Broadside_Shot
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I have packed a few animals out on horses but mostly on my back with pack frames. My question is, why do people keep the bottom parts of the legs and hoofs attached when they pack and animal out?
For the front and rear quarters I just cut off as much as I can without taking the whole appendage off, I loose quite a bit of meat but honestly that cut of meat isnt all that good especially on muleys and in the end it just gets turned to jerky.
There’s no right or wrong way to do it. Everybody has their own method. As long as you get it hung and cooled down. This is our hanging rack in camp no legs ever make it this far.Definitely easier to hang and cool with legs attached. If packing I take them off at the joint as it makes strapping easier
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I’ll probably get a lot of hate from this but I don’t quarter it, especially when I’m many miles in a area that I’m not willing to hike back into. I guess technically I debone on sight(which saves a lot of room and weight).I'm sorry, but maybe I'm not understanding here. You don't quarter your animal out? You just cut some meat off? Please explain, because maybe I'm not understanding.
So you're packing out an entire de-boned elk in one trip by yourself?I’ll probably get a lot of hate from this but I don’t quarter it, especially when I’m many miles in a area that I’m not willing to hike back into. I guess technically I debone on sight(which saves a lot of room and weight).
It’s legal to debone in the majority of Alaska. Only a few selected areas have requirements to keep the meat on the bone.not legal to debone in alaska, why i dont know. ribs bone in are the best eating on the animal imo
No no no, I’m talking mule deer here, elk is a different story.So you're packing out an entire de-boned elk in one trip by yourself?