I just recently purchased the Mystery Ranch N.I.C.E 6500 and used it for the D13 general season opener. I looked at all the other packs that are mentioned the previous threads and decided on this one due to: the capacity, the access to the interior with a full length zipper on each side of the bag so you don't have to dig from the top down, construction/duribility, the warrenty, the expandability of using the frame with their pack shelf or different bag, and I even liked the color. Yes it was $$$ but in my experience...you get what you pay for. As for the opener, we packed in about 3 miles and it was comfortable and rode well with the 70lbs of gear I had on/in it. Even up those steep hills!! No luck with getting a deer so I didn't get to use it for packing one out, but for the gear, I love it. Here's a picture leaving the trail head all loaded up:
and here's another on the pack out:
-Mack
