Quote Originally Posted by nitro5x6's View Post
MM,

Have you ever killed an elk?? I have killed quite a few. My experience is even a cow is going to bump 350-400 pounds on the hoof. That means about 200 pounds of meat. An average sized Rocky Mtn Elk bull will weigh 700-800 lbs or better. My numbers if off, aren't off by much. The Elk I have killed in WA are even larger than the Rocky Mtn Variety..

Carrying 100 lbs of meat on your back in mountainous terrain is challenging indeed. Add in the potential variable of darkness and you will be wishing you have a wrangler and packhorse.
An average Rocky Mountain elk weighs 700lbs. Your typical yield of meat after deboning is 35%. Do the math. You’re also making the assumption that the OP doesn’t shoot the first spike bull he sees, and I would recommend that if legal, considering success rates on public land.

I’ve never killed an elk. But I’ve lived in elk areas and made friends and had conversations with elk killers.

What I really don’t understand is your adamant push back? Do you own stake in some pack horse conglomerate out in Wyoming that we should know about? You’ve stated your recommendation of pack animals and how dangerous it can be. Let the OP make his own decisions.


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