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2. Hunters who kill something big and have to carry it out. Ask phat about this one, I only hunt rabbits right now.

Like I said, "willingly" is used loosely. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


Heh. ya beat me to it. and it's usually a lot more than 50 lbs at a time, for as short a distance as I can make it, cheating like heck with the modern miracles of a chainsaw, ropes and a small atv <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

it's "willingly" (ususally as willing as it gets when you look at a big furry critter and think "great.. now what have I got myself into" <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )


This is the very reason I have never applied for an Elk tag in AZ.
I don't have an ATV or access to one, so what happens if I kill an animal the size of a horse a mile from the car?

It's a mile of rough terrain out to the hunt carrying a gun & all the other stuff (not light weight backpacking), then after harvesting the animal I'd have to cut it into 1/8ths to be able to pack it out and that would be 16 miles of additional walking, 1/2 of it with weight, just to get it loaded in the car. But that's not the end... that animal is spoiling, & AZ is not that cold during Elk season, so time is critical. That animal has to be processed right now and you need to own or have rented a huge freezer.
It all makes for a really long & tiring day.


Answer; You call all your "Will Work For Meat" friends. Especially those with old Kelty full frame packs. I have been on both ends of those deals. At least where I hunted, there was no worry about spoilage.
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