Elk kill kit

[ElkNut1]

Inrutt, you want red pepper in powder form, you sprinkle it on the raw exposed meat as you break down your animal. You don't need it real heavy, put enough on until you notice the insects staying away from it. I like to throw a chuck of decoy meat away from me a few yards with no pepper & let them drift over to that!

ElkNut

 

[rgrx1276]

I use a tarp and game bags. When it's only you dealing with an elk, 10 oz tarp makes sense to help you keep your hard earned game as clean as possible.

 

[BBob]

Space blanket fan here too. I always have one in the pack and quite handy for whatever reason or another you get stuck or choose to stay on the mtn overnight. It can make a big difference between total suck to bearable suck.

 

[Wassid82]

Space blanket. Buy them in packs of 10 and toss them after you use them. Almost weightless and serve a survival purpose too.

I've done the same and think it works really well

 

[Jellymon1]

Am I the only one that puts meat or quarters directly into the game bags as soon as its cut off the animal? It only takes a few seconds. If I do need to lay a large quarter down to get it in the bag by myself, I just lay it on the large flap of hide I just skinned off to get to the first two quarters.

 

[Jbehredt]

Am I the only one that puts meat or quarters directly into the game bags as soon as its cut off the animal? It only takes a few seconds. If I do need to lay a large quarter down to get it in the bag by myself, I just lay it on the large flap of hide I just skinned off to get to the first two quarters.

There’s at least two of us then...

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Am I the only one that puts meat or quarters directly into the game bags as soon as its cut off the animal? It only takes a few seconds. If I do need to lay a large quarter down to get it in the bag by myself, I just lay it on the large flap of hide I just skinned off to get to the first two quarters.

That's what I do as well.

 

[BigShane54]

Before last season I picked up a quarter pad from BASEkamp. I really liked it. They are very compact, light and seem like they will last a long time.

BaseKamp Quarter Pads

Protect your game meat with BaseKamp Quarter Pads. Lightweight, strong, and designed to keep your harvest safe from dirt and damage in the field.

www.blackovis.com

 

[87TT]

I am a Tyvek user as well. Washed and dried several times in the laundry so more pliable and quiet. When I get home, I wash it again and fold/roll it back up for next year. Mine is two years and two elk old and still going. I fold it small and the roll it up, wrapping para cord around it. Always used Tyvek for a footprint for my backpacking tent too.

 

[Jellymon1]

Before last season I picked up a quarter pad from BASEkamp. I really liked it. They are very compact, light and seem like they will last a long time.

BaseKamp Quarter Pads

Protect your game meat with BaseKamp Quarter Pads. Lightweight, strong, and designed to keep your harvest safe from dirt and damage in the field.

www.blackovis.com

I actually kind of like the look of those. Looks like a tent footprint.

 

[Finner-elk]

Ribbon for marking a blood trail helps, make sure to clean up the ribbon afterwards

 

[Gumbo]

So I use caribou bags and slide them on a quarter before I remove the quarter from the carcass. I actually begin putting the bag on each quarter a little at a time as removal allows, basically inching it up as I disarticulate the appendage. This keeps the quarter pretty damn clean. Of course the quarter is then in upside down, but they still fit just fine.

 

[TX_Diver]

Red Pepper is your friend when swarmed with horse flies & meat bees. It will have them running!

ElkNut

I've used black pepper on an elk before. By red pepper do you mean like the red pepper chili flakes?

Amazon.com : McCormick Crushed Red Pepper, 13 oz : Ground Peppers : Grocery & Gourmet Food

Amazon.com : McCormick Crushed Red Pepper, 13 oz : Ground Peppers : Grocery & Gourmet Food

www.amazon.com

Any reason to use these over black pepper?

 

[durangobrad]

I bring one huge 55 gal trash bag- can set meat on top of it before putting it in game bags, turn it inside out and use it to keep blood off the pack, cut a head and arm holes to wear it as a emergency poncho, slice it down the seam and it's big enough for emergency shelter roof.

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This is exactly what I do. I always have a contractor trash bag in the bottom of my pack, for use as a processing bench/staging area.

Last year I had to quarter and pack out my elk solo. The trash bag was invaluable for keeping meat clean. I laid it under the quarter I was working on so that when it came free from the carcass it could fall into the trash bag instead of the ground.

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[huntabsarokee]

I try and put the meat right on the bag if I can but if working along not always that easy.

I carry a small silnylon tarp with me. Each corner has a guide line on it. I stake it down when I start and if I need to I can put quarters or meat on it to I can bag it. I have also used it after done to create a roof of shade and protect from rain if I need to leave the bags. The guide lines are the key. I can also use the same tarp if caught in a down pour to keep me dry.

This year I added 1 of those thin plastic cutting boards/sheets to the pack. You get them like 4 for $7 at Walmart. It weighs almost nothing. I wanted it when I have time to trim meat in the field. I was tired of cutting on a log or cutting holes in my tarp.

 

[Henley0501]

I've had success with black pepper keeping the sweat bees off in the dry heat in western CO but those flies seemed to be immune... Wondering if anyone has tried white pepper? Tends to be a little more potent, and expensive, but might also go a little further.

 

[PowellSixO]

Don’t forget the para cord. Elk are big critters. Cutting one up with a friend is always nice, but when you’re be yourself, para cord really lends a helping hand.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Ribbon for marking a blood trail helps, make sure to clean up the ribbon afterwards

One of my pet peeves is ribbon all over the damn forest.

 

[durangobrad]

One of my pet peeves is ribbon all over the damn forest.

I tear down every piece I see and pack it out.

I do keep some in my pack if a blood trail gets tough or a kill site/meat stash is hard to find. But I take it back down when I'm done.

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[nettereo16]

One of my pet peeves is ribbon all over the damn forest.

Good move to just use a little ripped TP as markers. It's already in your pack and if you forget to pick it up not a big deal