ORelksniper
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- Mar 22, 2014
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Swede, were you by yourself when you shot that big ole gal? How long did it take you to get her out of the woods?
It\'s been a week
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Frank, I was by myself. I hate to admit it, but it took me about 7 hours total work to get her out. I used to do that job in half the time with no ill affects. One of the greatest lessons of the season, is that I am no longer 40 years old. I was so tired after butchering and packing, that I was becoming ill to my stomach, and quit at midnight. I came back the following morning to finish the pack out. It was only about 1/3 mile uphill to the road. I was tired for several days after that incident.
The Lord blessed me with a very strong heart and legs, but I am going to have to use my brains more.
The Lord blessed me with a very strong heart and legs, but I am going to have to use my brains more.
iccyman001
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- Apr 30, 2014
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\"Swede\" said:
Swede,
Do they allow ATVs or UTVs in your unit? If so, are you allowed to exit the 2 tracks for retrieval?
Maybe we can buy a BTO pack donkey and start passing it around with colt. :lol:
ORelksniper
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- Mar 22, 2014
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Swede, I\'m glad you made it okay. Kinda thought it was a one man show the way Oly talked. You earned that chunk of meat.
I was ok. It was just a lot of work, and I needed a rest during the process. It was always a lot of work at night, but now it seems like a significantly larger job. ATVs were not allowed off road due to extreme fire danger. I don\'t guess it matters as I don\'t have an ATV or vehicle to haul one. I don\'t feel competent carrying any large pack on a motor bike. Rather, I don\'t feel very competent carrying just myself on a motorcycle. 
Swede, You need a pair of spitting llamas.
Here in CO, we can take a one day class to get certified for llama handling and then rent them from different llama rental outfits. The outfits will even drop them at your campsite or trailhead within a reasonable distance. I have never done this, but I considered it when I had a lofty goal of a difficult backcountry elk hunt.
They won\'t necessarily spit at you unless you piss them off and no knows says you can\'t spit back at them.
Here in CO, we can take a one day class to get certified for llama handling and then rent them from different llama rental outfits. The outfits will even drop them at your campsite or trailhead within a reasonable distance. I have never done this, but I considered it when I had a lofty goal of a difficult backcountry elk hunt.
They won\'t necessarily spit at you unless you piss them off and no knows says you can\'t spit back at them.
