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RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Thats the only way to go as far as I' m concerned if you don' t have a horse. You can bone out an elk (I leave hind quarters with bone on) without even gutting it out. If it' s on your back, you don' t want any extra weight to carry. I don' t bring my elk to a processing place so I have to do it anyway. Carry game bags to keep meat clean!

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

It sounds so easy when you say, and then he just packs it out.

Even boning out an elk you have a minimum of 3 HEAVY packs to carry out, more like 4 loads. If you are by yourself it takes half a day to cape and bone out an elk and when you are done you will be very tired, especially if it is laying on a slope, they are very tough to turn over by yourself.
Then the packing out starts.

If you are packing it out by yourself you are in for a couple days of serious pain.
If you didn' t take the time to work out and get in SERIOUSLY good condition you may not physically be able to do it, unless you get really lucky and are close to a road or are hunting in relatively flat country.
If there are 3 or 4 buddies with you then each of you can carry one pack out and then it is not bad.

Boning out an elk is just what it sounds like. You cut all the meat off and put it in your bags of choice then throw it on the back pack. If you leave the leg bones in it helps if you are going to hang your meat and age it, but adds significant weight.
You can get by without gutting the animal if you know where to make the cuts to get the tenderloins out.

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Best way to get an elk out of the back country is walk him out at gunpoint and shoot him at the truck. That technique doesn' t work all that well though, at least for me.

Next is horses and if thats not feasible then I' d say bone him out. The best way to learn how to do it correctly is have someone show you. If someone you know can show you on a deer or better yet an elk that would be your best option. Other than that they sell videos at your major sporting goods stores that have details instructions on how to bone em out. Doesn' t make it easier though by any means.

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Well the last two we brought out on shanks mare ,but I have used a horse a couple of times .

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Yep, horses are the best for this. Wish I had more friends with them :) Ive been thinking about buying one of those game carts that you see in Cabela' s, but most of the elk I' ve shot I think it would be just as hard with one of those carts. But for $100 I think the first time you would use one it would pay for itself

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Visit this link to learn about the Alaskan Method.... An " easy" way to dress out big game...
http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/h...392679,00.html

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Forget the game cart idea-I have one for deer & even that can be a hassel in a lot less rugged country. If you have to bring out without horses bone it-get a good pack frame. No matter-you have lots of work & usually several trips if no other help. We have had to make 2 trips with 3 making the 1st.
No easy way around backpacking out meat-BUT, it is " DELICIOUS" .
good luck...

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

If you have a good 4x4 atv you can cut an elk up and get most of it tied on your racks and seat and ride it out. Legal in most states for game recovery. I have killed bulls where you can' t get a rig of any kind in and have eithr boned it out with meat in game bags and carried out on pack frames or drag it on a plastic toboggan. I carry a boning knife in my cutting gear and just work the blade along the bones. You will learn quick and it can go fast if you don' t worry about keeping the hide. Good hunting.

RE: How do you get an elk out of the back country?
 

Thats a nice guide. Pretty much how I do it. I use my hands a little more than most people (wedging hand inbetween meat and bone) when I' m taking meat off the bone, especially the back straps.