How much elk do you give the guy that helped pack it out?

[Hawgdawg]

It has always been a norm in our camps that if you hunted, got out of bed in the morning!or helped out in camp, including processing you would get an equal share. Got to drunk by the fire and slept in I will get sour grapes on the split!

[BAR C3]

If it's someone your hunting with, that conversation should occur before harvest. My packers get a percentage based on how many I have and poundage.
I made mistake of packing for a guy and helping skin his elk. Didn't get a damn steak. Will never hunt with the guy again.

[JamesK.]

I just have to say this. If you are  involved in hunting whether it's the person who makes a harvest, or the packer expecting a bunch of meat.... Sell your hunting equipment and buy half a beef and save yourself a lot of stress and money. Your in it for the wrong reason.... I'm not by any means trying to change the subject of the thread because I think it's a good one but a few comments brought this to my mind is all. Trying to decide how much meat to give a helper/packer/ hunt partner is a good problem to have!!!


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[Band]

I made mistake of packing for a guy and helping skin his elk. Didn't get a damn steak. Will never hunt with the guy again.

Pretty unbelievable that someone would be so stingy.  I would absolutely expect a sincere offer of some of that meat.

I've killed the only 2 elk in my camp in the last few years and it gets split equally among the 3 of us.  I would expect my partners to do the same.  It's an unwritten rule in my book.

[elk247]

  band hooked me up with some backstrap last year off his blacktail buck. Man was it good!  thanks buddy!

[billythekidrock]

I made mistake of packing for a guy and helping skin his elk. Didn't get a damn steak. Will never hunt with the guy again.

Pretty unbelievable that someone would be so stingy.  I would absolutely expect a sincere offer of some of that meat.

I've killed the only 2 elk in my camp in the last few years and it gets split equally among the 3 of us.  I would expect my partners to do the same.  It's an unwritten rule in my book.

I think the unwritten or unspoken rule is where it can go sideways so I try to have the conversation ahead of time.

It can be an odd conversation for some, but I like to know before hand what someone expects. I will help you with your deer or bear and not expect anything since they are not that big. But I know I will need help with an elk so I let them know upfront what the deal is. If they want to do the same, we are good.

Nothing worse than having a hunting partner walk up to your downed elk, congratulate you and walk off to continue their own hunt... unless you know before hand that it will happen.

[BAR C3]

I made mistake of packing for a guy and helping skin his elk. Didn't get a damn steak. Will never hunt with the guy again.

Pretty unbelievable that someone would be so stingy.  I would absolutely expect a sincere offer of some of that meat.

I've killed the only 2 elk in my camp in the last few years and it gets split equally among the 3 of us.  I would expect my partners to do the same.  It's an unwritten rule in my book.

What blew me away was when I found out he was handing out pepperoni to guys at work. I also gave the guy a knife set I got from RMEF. That's the deal I made with camp. First harvest got set. Bottlomline is hunt with your closest friends or family.
He wasn't and that was my bad. Trust them with your life and know they have your back. I have two as described!

[t6]

Partners in camp who participate in the hunt, recovery, and pack get an equal share. 

I've helped other and did it without expectation of anything. 

I helped an old man load an elk into his truck.  He offered me some of the meat but he had done such a terrible job with the shot and gut job that I kindly declined. 

I work my butt off for our camp because I'm one of the younger guys (If you call middle age young) but I remember who let me tag along and taught me to hunt.  Payback as far as I'm concerned.

[n_mathews13]

When I was young, me and my dad was walking a old logging road . It was almost dark and a bear was 60 yds up hill. He shot it and it rolled down and disappeared.   He ( having me there at the age of 5) decided to wait till am. He made a few calls for help the next morning but no answers.  We woke up to my uncle and a friend at camp, got to the head of the logging rd and my other uncle was there. They helped all day and we all went home that night. That made a big impression on me and since, I've  made that trip dozens of time to help pack out animals and headed home. Not expecting anything in return .. But everyone is different , out of a whole elk it wouldn't break a person to give up a few pounds

[Band]

band hooked me up with some backstrap last year off his blacktail buck. Man was it good!  thanks buddy!

Well, you found the buck for me, packed it out, and came back to give me a piggy back ride out.  I had to give you something!

[Westside88]

In elk camp everyone gets an equal share provided they contribute what they can. If I offered to help someone, I wouldn't expect any but it's a nice gesture. Depending on how much help was provided to me I don't think a quarter is unreasonable.

[grade-creek-rd]

We hunt the high country (most of the time) and always help each other on the packing without expecting anything in return....but this year I'm heading back to he Salmon River area of idaho with a deer & elk tags (& wolf)...I already told my buddies if I get an elk whatever they carry back to camp is theirs to keep! Sure fire way to get help packing it back if one guy wants 100# of elk meat, more power to him!

[jtw]

If everyone gets an elk they keep what they shot, but if one elk goes down it's divided evenly.
That's just how my elk camp does it though.

[idahohuntr]

I haven't given an ounce of meat to those who have packed out game that I harvested. 

[X-Force]

I haven't given an ounce of meat to those who have packed out game that I harvested.

Same.

I'll help them pack out when they tagout.