Which Game Bags?

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cnelk

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I am needing some new game bags for the upcoming seasons.
I have used Allen but with researching, I see there are a couple variations of Alaskan game bags.
And there are Northern Game bags.

What do you use?
 
I ordered a set of the Alaska game bags a few weeks ago. I got the 60 qt bags.
They seem durable, but I won\'t know until this season comes :D
 
I used the Alaskan last time out and they worked great.

I saw a post where Jeff is using panty hose and has great success for many years. I am sure he will pipe in here and I am thinking of trying that out next time.
 
I know there are some bags that are \'cheesecloth\' material and they dont work well.
I just cant remember what brand they were.

I have used white pillow cases with good success tho
 
I used the Alaskans on my aoudad hunt two years ago and they worked great! They have two different material Alaskan bags. I got the lighter ones. I think I got them from cabelas. It was a 4 pack 48\'\' I think. They were around 12 or 13 dollars.


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\"Don K\" said:
I used the Alaskan last time out and they worked great.

I saw a post where Jeff is using panty hose and has great success for many years. I am sure he will pipe in here and I am thinking of trying that out next time.
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I would be amazed if my little ball of panty hose weighs more than 8 ounces:

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Got to give these a nice test run on the \"wild\" beef bull calf my Wife shot last weekend. Very slick and quick!
 
Whatever Walmart has cheap. I wash and reuse over and over. Never had one rip. Expensive bags are a gimmick
 
Let me ask this in a different way...
What game bags would you use for a 9 day backcountry elk hunt?
The meat could possibly hang for days before extraction.
 
i use the Alaskan bags. been so long i dont remember what size they are.

i only have two left since my brother took a pair. they are very tough. i\'ve bloodied them twice and a simple soak in some soapy water gets them clean.. i like them. i got a mini dry sack from KUIU that i hope to use to cram them into a smaller space.
 
I use the Alaska 48\" qtr bags and they are plenty big and tuff enough for elk quarters. Never done it yet but I think if you vacuum sealed them it would be a pretty small package.
 
Ive always used whatever cheap brand they sell at Walmart and they\'ve done the job. This year I got a set of the fancy Caribou Game Bags as a gift. They seem awful nice, pack nice and small/light. They have material on the bags the reflect light back, could be useful :dk:

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That said, they are awful pricey, and I wouldn\'t have dropped that kind of coin on game bags myself, but seeing as how they were a gift, i\'ll give em a shot. :mrgreen:
 
I use a set of 4 game bags that I bought for $15-$20 and have used them over again. I can\'t remember the name. They are nylon like material. I bought them because they are thick and strong. They also were USDA approved to keep bugs and fly larva off. I vacuum seal them along with a 6\' by 6\' square of plastic to lay meat on while wrestling it into the bag by myself.

I would have no problem with a pillow case or canvas bag that would keep flies off and let the meat breathe. I wouldn\'t use the cheese cloth mesh you can see through easily.
 
\"Atfrith\" said:
Ive always used whatever cheap brand they sell at Walmart and they\'ve done the job. This year I got a set of the fancy Caribou Game Bags as a gift. They seem awful nice, pack nice and small/light. They have material on the bags the reflect light back, could be useful :dk:

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That said, they are awful pricey, and I wouldn\'t have dropped that kind of coin on game bags myself, but seeing as how they were a gift, i\'ll give em a shot. :mrgreen:
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Those things are very nice, but man are they pricey! I have one small one that I got for free from a show a few years back. Really nice, but not big enough for a quarter so I use it for random gear. I suppose you could purchase a set and never buy them again, but I just can\'t get myself to do it. I just use the basic Alaskan ones... have worked great for us.
 
Yeah the set I have is called the \"carnivore\" series I think. It\'s meant for boned out meat only, not quite big enough to fit a whole elk quarter in, but i\'m hoping to test them out my deer tag before heading out for elk later in september. I forgot it also has a ground cloth in the kit as well which will come in handy. Last year while using the gutless method on my doe I was wishing I had some sort of clean material to lay meat on as I was working, so that\'s a nice touch.
 
I wouldn\'t change bags for a backcountry hunt. I also wouldn\'t hang quarters for more than a few days with temps at or above 55-60 for highs. You\'ll more than likely be dealing with warmer weather than that. I\'d either put em in the heavy duty 50 gal garbage bags and submerge in a creek or plan on packing them out after 2 days tops. If you can find a place to hang them over a creek, close to the water, that\'ll give you more time. Isn\'t John\'s wife going to be on-call with the horses? :D
 
I use TAG (Technologically Advanced Game) Bags from Pristine Ventures. The lightweight set I use is the BOMB (Boned Out Meat Bags) for backcountry hunting, when everything for the hunt is on my back. I also have the heavy duty canvas game bags, but for a backcountry hunt, those weigh a lot and take up a lot of room in the pack. The BOMB bags are very compact, lightweight and tough. We\'ve used them on mountain goat, deer and elk. They are a bit more compact with more of a vertical profile to help the meat conform to a column inside your pack - instead of in a large clump at the bottom of your pack (common with larger bags if you bone out the meat). My buddy has the Caribou bags and those are nice too, but I think the TAG bags are a little better in quality.

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I use Allen bags and compress them down with my vacuum sealer. That is 4 bags in the picture. The coffee cup is for size comparison. Hope the picture works!! I also like
Jeff\'s panty hose idea.
 

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I really like the Caribou Gear Bags. I used them on 4 Alaskan moose hunts. During the hunt, we would rinse them in the creek and dry them out. We had caribou and moose in the bag for a week or more.

The bags are super tough, super light, and clean up well

http://www.biggamebags.com/

You can pick up the meat or move it by just grabbing on to the game bag. I doubt it panty hose are that tough.
 
Thanks for all of the info everyone!

The only thing i wonderr about the panty hose is that women\'s undergarments are sized for elk quarters ...
I can\'t quite make that connection
 
\"cnelk\" said:
Thanks for all of the info everyone!

The only thing i wonderr about the panty hose is that women\'s undergarments are sized for elk quarters ...
I can\'t quite make that connection
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I know Brad...it blows my mind! Then I look around...and realize it\'s true! :crazy:

JMS Size 4X...that\'s the big ones! :D
 
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