Post by: littlebuf on August 23, 2009, 08:50:25 PM
Post by: gasman on August 23, 2009, 08:53:45 PM
Ideally i would pack the animal to with in distance of my rig with out having anything at my rig that could cause unwanted visitors.
Post by: littlebuf on August 23, 2009, 08:56:11 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 10:00:02 PM
Post by: dreamingbig on August 23, 2009, 10:16:28 PM
Post by: Dadbear on August 23, 2009, 10:18:39 PM
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Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 10:26:21 PM
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 23, 2009, 10:36:01 PM
Post by: littlebuf on August 23, 2009, 10:37:28 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 10:38:02 PM
Post by: littlebuf on August 23, 2009, 10:38:30 PM
I always pack out the meat first, to me that is the most important thing.
i agree and im not saying the meat is secondary but the trophy is part of the hunt also
Post by: livtohutn on August 23, 2009, 10:39:56 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 10:45:05 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 23, 2009, 10:51:03 PM
Post by: GoPlayOutside on August 23, 2009, 10:55:02 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 11:06:51 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 23, 2009, 11:09:15 PM
im elk hunting solo this year and my question is in what order to pack out? trophy first then come back for meat or other way around? may seem kinda silly but i keep having these visions of killing a big ole bull and coming back to the kill to see the head missing either by animal or human. what do you guys think
Dont forget the thread was started asking what order to pack out!!!! In my opinion once again MEAT first always
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 11:13:49 PM
Post by: GoPlayOutside on August 23, 2009, 11:14:26 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 23, 2009, 11:14:57 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 11:19:07 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 23, 2009, 11:22:01 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on August 24, 2009, 06:07:45 AM
Hide the head well near the rig.
If I was doing an elk solo, I would gut/skin and get the meat cooling, then pack the head out, ditch it, then grab the packboard and start transferring meat to the road.....
Warm weather is an issue with one guy. If it is really hot, and you are hunting way back in, I would consider getting with other guys who can help you save everything.
There are certain situations where solo hunting is innappropriate considering the risk of wasting your meat and/or your trophy.
Post by: Gobble on August 24, 2009, 06:21:37 AM
Post by: Alchase on August 24, 2009, 07:00:34 AM
I use green para cord and hoist the head up into a tree near the truck but out of site from the road. Then packout what is left.
Learned this the hard way by loosing the head and front shoulder to a bear between trips. There are tons of variables that would decide the order for me though. How far each trip would be, weather.
Post by: tonymoe on August 24, 2009, 07:33:50 AM
Post by: MagKarl on August 24, 2009, 08:34:56 AM
Post by: littlebuf on August 24, 2009, 08:48:44 AM
Post by: CP on August 24, 2009, 08:54:11 AM
Post by: zackmioli on August 24, 2009, 08:57:02 AM
The only way to be sure that you don’t lose anything is to keep it all in sight. Move a load a ways toward your rig, then a back for another until you’ve moved the whole pile, and then do it again, and again, and so on.this sounds like a solid plan.
Post by: Maligator on August 24, 2009, 10:11:45 AM
Post by: halflife65 on August 24, 2009, 10:32:53 AM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 24, 2009, 10:43:55 AM
The only way to be sure that you don’t lose anything is to keep it all in sight. Move a load a ways toward your rig, then a back for another until you’ve moved the whole pile, and then do it again, and again, and so on.
Been there done that, it is a good way only problems I had with it if you are two miles in, you never really catch a break. Meaning if you carry it 500 yards then go back and forth you never really get a break in between. If you carry one load out the two miles and stash it, then go back in that is when you get a break.
Littlebuff, and just so you understand I never said that I thought you were going to waste any meat, you asked a question and I told you what I do. To me the meat is the most important part. I always make sure it is taken care of first. If you are way out there and it gets hot things can go downhill quickly. I have never lost any meat, but I am sorry to inform you I have lost a couple of capes. But I have the racks off of them and if I ever really want a moose on the wall I will buy a cape for one of them and mount it.
I wish you the best of luck this year in taking your trophy bull and being able to get everything out. I would give you my number in case you needed help, but I will be out there in the woods trying my luck so it would do no good. I know I have no reception where I go...
Joe
Post by: bucklucky on August 24, 2009, 10:55:35 AM
Post by: littlebuf on August 24, 2009, 11:09:17 AM
Post by: Yak-NDN on August 24, 2009, 07:18:27 PM
The big trophy rack aint worth a damn, if you left the meat behind. You got your priorities messed up.....unless you can claim Indian >:(
What the hell is your problem I am Indian and have never left or lost any meat because of hot weather. Lets all take cheap shots at the poor stupid Indian with to much fire water, I hope that when you started this post you were asking for help because you didn't know what to take out first and the answer it meat. (Protect the meat)For you that disagree with that answer everyone has the privilege to have a different opinion and I will not take cheap shots at you because of it or because you are of another race. I will tell you that there is more than just the horns that make a trophy, My first trophy is the meat then the experience of it all and the experience you just gave to the younger generation and the good example you set for them will be with them forever it would be a total loss if you lost the meat lost the good experience and memory and all you had was some horns to remind you of the total waste it was.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 24, 2009, 08:21:58 PM
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What the hell is your problem I am Indian and have never left or lost any meat
To be honest though, I've come across kills that were proven tribal in both the Nooksack and Packwood area where there was a lot of wasted meat, so don't take it wrong, It's easy to stereotype. Not to exclude 'poached animals'. Those hunters are scum in my book. I don't even know many on this forum, and don't have any impression that any of them are the type to intentionally waste meat. True, there are whites and others that are wasteful. We've all seen them. As for someone making this into an 'Indian' issue, I think it wise not to go there. If you're a tribal member that does not waste meat and respects the animal provided then please don't take offense. If you're a hunter that has witnessed wasteful act by a tribal member that has you fuming... Remember that not all tribal members are that way.
This is Littlebuf's thread with a valid question.
-Steve
Post by: littlebuf on August 24, 2009, 08:29:17 PM
Post by: letmhunt on August 24, 2009, 08:37:47 PM
Post by: coonhound on August 24, 2009, 09:08:52 PM
As far as wasting meat you need to judge your distance based on the weather, if it's a hot 80 degree season I hunt somewhere I can make a couple trips a day.
my $0.02,
Coon
Post by: Yak-NDN on August 24, 2009, 09:55:15 PM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 25, 2009, 12:45:01 PM
-Steve
Post by: Maligator on August 25, 2009, 04:45:28 PM
I wish everyone the best of luck in their pursuit of whatever game animal they are after and even more luck keeping it! :dunno:
Post by: Dick Cress on August 25, 2009, 07:53:18 PM
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Post by: bowelkaholic on August 25, 2009, 09:30:36 PM
Post by: littlebuf on August 25, 2009, 09:53:06 PM
Can't eat horns.
well we better all just shoot does than huh, why does everybody get there panties all in a bunch when you mention the trophy as part of the animal? is it not? should we all just leave the head in the woods to show how much we are just hunting for meat? i eat what i kill and ive never wasted meat, i also have heads on the wall. i must be such a terrible person for mounting trophy's, think what a low life bucklucky must be :dunno:
Post by: G.R.K on August 25, 2009, 10:51:42 PM
Can't eat horns.Yes you can and they are tasty. :chuckle:
Post by: SHANE(WA) on August 25, 2009, 11:19:54 PM
Post by: runamuk on August 26, 2009, 05:01:43 PM
im still not sure where anybody is getting the "wasting meat" thing. the topic is solo packing and the best process to accomplish said solo pack. i do have a fair amount of Irish and gypsy in me so i'll probably be drunk and steal the trophy from myself, the whole thing could be pointless at that stage of the hunt :dunno:
that painted a picture :o
and actually thanks for asking this it is helping me as well with the whole packing out alone.....I had thought about asking the same question
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