Bucks and bulls on backpacks

[Big Fin]

The second of two Wyoming bulls, in three days. that got a victory ride down this same trail.

 

[BlakeA]

Awesome thread! Great pics guys!! Here is one of my 2011 Montana buck taken in the breaks

 

[HSi-ESi]

Fun thread.

My brother and I decided to travois the front half of an elk. It was fun - but not the most efficient way.

 

[BigHornRam]

Putting the old Kelty to work in Idaho and Yukon in 2001

 

[Jwill]

Last load out.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Was looking on my hard drive and realize I've got a pile of pain and misery photos, mostly just stuffed backpacks. On carrying elk heads out, I only once strapped one on with the points up. That's the worst way. Also, you can save around 15 lbs if you cape and cut the meat off the skull, which adds up if your any distance from the trailhead/vehicle.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Not much of a photo. First bear packed out of "bear canyon" near Bozeman. Tossed the frame in the trash & bought a Dana Design astraplane a couple weeks later.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Been on a lot of miserable all nighters. Here's my sons 1st bear at age 12. Got to the trailhead at 6am.

 

[Bambistew]

I seem to forget to take pictures once its time to cut them up and stuff them in a pack.

A few of my favorites from the recent past.

 

[RobG]

Was looking on my hard drive and realize I've got a pile of pain and misery photos, mostly just stuffed backpacks. On carrying elk heads out, I only once strapped one on with the points up. That's the worst way. Also, you can save around 15 lbs if you cape and cut the meat off the skull, which adds up if your any distance from the trailhead/vehicle.

It was so full of deadfall where this was I couldn't make the downtine work. And once I got in the open I didn't feel like changing it. I also found out you need a ridiculous amount of orange to not look like a shooter bull from some angle.

It wasn't too top heavy but that was because I didn't spend much time scraping the meat off the hide. It started out fine but got "everywhere" heavy quick. But my legs weren't tired so I just plugged along and stopped every quarter mile or so and didn't push it to prove I was a badass for once in my life. When I got home after about a dozen rests I weighed the pack and it came in at 92 pounds which shocked the hell out of me because I wasn't all that tired. I became a huge fan of those Tibet boots, a reasonable pace, and hiking the M with bricks in my pack.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Only pack stuff that's useful - not bricks. Words from the wise.. Take if from a Thomas the Train "pro staffer".

 

[Blacktailbc]

I too usually forget to take pics once they are in the pack in the misery starts.....

 

[cowboy]

Only pack stuff that's useful - not bricks. Words from the wise.. Take if from a Thomas the Train "pro staffer".

Well...If we were voting - I'd say everyone else is shooting for second place

 

[Dinkshooter]

Only pack stuff that's useful - not bricks. Words from the wise.. Take if from a Thomas the Train "pro staffer".

Ha! is that child labor?

 

[Dinkshooter]

But is it art?



Even dumb enough to carry out the ones I find






Even old men with bad backs smile when loaded up





Cool one I took of a friend

 

[Dinkshooter]

Double CLutch

 

[2rocky]

DIdn't we do this already? Maybe another forum...

First and only Whitetail Idaho..

2014 Nevada Wilderness Antelope

2012 WY bull elk

2007 WY bull

 

[The Hedgehog]

Here's a bull I shot and a good use of a $9 torpedo sled.

 

[The Hedgehog]

My son's 1st 2 elk, coming out with me. He'll learn soon enough, that packing the antlers is an honor.

 

[The Hedgehog]

This one was ready to go, and I was thankful for 3 friends the next day. My best wilderness area bull.