TCUHunter34
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I’m flying out to NZ soon for a DIY tahr and red stag bow hunt. I’ll have 7 or 8 days to hunt between a few days in Christchurch on either end.
The first full day of the trip will be spent in Christchurch and grabbing any gear I may need. Helicopter up and 7-8 days of hunting. Two nights in an Airbnb on the back end of the trip will be spent prepping for the flight home.
There are previous threads here and on other forums on getting the meat, cape and horns back home. I’ve read through them multiple times. I can’t make up my mind on what is best. Best being a mixture of efficiency on number of checked bags (not too much) and still having everything I need for the flight home. Travel time coming home will be about 18 hours total.
I will have a small carry on for the flights. My two checked bags will be a Kifaru 44 mag with gear and bow case with some gear also.
I’ll bring the taxidermy home to have my taxidermist work on anything I kill. I will cape the tahr for a shoulder mount. If I kill a stag, I will do a euro mount. 50 lbs of meat needs to go somewhere. I’ll have contractor bags, duct tape and cellophane I brought from home.
My options are the following:
- Yeti 65, heavy but best cooler I have.
- Igloo of similar size to yeti. Much lighter and probably will keep everything as cool as needed for traveling home.
- Buy a cooler in Christchurch to avoid a third checked bag on the flight to NZ.
- Large duffle bag for potential stag horns and gear. I could probably unpack the 44 Mag and put it in the duffle with gear and antlers.
- Bakcou insulated cooler is an interesting concept to save space and weight. Can be packed in another bag on flight to NZ. Is this worth it or needed?
I’m overthinking this and am probably missing something. Someone make my decision for me on the best way to accomplish getting 50 lbs of meat, cape and horns home without too many checked bags.
The first full day of the trip will be spent in Christchurch and grabbing any gear I may need. Helicopter up and 7-8 days of hunting. Two nights in an Airbnb on the back end of the trip will be spent prepping for the flight home.
There are previous threads here and on other forums on getting the meat, cape and horns back home. I’ve read through them multiple times. I can’t make up my mind on what is best. Best being a mixture of efficiency on number of checked bags (not too much) and still having everything I need for the flight home. Travel time coming home will be about 18 hours total.
I will have a small carry on for the flights. My two checked bags will be a Kifaru 44 mag with gear and bow case with some gear also.
I’ll bring the taxidermy home to have my taxidermist work on anything I kill. I will cape the tahr for a shoulder mount. If I kill a stag, I will do a euro mount. 50 lbs of meat needs to go somewhere. I’ll have contractor bags, duct tape and cellophane I brought from home.
My options are the following:
- Yeti 65, heavy but best cooler I have.
- Igloo of similar size to yeti. Much lighter and probably will keep everything as cool as needed for traveling home.
- Buy a cooler in Christchurch to avoid a third checked bag on the flight to NZ.
- Large duffle bag for potential stag horns and gear. I could probably unpack the 44 Mag and put it in the duffle with gear and antlers.
- Bakcou insulated cooler is an interesting concept to save space and weight. Can be packed in another bag on flight to NZ. Is this worth it or needed?
I’m overthinking this and am probably missing something. Someone make my decision for me on the best way to accomplish getting 50 lbs of meat, cape and horns home without too many checked bags.
