye opener on how much the skins weighed.
If only all those tree hugging bambie lovers knew what we put ourselves through every time we pull the trigger... They think we hunt/kill for fun... mmmm hmmm They've got no idea the work that we bring ourselves after that good squeeze.... 
LoL, I too break out in cold sweats and my spine goes numb when i smell moose meat being cooked.... Hahaha
Lots of good advice here for sure, as in first of all go get yourself in shape (if you are not already there) because as you know it's not a walk in the park.
We weighed a bull moose hide once and it was over 100lbs, just the hide. We left it at the camp. I carried each of the 4 quarters to the float plane myself, but it was only about 50 yards and that was far enough. And i was 25 years younger than I am now.
I would bet it will be at least 6 trips if it is a mature bull and 1 more trip for the antlers
Good luck to you. Have fun
We weighed a bull moose hide once and it was over 100lbs, just the hide. We left it at the camp. I carried each of the 4 quarters to the float plane myself, but it was only about 50 yards and that was far enough. And i was 25 years younger than I am now.
I would bet it will be at least 6 trips if it is a mature bull and 1 more trip for the antlers
Good luck to you. Have fun
I just noticed that you are in SW Ontario... I hope that you are not counting on one of those elk draw tags... 4500 applicants for 70 tags... yikes! We put in anyway... you never know... somebody is going to get lucky.
