Back in the day, I was the kid my uncle called to pull his deer out of hollows in Oregon. Now I'm 70 and don't have a kid to call on, so I hunt where it's easier to retrieve. If I needed to pack out, I would use the de-boning method shown on a DVD available from Kentucky Afield at https://secure2.kentucky.gov/Invent...uct/16ac1a61-71c1-4a7f-90a6-d8e5866a2d76
It's a $13 DVD that I've been following for years. It starts with field dressing the deer, then completely de-boning it while hanging, then butchering the meat at home into select cuts. I use the 4-wheeler to get the deer to my skinning rack and drive home with nothing but meat. With a portable gambrel and winch you could do the same thing anywhere in the boonies and just carry out meat, proof of sex, and the head if you want it.