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I am getting dropped off in some rugged country this year, 14 miles back on horses. In the past, I have hiked in hunted hard all week, packed out the animals in multiple trips. As I am getting a bit older and smarter, I will be getting dropped off to hunt and packed out. How do you carry your bows on way in and out? Do you case your bow and strap it on animal? If so what case would you recommend?

Thanks for ideas in advance,
John Hak from Boise, I like your handle BTW.

What I have done personally on all my pack trips, is hold my bow on the way in and out when riding horse back. Hard bow cases are simply too big and bulky for most packers to want to deal with and if you strap your bow on with the load, all sorts of bad things can happen in my opinion. Horse wreaks on the way in, horses getting off the trail on into low hanging tree limbs or branches, which might get in to the load or simply the pack animals bumping or kicking each other could cause equipment problems. By holding the bow, or using a bow sling which I do as well (Primos), I can control and “baby” my bow. Remember, if your bow doesn’t make it back in “deep” in one piece, your hunt is over before it even begins. My worst fear is unloading the horses at base camp and having extra bow parts hit the ground. Thanks for the email, and keep hunting hard.

Good luck, sincerely,

Cameron

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