The system of the preferred embodiments is a sporting weapon backpack including: two shoulder straps; a folding protective cover attached to the shoulder straps, where the shoulder straps are attached to the exterior surface of the first side of the folding protective cover, where the folding protective cover is sized to protect the majority of a sporting weapon, where the folding protective is constructed from fabric; padding attached to the folding protective cover; at least one bag compartment attached to the exterior surface of the second side of the folding protective cover, where the bag compartment can be selectively closed by at least one of A) a zipper, B) straps and buckles, C) clasps and straps, and D) hook and loop fasteners; at least one temporary fastener attached to the peripheral edge of both sides of the folding protective cover, where the at least one temporary fastener is adapted to temporarily fasten one peripheral edge of the folding protective cover to the other peripheral edge of the folding protective cover; at least one of I) at least one pouch attached near the bottom of the interior surface of at least one side of the folding protective cover, and II) at least one strap, where the at least one of I) at least one pouch and II) at least one strap is adapted to support the sporting weapon, where the sporting weapon may be supported and the at least one temporary fastener may be used to close the folding protective cover over the sporting weapon to securely hold and transport the sporting weapon. The sporting weapon backpack of the preferred embodiments is preferably designed to easily transport and protect a sporting weapon on a user's back, while also providing bag compartments that can be used to store any additional items and gear as with a standard backpack. The system of the preferred embodiments may, however, be used for any suitable purpose.