"Cotton Kills!" It will suck the life out of you if you get wet and it starts snowing or the temp drops. Synthetics or better yet silk and wool like already said.

I carry a folding camp saw.

There is the potential of CWD in NW Wyoming now. I would leave the spine and brain where it lays. Whatever it takes to get the ribs,shoulders,etc.. off is what I will carry now. I am taking the same precautions here eastern Idaho.