KINGSNAKE
WKR
Does anyone elk hunt with only one horse per man. Do you spike camp or truck camp. When you shoot an elk do you walk out with the elk meat on your horse. I would like to hear how your system works for you.
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Yeah, one per guy....we just walk them in and out with packsaddles on.
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I've packed the black mule with hind quarter, both shoulders, and horns of a 5 x 5 without issue. Shot the bull and packed it to camp 4 miles (gained about 415 feet of elevation and then lost 523 feet going downhill to camp). I took a couple of hours to sleep then loaded her back up and took the meat 5-6 miles back to the truck (a gain of 2,100 feet in elevation and a drop down of 822 feet). She's not a draft animal but at a steady pace she'll get the ground covered.Just my .02, but it would take a hell of a horse to pack out a complete elk including horns. I've seen it happen one time and the pack out was about a mile all downhill. No way would I try it in rugged country for any distance.