I am going Elk hunting for the first time this fall. I have done mostly whitetail hunting, and I am very excited to step up to some different hunting. My hunting partner has hunted before, but never harvested an Elk. My question relates to the best way to handle the Elk after it is downed. We will not have horses or ATVs, so we will have to quarter it and pack it out to base camp. I process my own deer, and I will try the same techniques on an Elk, but there is one big difference. I can get a deer back to camp without quartering it, so I always skin the deer first before quartering it. Is this doable with an Elk in the field, or will I have to remove the hide from the quarters later. Is an Elk any harder to skin than a deer (other than just being bigger)?

Of course, this only applies if I'm fortunate enough to shoot an Elk.

Thanks!