always the human pack mule

[ICEMAN]

I hear ya, I have helped alot of people move to a new residence too, never had help...  Plus, owning a truck can backfire on you too!

[PA BEN]

does anyone ever get tired besides me of always helping friends pack animals out. I get mine and then all my friends call and need help and they dont help me with mine? oh well, better than sittin here doin what im doin now witch is ON THE COMPUTER not dragin.

Just say no

[colockumelk]

Just say you come up and make up a very blatant excuse.  Later when your "friend" asked why you didn't help reply with "When was the last timer you helped me pack out an animal?" 

[rasbo]

Im always ready to help,its fun and good karma

[Woodchuck]

You find out who your "real" friends are when there is meat in the bottom of a hole.  I don't have that problem, I have packed for a few folks even if I barely know em. It works out well because I practice shoot and release hunting and never kill anything so reciprocation is not an issue. 

[coachcw]

What I'm not the only pack mule ! packing is half the fun . you find out who your friends are for sure .

[Skyvalhunter]

Never get tired just another excuse to be out there,  Someday you will wish you were out there and are not able to be.

[sirfunkeybut]

ive helped a few buddies over the last couple years. The gutting,quartering, pack out, and cut and wrap. I always get a roast or something out of it. Plus like others i just love helping!

ob=av2e

[RuttinWapati]

I love packin out animals. Almost as fun as hunting. ALways good stories and nothing like a few beers and a few pieces of meat for your labors. 

 

[upriver]

I have a friend that has helped pack a few for me- he always says " Everyone has their place".

I have packed a few for others as well. I enjoy it when it's all over- and your looking back saying "that wasn't so bad".

[pianoman9701]

I got a text from a trainer at my gym who I've befriended. The text says "friend has 5 elk
down - needs help." I called the number he gave and and found out it was one elk, 5 miles
 in and up around 6000 ft. Well, I grabbed a friend of mine and we drove the two and a half
 hours to Randall the next morning. The hike in ended up being about 3 miles and it was up
all the way with the exception of the last 100 yards. The bull had jumped down a vertical
 ravine. Luckily, the guy had hung up the quarters the night before. I boned 'em out and
all said and done, we were out of there around 1 PM.

It felt really good lending a hand to a guy who'd have been really stuck without us. He was
thrilled two guys he didn't know would come all that way just to help.The friend who came
 with me has helped two others out this year and hasn't killed an animal for himself. He's a good guy
and a good example for me.

[coachcw]

Thats assume !

[rosscrazyelk]

You find out who your "real" friends are when there is meat in the bottom of a hole.  I don't have that problem, I have packed for a few folks even if I barely know em. It works out well because I practice shoot and release hunting and never kill anything so reciprocation is not an issue. 

And you make new friends

[steen]

I have never had the opportunity to help anyone out yet but I've only been on two elk hunts both of which I've killed an elk and had my nephew help with the packing and my husband with the butchering.  I hope to be able to help our nephew pack one out but being a woman it is not appropriate to camp with someone unless I have a chaparone.  I'd go in a heartbeat but it's tough being a woman in a man's world.  I loved being the mule, packed close to half my elk out both times and enjoyed every minute of it.  Hope to do the same fore my spouse and my nephew someday.

[Woodchuck]

You find out who your "real" friends are when there is meat in the bottom of a hole.  I don't have that problem, I have packed for a few folks even if I barely know em. It works out well because I practice shoot and release hunting and never kill anything so reciprocation is not an issue. 

And you make new friends

Yes you do and good ones at that.