Sharing an elk

[Fastflight]

Yep, three of us have agreed we will split all of the elk with the other two. So far we each have zero lbs of elk meat.

 

[wapitibob]

Yes

no

 

[cnelk]

Nope. No 'participation trophies'.
You keep what you shoot in my camp.
You dont shoot something, better luck next year.

 

[feanor]

I think it makes hunting with a partner or partners less competitive when you decide ahead of time to divide the meat. When you can be out there together as a team and genuinely not care who takes a shot, it makes the hunt much more rewarding IMO. That said, we let the shooter keep the antlers. But the meat is the priority.

 

[Vids]

We split the meat evenly, with exceptions made (like if someone already has a full freezer or something like that). It makes it sting less when you have to give up a day of hunting to help your buddy pack one out if you're getting half of the meat. One rule I like is that the shooter gets to keep the tenderloins, that way they get a little something extra since it's their elk.

 

[jsb]

Nope. No 'participation trophies'.
You keep what you shoot in my camp.
You dont shoot something, better luck next year.

Great attitude.

 

[Blinddog]

yep, always split elk and processing - then when you all tag out and you get your own full elk, then you think. holy crap, what do I do with all this meat... and the whole processing bill. "Ouch". mine was close to $700.00 this year for 180# of meat. guess I went a little crazy. next time more hamburger. But dam it was all delicious.

 

[Randle]

Nope. No 'participation trophies'.
You keep what you shoot in my camp.
You dont shoot something, better luck next year.

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not .
No participation trophy to it , just taking care of friends.

 

[SBAHunts]

Nope. No 'participation trophies'.
You keep what you shoot in my camp.
You dont shoot something, better luck next year.

Not sure if you're joking, but if not, I guess that attitude is fine if you don't expect help packing out your animal.

 

[gbflyer]

In the rare case that I actually get one, we have a nice meal or two then I let my pards have the rest. Hauling it back to AK isn’t my idea of a good time.

 

[cnelk]

Totally serious.
Nobody in my camp even talks about sharing meat. Go figure.

We all work together hunting and getting elk out of the woods, but in the end its their elk and I want them to have it all. My buddies feel the same way if I get an elk.

I have given some processed elk meat to a buddy if unsuccessful, but most times they dont accept it.

 

[ChrisAU]

Nope. No 'participation trophies'.
You haul what you shoot in my camp.
You dont shoot something, better luck next year.

Edited to reflect how others would respond IMO...

 

[ChrisAU]

Totally serious.
Nobody in my camp even talks about sharing meat. Go figure.

We all work together hunting and getting elk out of the woods, but in the end its their elk and I want them to have it all. My buddies feel the same way if I get an elk.

I have given some processed elk meat to a buddy if unsuccessful, but most times they dont accept it.

I take it all locals? We don't ever split meat at home either, even after extensive help tracking/dragging. Nowhere near the work of a downed elk, but I get it.

 

[cnelk]

Funny.
We've killed and packed out dozens and dozens of elk over the years.
And not once has anyone complained about not sharing meat.

The 'handout' mentality is everywhere now I guess

 

[Randle]

Oh so just because we share now it's a handout . The world can be a selfish place but not in our camp.

 

[cnelk]

If anyone wants or needs to share elk meat, by all means do it.
All Im saying is we dont.

And Im not one to ask my buddy for elk meat if I was unsuccessful, and I would decline if he offered.

 

[ChrisAU]

If anyone wants or needs to share elk meat, by all means do it.
All Im saying is we dont.

And Im not one to ask my buddy for elk meat if I was unsuccessful, and I would decline if he offered.

Different situations. No, my buddies did not ask. But, they did take shifts driving the 25 hours straight out there and the 25 hours back home, cut firewood, tended to camp chores, split hotel and gas costs, and were excited as hell to pack an elk for 3 days and many many miles (at first at least ha) when I was the only successful one in the group. I don't think I gave them "handouts".

 

[bsnedeker]

As someone who just recently moved from MN to MT I have found that when I was coming from out of state with a buddy I had always planned on splitting the meat. Now that I live in MT and my buddies are all hunting all season long we don't even think about splitting anything. Everyone is just happy to help each out without expecting anything for it. I think it's just different depending on the type of trip it is...locals don't share, out of staters do. I packed out an help process two elk during archery season...got to eat some backstrap but that's it!

That said, my buddies do give me the tongues and hearts from their animals because they don't want to eat them. They don't know what they are missing!

 

[Pigdog]

We’ve never split 50/50. The guy who makes the kill keeps most of the meat, but always shares about 25-30% with the dudes who help pack it out. We all process and package our own meat, so no cost there. If we were going on a big trip that would probably be different, but I’ve never hunted more than two hours from home.

 

[LongWayAround]

I don't like gifting. It makes for a weird obligation to reciprocate.

You kill it, I'll help carry. Enjoy.