This is me with my buddies elk we managed to get. Let me say for 60 and 65 year old guys on DIY hunt. You better be prepared. This was taken 2 1/2 miles and 2,000 foot of elevation from the truck. The pack out was brutal to say the least. We got it out in two trips. The second pack out was in rain and sleet. I never got a chance to fill my tag. We hunted for 14 or 15 days and covered many miles. Tent camping at 8,000 feet we endured snow, Ice and rain. Tent with no stove was a test with a few lows of 16 degrees. We did take a day and a half break and got motel after the pack out to try and rest up a bit.
