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Post by Ahawkeye on Nov 29, 2020 20:11:25 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 I use a sled but i think the carts are junk. They are top heavy and tip way too easy for my liking. The sled isn't easy but it's better than dragging the carcass the whole way. I've hunted public ground all my career, if one ever fell next to the truck I'm not quite sure I'd know what to do with myself. I don't particularly enjoy getting them out of those spots but I do accept the work it takes to get it done.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 29, 2020 20:16:55 GMT -5
Every deer I’ve killed at brown county state park has been drug out. I use the drag rope and attach it to my safety vest and haul them out that way. I know off the top of my head I have at least 11 hours of dragging for 6 deer out of that park. Don’t think carts would work where I pull them through.
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 29, 2020 20:29:13 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 I would have been used the four wheeler all the way but beans were still in the field. Just didn’t want to tear up more than I had to.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2020 21:05:03 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 I would have been used the four wheeler all the way but beans were still in the field. Just didn’t want to tear up more than I had to. I still drag out deer if I can't drive right up to 'em. Nothing the matter with that at all.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 29, 2020 21:21:23 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 I would have been used the four wheeler all the way but beans were still in the field. Just didn’t want to tear up more than I had to. Exactly..... many choices without hand drag for the most part. You can actually damage the cape by dragging if you intend on mounting the Deer
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Post by esshup on Nov 29, 2020 21:38:24 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 In Wi., we learned our lesson. Carts are fine with no snow on the ground. Sleds are for when there is snow,and make dang sure that you tie the deer in AND the sled is wide enough so it doesn't keep tipping over. Tried using the cart with about 4" of wet sticky snow. So much gummed up on the wheels that we drug the deer on the snow while one guy fought with the empty cart. Why we didn't learn our lesson on the way in with the cart is beyond me.
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Post by duff on Nov 29, 2020 22:00:17 GMT -5
I have a spot I will check in the deer and quarter it and pack it out. It is work just climbing out with my xbow or gun. I get real selective there.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 29, 2020 22:02:59 GMT -5
I have a spot I will check in the deer and quarter it and pack it out. It is work just climbing out with my xbow or gun. I get real selective there. I actually called the park office after I started dragging my two deer two years ago at brown county to see if I could quarter, but the parks want the whole deer at the check in station.
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 29, 2020 22:29:01 GMT -5
Honestly depends on the day and location. I have passed up some dandy deer because of the effort to get it out. Why did you sit there then? Lol real question. Maybe ... it was worth the drag for a monster, but not a 110 class?
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 29, 2020 22:32:23 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 😬😂 noted I’ve always just considered it “part of it”. I’ve only had one that was too far to drag. It was a mid day kill, so I quartered and stripped the whole deer in a tree right there. Definitely not a preferred method. I need another quad lol
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 30, 2020 0:46:15 GMT -5
I would have been used the four wheeler all the way but beans were still in the field. Just didn’t want to tear up more than I had to. I still drag out deer if I can't drive right up to 'em. Nothing the matter with that at all. You must still be young. I was saying that 5 years ago,I hav even carried them out on my shoulders but not any more. I have problems getting to and into the stand now. My mind said you can drag it and in 2 minutes my body said no you can't fool. So it is no atv no deer for me. I hate it but it is the way it is for me. If you can still drag them out appreciate what you have. Onebentarrow
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Post by span870 on Nov 30, 2020 5:43:42 GMT -5
Honestly depends on the day and location. I have passed up some dandy deer because of the effort to get it out. My standards get "raised" as the season goes on. Start the season with a mature buck worthy of putting on the wall. As the days go by it becomes a game of why I don't want to shoot each and every deer that comes in. Too young, too mature a doe, too small a buck, too far a shot, well has to get to this exact tree, don't want to drag uphill/downhill. You need an excuse, I got em. Yesterday I actually sat 50 yards from the truck, on the ground, and deer has to come between me and the truck in order for me to shoot it. Oh well, no deer meat this year.
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Post by duff on Nov 30, 2020 6:40:08 GMT -5
Honestly depends on the day and location. I have passed up some dandy deer because of the effort to get it out. Why did you sit there then? Lol real question. Maybe ... it was worth the drag for a monster, but not a 110 class? Exactly.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 6:58:00 GMT -5
I still drag out deer if I can't drive right up to 'em. Nothing the matter with that at all. You must still be young. I was saying that 5 years ago,I hav even carried them out on my shoulders but not any more. I have problems getting to and into the stand now. My mind said you can drag it and in 2 minutes my body said no you can't fool. So it is no atv no deer for me. I hate it but it is the way it is for me. If you can still drag them out appreciate what you have. Onebentarrow Oh buddy! I`m not young, OR physically fit! I`ll be 64 years old in April, and I have many medical issues...but that`s part of the deal, dragging my deer to the truck if I can`t get the truck to the deer. It takes me some time to drag, and I`ll always try to get a buddy to help if possible. But either way, I drag!
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Post by tynimiller on Nov 30, 2020 7:22:56 GMT -5
My standards are controlled more by the property I'm hunting and the moment of each hunt. Some places I hunt the top 10% of bucks is 3 year olds and if the best of their bunch walks by I'll most likely shoot one (especially with bow)...on my property I'm much more picky as I know what could walk by.
That mindset doesn't change from September (reduction zones) clear through the last day I can hunt.
I've NEVER understood or like the mindset of gotta fill a tag - so that'll never be a factor in me either.
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Post by span870 on Nov 30, 2020 8:53:06 GMT -5
Honestly depends on the day and location. I have passed up some dandy deer because of the effort to get it out. Why did you sit there then? Lol real question. Maybe ... it was worth the drag for a monster, but not a 110 class? Because that's as far as I'm walking and that tree looks comfy. As the sun comes up and the, why am I out here starts going through his mind, then the excuses come out.
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Post by span870 on Nov 30, 2020 8:57:56 GMT -5
If anyone still Truly drags a deer out you may want to update to a modern deer cart ... It’s 2020 not 1969 I use a sled but i think the carts are junk. They are top heavy and tip way too easy for my liking. The sled isn't easy but it's better than dragging the carcass the whole way. I've hunted public ground all my career, if one ever fell next to the truck I'm not quite sure I'd know what to do with myself. I don't particularly enjoy getting them out of those spots but I do accept the work it takes to get it done. I wish I knew how to post pictures of our cart. It was built years ago by a guy that worked at hoosier trapper. Never seen one like it since. Guy had some type of engineering degree. Anyway, uses bicycle type tires but the are position in the middle. We've had three deer on it and I pulled it myself. If you place a deer on it correctly, it'll actually balance itself. Never had an issue with tippage at all. I really should mass produce them if he didn't patent it.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 30, 2020 9:09:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 9:40:21 GMT -5
Brother and I drag the deer to where we can get the loader. Most times not that far and most times down to the main creek. There is a path that parallels the creek. This year the dragged was about 10 ft. to the loader. Gutted it behind the house and away from any hunting stands.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 30, 2020 10:46:03 GMT -5
I use a sled but i think the carts are junk. They are top heavy and tip way too easy for my liking. The sled isn't easy but it's better than dragging the carcass the whole way. I've hunted public ground all my career, if one ever fell next to the truck I'm not quite sure I'd know what to do with myself. I don't particularly enjoy getting them out of those spots but I do accept the work it takes to get it done. I wish I knew how to post pictures of our cart. It was built years ago by a guy that worked at hoosier trapper. Never seen one like it since. Guy had some type of engineering degree. Anyway, uses bicycle type tires but the are position in the middle. We've had three deer on it and I pulled it myself. If you place a deer on it correctly, it'll actually balance itself. Never had an issue with tippage at all. I really should mass produce them if he didn't patent it. Sounds like what I got also...mine
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