Post by: Instinct on June 27, 2013, 06:10:04 AM
Post by: huntnnw on June 27, 2013, 02:50:52 PM
Post by: WSU on June 27, 2013, 02:55:14 PM
Post by: acnewman55 on July 09, 2013, 12:09:16 PM
ID never be elk hunting in this state if I was worried about heat. Never had an issue .. Off the animal and in game bags and hang in the shade
What are you using to hang the meat? 550 paracord seems like it would be strong enough but probably be difficult to haul 100 + lbs of meat off the ground with it? maybe that's what folks are doing?
seems like 6mm climber's accessory cord would work better, but it's heavier. :dunno:
Post by: IBspoiled on July 09, 2013, 12:51:03 PM
Post by: Ccortez on July 09, 2013, 01:06:41 PM
Not much you can do to protect meat from the critters. Move it far away from the guts and kill sight. I would worry more about the heat and flies. I have heard that if you put crisco vegetable shortening on the meat flies and bees will stay away. I havent tried it yet, but I'm going to do an experiment with it at home.
Let me know how that works I'm curious myself
Post by: headshot5 on July 09, 2013, 01:15:27 PM
Post by: acnewman55 on July 10, 2013, 10:13:24 AM
If you have it hanging, urinating close by will keep most predators away temporarily (in general). Flies are definitely going to be your biggest problem.
Flies are still an issue when the meat is packed into game bags?
Post by: washelkhunter on July 10, 2013, 10:20:34 AM
Post by: norsepeak on July 10, 2013, 10:28:08 AM
If you have it hanging, urinating close by will keep most predators away temporarily (in general). Flies are definitely going to be your biggest problem.
NOT! In Idaho a few years ago a buddy whacked a great mulie buck. We gutted it and peed all around it and left a lot of our sweaty clothes around and on the deer, but a coyote ate both hams out of him overnight. 2010 in Alaska, nailed a nice caribou, peed all around it, covered it with sweaty clothes, came back the next morning to get it and a sow griz with two cubs was enjoying a nice half of caribou for breakfast.
Never had any luck with with tactic, sounds good in theory, but never worked for me.
Post by: syoungs on July 25, 2013, 11:11:39 AM
If I were relying on it as my only means of hanging, I would be reluctant, I chose the paracord over the other means because we had a no it all talking about how paracord couldnt possibly do the job.
If you do use para, get a quality version, I see lots of cordage advertised as para cord that I wouldnt trust, and lots that dont have the 550# load rating as well, sense its a popular item survival bracelets and such.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on July 25, 2013, 01:17:18 PM
Agree with norsepeak, from experience, peeing and sweaty clothes don't work.
In my experience, hiking meat out in the dark is good. Or at least that's what I end up doing most of the time: its too valuable to sit while I sleep. Though, I have been on a hunt with boned meat that hung for 2 days in a hot September while the hunt continued. Boned, hanging over a creek, in the deep shade.
Post by: IBspoiled on July 25, 2013, 01:48:24 PM
Post by: acnewman55 on July 25, 2013, 04:35:24 PM
Since you are in the backcountry, you'll be quartering or boning the meat. In those size chunks, para cord/550 cord will be fine for hanging meat.
Boning out seems to make the most sense to me.
When I backpack I hang my food in a bear-bag overnight, tossing a line over a branch then hauling my bag up at least 10 feet above ground. It's pretty hard to do with standard 550 with only a 20 lb. bag of food. I guess if you had plenty of game-bags, you could split the meat into 20lb parcels and hang them with this method.
I would guess that guys are generally carrying a heavier piece of rope into the back-country for this purpose though. :dunno:
Post by: JLS on July 25, 2013, 04:48:18 PM
I'll pack as many loads out the first day as I can. Depending on the terrain, how many trips I've already done, weather, etc. I may or may not pack in the dark.
I like to hang them with bone in, and if I'm not too far/too tough of a pack out I'll leave the bone in until I get home.
Peeing around the meat does no good except that now you don't have to pee anymore 8)