I will be taking my 12 year old son on his first hunt this December in 24B. I can't wait. The pictures that I've seen on this site have been awesome. We took the hunter education course and they told us that for safety reasons, you shouldn't carry a deer over your shoulder. Dragging is better. Someone said that it helps tenderize the meat. I tend to disagree with this. I dragged a mule deer about 1/4 mile once and that side was beyond tender. I usually wrap the head and anters with orange tape and carry it over my shoulders. The terrain here is not like back east where you have lots of grass and snow, plus where I'm going, I might be three miles from my vehicle. But this year I am considering quartering in the field.