old man
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I live in the north east and would like to know how hunters from this area get their elk meat home.
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Yes the trash bags work great to keep meat out of the water. Just make sure the meat is fully cooled before putting it in the bags because they will hold in heat.I transported two elk home on two different trips to different states this year. The first one was processed and froze then put in coolers for the plane ride home. The second came home as mostly skinned quarters in coolers for the drive home. It was late enough (Dec) in the year that we didn't even have to bother with ice on them. If it had been warmer I probably would have just put the meat, boned if I needed the room, into trashbags and them kept them on ice for the drive. I've done this with pronghorn in Sept. for up to 5 days from kill to processing and it kept fine.
I transported two elk home on two different trips to different states this year. The first one was processed and froze then put in coolers for the plane ride home. The second came home as mostly skinned quarters in coolers for the drive home. It was late enough (Dec) in the year that we didn't even have to bother with ice on them. If it had been warmer I probably would have just put the meat, boned if I needed the room, into trashbags and them kept them on ice for the drive. I've done this with pronghorn in Sept. for up to 5 days from kill to processing and it kept fine.
To be fair, I didn't get quite all of it on the plane, some stayed behind with my buddy. I used two 70qt coolers, which depending on model/regs is about the biggest you can use without paying oversize fees. I then loaded up each as close to the 100# max weight as I could. Be prepared for sticker shock. I think I asked the agent twice if the price was correct.1Pointer how many coolers did an adult elk take for a plane ride home? Hopefully I will have to endure that this fall if I'm lucky.