Bought this pack last minute for an early November Nevada elk hunt after the frame pack I had broke. The pack was super comfortable while hiking the mountains doing stalks. After several days of hunting I was able get a bull down. I'm not skilled enough to cut the cape completely off the head, I was able to get his head with antlers and cape to pack in the stowaway shelf part of the pack with the help of P Cord. The pack did it's job and I was able to hike a few miles out with the head. The next day I was able to get the back straps and a large portion of neck meat into the main compartment of the pack and a front quarter in the stowaway shelf. Again the pack did it's job and was comfortable carrying the meat. Overall I was super pleased with how well the pack worked, I would recommend to any of my friends.