The Mediocre Hunter wrote:SEMObowhunter wrote:I pack them out. All I come out with it meat and horns if there are any. My dragging days are over.
SEMO, how long does it take you to do all that out in the field? I'm seriously considering doing that since my last experience dragging was exhausting.lol. also my skinning and butchering times are awfully slow. I'm curious how proficient one has to be to make it worth to do most of the work out in the field. Also what pack are you running?
To put in perspective on time. My son killed a 4.5 year old 170-180 pounds dressed, during rifle season .86 miles in. We went to the truck, dropped the stands, grabbed my pack and went back. I split down the back and bone a ham, shoulder and back strap. Flop him over and do the other side. Last I split across the belly to let the innards fall enough to get the inside loins out. Last I took off the head. Walk in, deboned, walk out I was gone from the truck an hour and 15 minutes.
I have an Alice pack frame, straps, and waist belt with the shelf. Bought on Amazon for about $60. I buy the cheese cloth type game bags and drop them inside an army barracks bag. This is like a cloth drawstring laundry bag. In that bag I keep a ziploc of rubber gloves and a stone and butchers steel. I use the summit climber cinch straps to attach that bag to the frame along with some bungee cords. I can get two boned out deer in one trip with this setup. PM me if you want to discuss further.