Now, how does that work? How do you process a deer if you've only got equipment you can carry in your pack? Don't you end up wasting some of the deer? Isn't that unethical in terms of hunting, that is, you should use as much of every animal you take down as you can?
Did you have to build your own shelters, or like did you bring tents in your packs? Did you bring a hatchett? Did you have to chop up/roughly shape wood at any point?
How do you deal with predators? I know you have guns, but how would you know if a predator sneaks up on you?
Feel free to ask any question you like ,hunting suffers from many ' urban myth ' misinformation one l come across often is people thinking you just go around shooting stuff & leaving it to rot.
To save weight when a long hike back to camp in remote areas, the whole animal is broken down into basically quarters & carried out in the main pack ,l bone the animal out as well so it packs down better & for weight saving .
One of the side benefits of Hunting is because you use them as a tool to enjoy the sport ,a love of great knives is developed , that enable all the work needed to break down a animal quickly.When the meat is back at camp it is wrapped in a full-sized cheesecloth bags or bags of similar material to protect the meat from bugs & hung in a cool shady spot . This deer was taken on the third day of the hunt so with the meat properly hung it proved fantastic meals for months to come,we are hunting above the snow line so the temperatures are perfect for hanging meat.
I normally carry 2 good knives & a hatchet into camp & hunt with the smaller of the 2 knives only carried .We carry top of the line hiking tents designed for Alpine conditions ,same as our sleeping gear etc.
If we are hunting in Bear country l carry a Glock 10mm in what is known as a custom guide holster it sits either across your chest for quick access with a pack on etc or as a shoulder rig, as a guide that uses pack horses for a lot of our remote Elk hunts l have had 2 dicey encounters with Grizzly over a Decade of guiding & many false charges ,the weapons were used only in the 2 committed attacks ,l normally also carry a custom shotgun largely based off my experience using them in combat during raids in Afghanistan ,we call it the Bear Trap in a saddle scabbard..
Now, how does that work? How do you process a deer if you've only got equipment you can carry in your pack? Don't you end up wasting some of the deer? Isn't that unethical in terms of hunting, that is, you should use as much of every animal you take down as you can?
Did you have to build your own shelters, or like did you bring tents in your packs? Did you bring a hatchett? Did you have to chop up/roughly shape wood at any point?
How do you deal with predators? I know you have guns, but how would you know if a predator sneaks up on you?
I'm a New Jerseyan far removed from this stuff
Feel free to ask any question you like ,hunting suffers from many ' urban myth ' misinformation one l come across often is people thinking you just go around shooting stuff & leaving it to rot.
To save weight when a long hike back to camp in remote areas, the whole animal is broken down into basically quarters & carried out in the main pack ,l bone the animal out as well so it packs down better & for weight saving .
One of the side benefits of Hunting is because you use them as a tool to enjoy the sport ,a love of great knives is developed , that enable all the work needed to break down a animal quickly.When the meat is back at camp it is wrapped in a full-sized cheesecloth bags or bags of similar material to protect the meat from bugs & hung in a cool shady spot . This deer was taken on the third day of the hunt so with the meat properly hung it proved fantastic meals for months to come,we are hunting above the snow line so the temperatures are perfect for hanging meat.
I normally carry 2 good knives & a hatchet into camp & hunt with the smaller of the 2 knives only carried .We carry top of the line hiking tents designed for Alpine conditions ,same as our sleeping gear etc.
If we are hunting in Bear country l carry a Glock 10mm in what is known as a custom guide holster it sits either across your chest for quick access with a pack on etc or as a shoulder rig, as a guide that uses pack horses for a lot of our remote Elk hunts l have had 2 dicey encounters with Grizzly over a Decade of guiding & many false charges ,the weapons were used only in the 2 committed attacks ,l normally also carry a custom shotgun largely based off my experience using them in combat during raids in Afghanistan ,we call it the Bear Trap in a saddle scabbard..
Glock 10mm https://i.imgur.com/5OdHenh.jpg
'The Bear Trap' Bennelli M3 & EOTech, Slug Chukka-
https://i.imgur.com/wOqdbzF.png
If you have any other questions feel free to ask ,hope the info helps.
I do not normally take photos of the broken down meat ,but here is a shot of a Elk leg & my knife ,made ready to bone out for the carry out -
https://i.imgur.com/njLeRIS.jpg
To show the quality o the meat & why all is always recovered ,here is just one Elk Back Strap -
Before
https://imgur.com/Ogun73Q
After
https://i.imgur.com/PSnwTY4.png
Pic shows the type of protective meat covers used when a couple of animals are hung at camp for clients & how they are hung
https://i.imgur.com/QojFVih.png
https://i.imgur.com/Fyqe8z5.png
https://i.imgur.com/Fk5dzvo.png
https://i.imgur.com/0rAyAQW.png
If you have any other questions feel free to ask ,hope the info helps.