SelwaySteve
FNG
I hunt country that is big enough that I could never carry an elk out, so we use horses. I have seen more people packing in in recent years on foot, and this year saw a pair of guys kill a bull maybe 4 miles in and 2500 feet down from their car. They packed out the head, 2 bags of boned out meat, and left.
I realize that modern gear allows for hiking and camping with a reasonable load, but packing out is as heavy as it ever was. Most hunters I see look nothing like the guys sheep hunting in Sitka/Kuiu/First Lite adds, but we all imagine ourselves that way.
1. How much meat do people feel is ethical to leave?
2. How do you limit yourself to insure that you are able to pack out what you kill?
I realize that modern gear allows for hiking and camping with a reasonable load, but packing out is as heavy as it ever was. Most hunters I see look nothing like the guys sheep hunting in Sitka/Kuiu/First Lite adds, but we all imagine ourselves that way.
1. How much meat do people feel is ethical to leave?
2. How do you limit yourself to insure that you are able to pack out what you kill?