I made the mistake of killing an elk last year about a mile from the truck DOWN in a hole. I spent all day skinning and quartering the bull and made it out about 5:00 with one quarter. It was so warm that I knew I' d lose the meat if I didn' t get it out soon so I went into town and hired a guy with horses to pack it out. We returned and had the whole thing at the truck by dark. It was a little expensive but I have the guy' s number in my cell phone and hope to pay him the same money next year.