Pictures of loaded pack animals

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From last fall. Decker packsaddle. If you look close, I'm not quite centered. Had an awkward load but she was balanced and made the 4 miles to base camp with no problems.
 

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Hunting "with" stock can be fun at times, trying at times and a downright ADVENTURE MOST of the time - It's a big responsibility to take on and much more work than most folks ever dreamed it might be - It will make a better hunter out of you AND a better person if you take the moments to appreciate what that livestock is doing for you - patience IS a virtue and there is often a fine line separating good stockmanship from abuse, best to learn that line and heed it - I've watched several die on the trail while working their heart out but there is nothing more satisfying than becoming good with livestock AND a good hunter at the same time - "Cowboys" rule ......
 

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Hunting "with" stock can be fun at times, trying at times and a downright ADVENTURE MOST of the time - It's a big responsibility to take on and much more work than most folks ever dreamed it might be - It will make a better hunter out of you AND a better person if you take the moments to appreciate what that livestock is doing for you - patience IS a virtue and there is often a fine line separating good stockmanship from abuse, best to learn that line and heed it - I've watched several die on the trail while working their heart out but there is nothing more satisfying than becoming good with livestock AND a good hunter at the same time - "Cowboys" rule ......

Some of the best advice I've read on this new forum- thanks
 

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8 day hunt. Elk were almost nonexistent. Rain was miserable, but was able to connect on a little six point Bull and even called in a mountain lion, that we weren't able to connect on. Anyway my first horse packout was great.
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Not much of a load and unfortulately we didnt get any horn to pack but here is my big Mule packing lunch and a bow and my hunting partners new mule. Hes riding him for the 3 rd time, His name is Bullet. Early AZ Elk hunt. All the animals did great and we had a very good hunt trip.


 

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Made a quick 4 day trip in on horses and a mule hunting archery elk on my dad's hunt here in southern utah a couple weeks ago. We had a good time but didn't come back with a bull. I'll be back in 2 weeks hunting spikes and cows with a rifle.

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Ever since I got my first summer job in college packing for an outfitter in Idaho, I've loved taking stock into the mountains.

This was my classroom in the summer of 1993..

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Hells Canyon mule days in NE Oregon
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Panniers? We don't need no stinkin Panniers!

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Well if there is a pack horse available...
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Sometimes it is just easier to pack an elk back to camp on your saddle horses.

By 2011 we had figured out how to do a gutless quarter. Dad carried a saddle pannier, I just carried 50 ft of rope. (barrel hitched hind quarters)

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California horses meet their first Dead Elk.
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Packing out camp in a snowstorm
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When we top pack on panniers we use a Box hitch more often than a diamond.

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Making do with mantied load on a sawbuck. Not my prettiest load...

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and one that we have all had. Looks worse than it was..

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OK last pictures....

Summer trip where my folks rode and packed camp and duffle for themselves and me and 2 hiker friends on a 5 day progressive trip through the Wind River Range.

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