RE: had my first major injury on annual elk hunt.
When I fly-in up here, I have a few rules once a critter is down.
1) Only one knife open at a time and only one guycutting at a time. When you are not cutting, in its sheath it goes.
2) No axes allowed in camp---period.
3) If its too dark tohead to camp,we start a fire break out the space blankets and tarps, and stay with the animal all night.