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With the last light of the day, elk on the ground, you learn to appreciate a great knife that holds an edge and skins like a lightning bolt!

Was told a long time ago by an old timer to 1) skin 2) always cut/separate the backstrap along the spinal cord as it holds a lot of heat...

Skippy, Skippy, Skippy! Did you leave your glasses in the john? You are having a wonderful conversation with Muddybuddy..... not...

Several Times, Archery Elk Hunting, someone in Our Family, would Arrow an Elk, in the last Hour, Before Dark 30 and we've Spent til'...

If only more would have this thought process and discipline. Good on you!

Not piling on. Many of the comments are spot on. The real work starts after the shot. A cut up in the dark and a walk out with at least...

Jarodjohns, Congratulations on killing and Elk. And yes some people on here are being a bit harsh to say the least. I can't tell you how...

I am sure the OP learned some hard lessons. Plan for success. I had a hunting partner who only carried a Leatherman on an elk hunt. He...

20 years ago I shot a big 6x6 on the Gardner mt late hunt 7 miles back in February, 28degrees below zero, gutted him then I blew my knee...

Some crazy things being posted here by a guy!! The quarter is probably toast ! Elk spoil from the inside out and it sounds like you...

Yep, the late evening hunts = all night butchering and packing job. Sleep in the next day.

To supplement what was already said there about hind quarters holding heat..it's to the extent that even if you do quarter it, it can...

I’m a bit more selective of where and when I take shots now. Years ago, I shot a cow elk across a canyon before dark. My brothers and I...

Chalk it up as a lesson learned - hind quarters and the neck will hold a lot of heat. You could always try to cook a little of it, but...

Ive seen an elk left overnight for the same reasons and they lost meat in the rear quarters... lessons learned: If you don't want to...