I seed them fellers packin' out meat on the trail goin' out from my unit. Usually got 1/4 an' elk atwixt two people. A solo feller is lookin' at 8 trips in on the worst trails this side of creation. Nut cases ifn you ask me. I gotta think thet the blisters keep a lot of 'em from returnin' fer the rest of their meat. A Grans For huntin' axe comes with an' 18" handle. It'll cut straight down a spine in 'bout 30 seconds per half. Be sure to peal the loins back away from the spine a lil and stand the half on end nuthin' to it. Hayburners are worth ever penny when it comes to elk huntin'. Ifn I didn't own 'em, I'd rent. When I leave the mountings, I got my whole elk, the cape, and my camp with me. The ride out ain't even a picknic. But when I git to the trailhead and its 75 degrees, I can head to town to drop my meat at the packer and on to the bar fer a well deserved cold one. Them hippie backpackers gotta head back up the canyon switches after another bloody load. Even 4 trips is 120 miles of walkin' jus' to git an' elk out! Nut cases fer sure.

BJ


Edited by - BeaverJack on 11/26/2002 09:04:15