Backpack Elk

[Deleted member 16014]

Backpacked in for elk last weekend and had some success.
Cliff notes:
-Great weather
-Then terrible weather
-Took an accidental swim the creek with a full load in the middle of the night
-Car dead upon reaching the trailhead on two separate occasions
-About 50% of the guides/outfitters I've ever talked to are tools
-It has occurred to me that the last two may be linked
-Elk are heavy, good thing they're made of meat

 

[belly-deep]

Nice pics. What pack?

 

[MichiganMan]

Backpack

Looks like a stone glacier.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Yep, Sky 5100.

 

[1_pointer]

Congrats on a good bull in what looks like some great country!

PS- you forgot your camo again...

 

[Walkitoff]

Nice work, and really nice bull.

 

[Nameless Range]

Nice job. Beautiful bull. Congrats.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

Looks like a lot of fun, until I saw the backpacks. Congrats!

 

[BlakeA]

Congrats!!

 

[mixedbag]

holy smokes are those packs loaded.guess you only wanted to do one trip out.Congrats on your bull.Looks like wilderness areas that I couldn't hunt as a nr anyway.Great pics

 

[Kiwi]

What an excellent bull Your packs look heavy, what weight would they be approximately?

 

[MT_elk]

Congrats on a great hunt! Definitely out heavy!

 

[Deleted member 16014]

What an excellent bull Your packs look heavy, what weight would they be approximately?

The first one was +- 115, the second was +- 90. I had a little help on the second trip so that was nice.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Way to go! Nice bull and styling choice in duds. Custom build rifle?

 

[Deleted member 16014]

GAP 6.5x47L

 

[Big Fin]

That works. That works real well. Congrats.

 

[Big O]

Very Nice, congrats!

You have any trouble figuring out the load shelf with all the straps? I bought the 5100 a month ago and ended up shooting a bear a week ago and wasn't real familiar with the pack. Ended up in the dark trying to figure all that out for the first time. I think I got it now but I'm sure it was pretty comical if you were able to see it.

 

[Flatrock]

Great bull!

 

[gwhunter]

Awesome bull. I was in Wy last week and didn't see a thing Good job!

 

[sbhooper]

It looks like your hard work paid off. My kind of hunt! Great job!