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    Forgot - the longest 'carry' I ever did was 8 hours, just got stubborn with that one and it did require some recuperation.

    I shot a 130 pounder (dressed) a couple of years ago and couldn't get it off the ground. Thought - "Shit, that's a heavy bugger."
    Got it out whole with a bit of help and got a shock when it only went that heavy ..............
    "I swear, I used to be able to carry one of those."
    "In your last life ............. was it ?"
    "Yeah."

    Nother thing - if you got known as a 'meat hunter' people would trash your car - and I even got bailed up on a river flat while carrying .........
    "You selling that ?"
    "Nope."
    "I think you're selling."
    "Well, fuck you then."

    It could get a bit hostile back then - depending on where you were. It was also hard yakka and really only romantic in retrospect ...........
    I don't shoot much these days - I still carry a gun in the bush because being 'out there' never wore off, but the last 7 deer I saw in the bush I just never pulled the trigger on ............ I think those earlier days fucked me for that ........... something did.

 

 

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