First hunting pack recommendations

[Camroo]

G'day, I'm looking for my first hunting back and feeling very over whelmed! Hunting here in Australia starting out i wont be backpack hunting for a little while. looking for a pack to take on my hunt in the coming weeks enough to carry gear and pack out meat. Any and all suggestions though i unfortunately don't have 1000 to spend on a pack system ideally looking for second hand.
Cheers

 

[mitchellmountain]

I used mystery ranch beartooth and metcalf for a few years, it took care of my needs which is what you would be using them for quite nicely. You can get into those setups, new, for less than 400 if you wait for deals or buy last years model. I bought a used Kifaru tac lite frame and modified the mystery ranch pack to fit the frame. Huge step up. You could probably get into a full kifaru set up for less than $500 here on the classifieds and you will be completely set up for the foreseeable future.

 

[nphunter]

Horn hunter full curl is a good less expensive pack. I also think it depends on what it cost to get it to Australia. A used Kifaru would be hard to beat and can be found for pretty cheap these days and will last forever.