Packing out quarters. What order?

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ICEMAN:
We carry the head out immediately and hide it near camp, guy who packs head out brings beer back and packboards. We cut off the quarters, we de-bone the ribcage and spine, we bag and save every tiny piece including the heart, liver, backstraps and tenderloins...and carry all out in game bags on packboards. We usually leave behind ribcage/spine, leg bones, hide.

high country:
I take horns and cape, possibly straps and tloins on the trip to the truck/camp. they are most likely to get nabbed. next is the hinds which I dont bone unless it is a BIG bull in a BAD spot. fronts I dont lose much sleep over boning, but I only do it if I need to save weight. boneing can be more harm then good sometimes.

as for proof of sex you do not need the testes just the sack attached.

Ironhead:
I always leave head and cape for last. Meat is my #1 priority. If I just have a day pack I take the loins, heart and liver and back straps first. If I have my pack board or eberlestock I will start with Hind quarters and lastly head and cape. Where I bow hunt it is to warm to leave the meat to long, also if you quarter you must leave proof of sex attatched to hind quarter. Having just the head is not good enough they will confiscate your animal and you will end up in court.

rackattack:
Page 69 of the Hunting regs, " Evidence of animal's sex--Male---head with antlers or horns attached or penis or testes naturally attached to at least one quarter of the carcass or to the largest portion of meat." I've stopped at many check station, and head and antlers has never been a problem. Usually the twig and berries are the first things I remove.

billythekidrock:

--- Quote from: bobcat on August 17, 2007, 08:48:32 AM --- Do people really pack elk heads out of the woods? :o

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I don't know anyone who cuts off the rack, they all pack out the head and some times they "long neck" the elk and pack the rack/head/neck on the first trip. I remember trying to cut the rack off of a bull I killed and I was flipped some crap and told "pack the whole head". Always done it that way since. Now that I am getting older, I may switch.

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