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Since this is in the backcountry section, I'm assuming most won't be carrying a dog auger, but a tent stake or two per leg with some cordage might help you get it above the water line for butchering.
Well you are going to get wet either way. I would go gutless but leave the hide on, and hack the upside front shoulder and hind quarter. Flip it over and do the same. Then it would be light enough to pull out.
I’ve never killed an elk so take this with a grain of salt, but is it really not possible to wrestle that thing out of there? I feel like, albeit a little at a time, I could eventually get it out of the swamp water. Call me crazy.
Quote from: jackelope on October 26, 2020, 06:35:23 PMI’ve never killed an elk so take this with a grain of salt, but is it really not possible to wrestle that thing out of there? I feel like, albeit a little at a time, I could eventually get it out of the swamp water. Call me crazy.Additional scenario condition: I'm not as strong as @jackelope Thanks for the responses guys. I'm going to have to do some more reading on 3 point tie-ups and consider carrying a carabiner or two