Packing out vs. dragging plus transporting

[uberyan]

I'm planning to field dress, quarter and pack out (if/once I actually nab one that is) as I'm planning to trek inwards and possibly through crappy terrains.

Now I know a lot of folks hang their deer whole for some time prior to butchering, would you do the same for quartered deer? Or does it make no difference once you've skinned and sectioned them off?

On a related note, is a cooler necessary for transporting in the car for say 3-4hrs?

Or can I get away with leaving it in gamebags in the cargo area (SUV) with the windows cracked open on the drive home?

 

[Buckmaster7600]

Hanging is up to you, I do others don't. Car ride should be fine.

I don't know if you have done this before but I highly recommend you bring some plastic or something to set the meat on away from the hide. My father carries one of those 1$ ponchos and cuts them open to make bigger they work great I use a piece of house wrap because it's also my emergency shelter.

are you carrying a frame pack or are you going to make a couple trips? I have done it both ways and I have also boned out all the meat in the field and carried the garbage bag of meat in the pouch of my upland vest and by far that was the best. Pack frames are awesome after you kill a deer but sick to hunt with on.

How far in are you planning on going?

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[uberyan]

This will be my first time for EVERYTHING. 

Good advice on the poncho. I was going to grab one for emergency rain wear. Now I'll grab two. 

As for the pack I'm in a bit of quandary. When I was planning and buying all my gear it was to hunt a relatively small plot of flat private land. So I just got myself a large lumbar pack with shoulder straps. 

Perfectly fine for carrying gear while stalking but obviously no where near enough space to pack out meat. 

I ended up getting a cheap packable 50l backpack to supplement and I'm just praying to God that it will be able to hold without falling apart for at least one excursion. 

Depending on how this goes, i.e. How much luck I have getting a deer and how painful the pack out is I'll look into frame pack options in the offseason. 

How far in I go all depends. 

If I get to the parking area and see no other cars or signs of other hunters I'll start looking for deer signs right away. 

If there's a decent crowd I'm thinking at least 30mins in before I start actually stalking. 

Im hoping for the former. 

[ATbuckhunter]

You can definitely hang quarters and achieve the same results as hanging whole with hide. I don't think a cooler would be needed for just a few hours in a car. I drive about 2 hours to my spots and ive never had a deer go bad in that time.