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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 183195" data-attributes="member: 412">Maybe a huge bull will.&nbsp; Cows, spikes, and rag horns are ~1/2 that or less.&nbsp; I've killed 10 elk (2 were cows in the TRNP reduction).&nbsp; I've never had an elk boned out that wouldn't easily fit in a 120Qt cooler with some ice, and never had that cooler weigh anywhere close to 200# let alone 300#.&nbsp; I admittedly don't get every scrap off of the neck nor the stuff between the ribs.&nbsp; I'd guess 10-15# of neck meat left behind on the very high side and I get quarters/straps out pretty clean.Elk are not armor plated, nor does their muscle density rival that of lead.&nbsp; I've never killed an elk in the super &quot;steep and deep&quot; stuff, but I can't imagine any real issue getting one out in 2 trips with 2 hunters who are in reasonably good shape.If this is going to be a regular trip, I'd be budgeting for a Barrett Fieldcraft ASAP as well.&nbsp; Make that 13# rifle sit home and take one that's &lt;7# all up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 183195, member: 412"] Maybe a huge bull will. Cows, spikes, and rag horns are ~1/2 that or less. I've killed 10 elk (2 were cows in the TRNP reduction). I've never had an elk boned out that wouldn't easily fit in a 120Qt cooler with some ice, and never had that cooler weigh anywhere close to 200# let alone 300#. I admittedly don't get every scrap off of the neck nor the stuff between the ribs. I'd guess 10-15# of neck meat left behind on the very high side and I get quarters/straps out pretty clean. Elk are not armor plated, nor does their muscle density rival that of lead. I've never killed an elk in the super "steep and deep" stuff, but I can't imagine any real issue getting one out in 2 trips with 2 hunters who are in reasonably good shape. If this is going to be a regular trip, I'd be budgeting for a Barrett Fieldcraft ASAP as well. Make that 13# rifle sit home and take one that's <7# all up. [/QUOTE]

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