Originally Posted by
Barry Charles
The hiking around part is straightforward. So, as others have said, make sure you are somewhat conditioned to hike around. But your best asset is strength, especially if you manage to kill one. I've never figured out a good way to hike out the head (if you plan on keeping it) and you may have many hundreds of pounds of meat. If you're really worried, don't shoot anything too far from your truck and/or hope it doesn't die in an inconvenient location (Murphy says it will and will happen late in the day). A lot of expert elk hunters (which I am not) use horses or atvs or have access to them in the event of success. Getting the thing out is what you should be most worried about. Otherwise, practice hiking for a few weeks ahead of time and stay strong.