What's your biggest load?

[1_pointer]

1 pointer, I'm guessing your betrothed will not be reading that 1 liner...

You are correct sir!

 

[Lawnboy]

Just to be clear that isn't my brother in the picture It's his friend with the heaviest load. And for the record that pack along with the final other loads were weighed at home. There were 5 people packing I believe. Not trying to start a pissing match was just thinking it would be fun to here and see others "biggest" loads. And if you feeling ultra studly then read Alaskas wolf man. Which chronicles the life of Frank Glaser who was a market hunter and was paid by the weight he brought in. Carry on

 

[wingman1]

Lots of 100lbs elk quarters out there until my truth sayer kicks in. Obviously not a big bull but the scale don't lie. Boned out.

I've weighed the leg bones before and they are usually around 12-15lbs.

What does a boned out front, rear quarter, backstrap and 360 rack way? I used my scale that I weigh everything for loading the supercub.

 

[npaden]

Dinkshooter - Your boned out weight comes in almost exactly the same as mine did on my 2011 New Mexico bull. Just a average sized 5 X 5.

wingman1 - I would guess 30 on the boned out front, 60 on the boned out rear, 15 on the backstrap and 30 on the 360" rack for a total of 135lbs.

 

[Dinkshooter]

On the 360 bull I'm guessing 35lbs on front, 40 on neck and strap and maybe 65lbs on hind. Rack and full skull would be 45lbs or so no lower jaw and not cleaned up.

 

[HSi-ESi]

I did half an elk for about 300 yards once. Knee deep snow. It sucked, I couldn't even find a position to rest. Never again.

But I was young and invincible.

 

[mtlion]

My wife with an elk quarter hide on bone in, plus a winter killed deer skull we found. It took two trips with the two of us, approximately two miles but the terrain was very gentle compared to most places I hunt that's why we left the hide and bones on the quarters. Didn't weigh it but she's the toughest gal I know!

 

[mdunc8]

Half of a nice size cow elk for about three miles is all I got. Tried riding a bike in the dark the last mile but quickly figured out that was even worse of an idea than walking with that big of a load. I think I'll stick to one quarter and a small bag of boned out meat or antlers from now on.

 

[huntfishcamp]

prolly not the heaviest load out there, but was my first..my first elk, first hunt, first grunt! Used an old MEI internal frame pack, I think I'll upgrde for this year

 

[sbhooper]

Mine was actually weighed intact.

 

[RUT JUNKEY]

I packed out the hind quarters of my Dads bull elk whole. . .never again! 2.5 miles most downhill, knees and toes were wasted when I got to the bottom. Blood and sweat running down my back. I couldn't sit down for fear of not being able to get back up. . .just leaned into a tree every now and then. I sure got alot of strange looks from the "huggers" when they started up into the Never Summer Wilderness. . .gave me a huge area. lol

 

[Hem]

Most guys try to be a hero or stud once and realize it isn't worth it.After thirty years of packing meat,hiking peaks,tele-skiing,mountain biking,blah blah I am happy to still be intact with decent cartilage.It only gets harder with age,guess I would like to think I'm getting smarter to try and preserve a lifestyle.At fifty the notion of packing another elk out of some hell hole isn't that appealing anymore....unless its a hog.

 

[bobbydean]

mtlion

You have one tough woman.

Cute as hell.

You cannot go wrong!

 

[mtlion]

You have one tough woman.

Cute as hell.

You cannot go wrong!

Yep, I'm one lucky guy. I have more fun hunting with her than anyone else.

 

[Goldtip]

Only pack I ever took time to weigh was most certainly my heaviest. Was my Dad's 2010 Shiras, whole head, rack and full cape attached. Weighed 139lb on hanging meat scale like Dinks. Was not terrible, but was also reasonably level for maybe 1.5 miles. It was right at 50% of my body weight, and far more than I will do again, as it probably would have killed most men! HAHAHAHAHAHA. I would agree that 70-90 is pretty doable, but I know every year I get lazy and push a pack over a 100lbs just to save a trip, and it is much less enjoyable.

But I agree with Lawnboy, when you ever start feeling like just how much of a man you are with a pack on, I'll loan you my copy of Alaska's Wolf Man about Frank Glaser, that guy had muscles in his poop.

 

[Blacktailbc]

Looks like a good way to hurt yourself. 75-80 pounds is plenty for me.

 

[SFC B]

My first elk last year I packed out a hind 1/4, the backstraps and head/antlers about 2 miles from 8500' up to 9200 and then back down to about 8900. My buddy and I shot a bull on day 1 and a bull and cow on day 3 of 2nd season and we packed then all out the same way (they were all shot within 300m of each other, the day 3 pair about 15 seconds apart). I am 43 and he is 42. Man did we sleep well

 

[Marshian]

I shot a muley doe in 2010 in -20 temps and knew I'd get frostbite gutting her so I put over my shoulders and walked the mile to my truck where my wife was waiting for me. When she saw me coming, she came to help me with my gun and proceeded to scratch the hell out of it on a barb wire fence. My sore back, utter exhaustion and gouged rifle were enough reason to never overdo it again.

 

[HalfAce]

I shot a raghorn bull in November last year 3 miles from the road.

I had a front quarter, both backstraps and both loins as well as the whole head in my backpack, and since there was snow, I dragged the other 3 quarters and neck meat in a sled behind me. I got to the halfway mark before my dad made it up to me to help me the rest of the way.

Its September now, and my left knee still doesn't feel like it used to before that. Never again.

 

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I'll keep waiting and dreaming for mine to be Dink's neighbor.