Driving 19 hours would be a pain. My last deer hunting trip I took to the midwest I traveled via air. It took a lot of planning and a lot of coordination. A couple of weeks prior to trip, I Fedex'ed most of mygear to my brother. This included mytree stand, bulky clothing and things you would not want to carryin your baggage.A double bow case will provide additional room for clothing especially. I got a nice deerand I bought a cooler to take (some) meat back home. $25 extra baggage on Southest.A carryon cooler forthe deer cape (frozen) and I shipped the horns via Fedex back to my home. It was additional cost and some additional work but 19 hour drive orfour hour flying time and layover. It seemed to be a much better option.