And then, there's the issue of just getting it out of the field. I'm 64 and have arthritic knees.....I imagine that soon, I'll have to butcher them in the field, and just pack out the meat in increments that I can carry, as I usually don't have anyone to help me anymore.
Had to do that a few years back with
an adrenaline pumped buck that made
it downhill from where he was perforated
at . He was well fed and heavy, and I
couldn't budge it alone. Ice and snow
everywhere. I fell on the ice a couple of
times and wrenched my knee really
bad and lost my green handled knife
under the snow
I finally just had to cut it up ( extremely
poor job) where it laid and carry piece
by piece up the hill. I was very glad
I hadn't unpacked much. I had to
wag everything to the truck and drive
the several hours home. On the way
my knee was swelling the whole time.
By the time I got everything inside,
I could barely get my britches off
past that swollen knee.
One of life's adventures