Quote Originally Posted by TheTwelve View Post
we were planing to head up setptember 30th and come back before thanksgiving on the saturday. just planing to have a few coolers and repacking the ice. i have a dodge 1500 crew cab with stock box and tonneau cover. debating if i will have camping gear or just stay in town somewhere and leaving before sunrise to get into the bush and hike the day before returning for the night.

i dont think i am experianced enough to set up a camp and skin butcher the deer myself since i have never done that before.

also is a 30-06 to big of a rifle?
30-06 will work just fine, just try to get a solid bullet - Barnes TSX/TTSX or Hornady GMX, I find it's less meat wasted -less bloodshot- then SST, Core-Lokt etc.
Skinning is not rocket science, watch some videos, get a couple good knives and get at it. Good friend of mine told me fun ends once you shot, then the work begins. Words to live by.