Pack-out photos.

[Pbettin21]

Like others have said your pack weight depends upon your specific gear. I have worked pretty hard the last several years to get my pack to an absolute minimum. I shot this deer 11 miles in the wilderness area. Pack weight going in including everything I needed for a 6 day hunt, rifle and spotting scope for right at 25 pounds. I shot that deer opening morning and spent all day, not only deboning, but also cleaning up every single piece of meat. I cut off all the fat and silver skin on that buck so that the only meat I was bring out was ready to package and put in the freezer. I decided to take this all out in one trip and when I got home my pack weighed 82 pounds. Since I was able to get rid of most my food weight I would say this was roughly 60 lbs. of meat, cape and skull. The entire pack out was downhill on a trail however this was absolutely brutal.

If you have not had the pleasurer of packing out an animal in western terrain I would highly suggest you get some experience before attempting a solo camp and animal pack out.

Thanks for the advice

 

[Elkhuntinfool78]

Love all the pack out photos. Hunting solo 99% of the time I rarely take a pack out photo. That said this was a pretty special hunt for me ( lifelong dream) so I made a point to take a photo with the last load out, the rack.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Love all the pack out photos. Hunting solo 99% of the time I rarely take a pack out photo. That said this was a pretty special hunt for me ( lifelong dream) so I made a point to take a photo with the last load out, the rack.

That’s a hell of a nice AK/Yukon moose there! I’m curious why your belt is not snapped?

 

[Elkhuntinfool78]

That’s a hell of a nice AK/Yukon moose there! I’m curious why your belt is not snapped?

Haha, I set my phone on timer to get a pic and hadn't yet snapped my belt before it took the picture.

 

[highcountrymuley]

My fave packout pic

 

[GABowhunter]