We've hauled two complete elk cows out of the woods on game carts now. There are usually enough of us that I think we really need to learn how to quarter an elk. I think that will take a lot less work. I took the easy way to learn to hunt by having a family member that's been doing it for years ask me if I'd like to start hunting with him. The locations, season, and even what to put in for has already been established long before I joined the party. This is the east way because you can just show up with your gun and gear and learn in the field. Even though I'm pretty comfortable with where we hunt, I'd still feel very intimidated to go and try and learn a new area by myself. Well, I did that with antelope, but that was really easy.