Asking strangers for help hauling meat

[Laramie]

It is kind of an unwritten rule out west with the older experienced guys. We help each other unless there are circumstances to consider. I always offer if I run into someone with an elk down and I have accepted the help on numerous occasions. Most guys will offer a little meat, or supper in camp as a thank you. I know several guys who live out there that are flat offended if they don't get a call to come help pack.

 

[streamerfish]

I'm not generally hunting in the deep, backpacking in mountains....And there are is another camp that hunts the same area, that over the past 15 or so years we have become good friends with...

Our camps pretty much always help each other out, It generally becomes a 1 trip out to get the elk out, takes a few hrs and everyone else is back to hunting....

I also don't elk hunt alone as a general rule. Maybe I'm just weak or whatever, but I'm not interested in dealing with an elk on my own, especially if its a many mile pack out. Deer, fine, but not elk.

 

[Geewhiz]

I would rather crawl on my hands and knees through a thorn ridden swamp with a full pack of meat than willingly let anybody else know where I shot something. Have unfortunately had too many people stab me in the back.

 

[trevvamos]

2018 killed a bull a little too far back, temps were hovering in the mid 90s. Ran into a guy who was chasing the same bull. He helped me pack in the heat, turns out we lived 5 minutes away from each other, In a unit 6 hours from home. He’s now one of my best buddies.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Its case by case for me.

But I wouldn’t count on finding someone to help you.

I ran into some mule guys out riding around just camping, not really doing anything.

I offered to pay and he was like nahh. Didn’t even consider it

Not even for a whore house high price or anything.