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Post by 10point on Oct 4, 2021 15:07:15 GMT -5
I am hunting a new place and there is a step hill down to my stand. Any tricks for getting a deer up a hill besides a four wheeler which I don't have? I know I can cut it up and take it out but trying to avoid that.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 4, 2021 15:34:11 GMT -5
Brute force is all I’ve ever used. Think a winch, come along, block and tackle, etc would take more time to set up and use for each pull than it is to just drag them out. Uphill really sucks for sure. Park hunts have dang near killed me with the drags.
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Post by kicker on Oct 4, 2021 15:41:16 GMT -5
For me, I use my treestand harness and loop the rope that would attach to my safety line, around the neck and clip carabiner to the harness. FYI: field dressing makes it a lot easier to drag. Trust me on this. LOL
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 4, 2021 15:54:46 GMT -5
atv the last time or a bobcat. I hunt land so rugged that I try to stay on top.
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 4, 2021 16:14:30 GMT -5
Phone a friend or 2. That's what I do or drag to old logging road where can load in ATV. IF you attempt with ATV load onto front or it won't end well.
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Post by titanium700 on Oct 4, 2021 17:24:45 GMT -5
One of my properties I hunt I have to go down a super steep hill to get to one of my favorite stands, when I kill I use my deer cart and take a different route back. It is less steep but longer walk but at least I can cart a deer up it pretty decent.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 4, 2021 17:28:44 GMT -5
Deer cart is a good route too take as well
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Post by mgderf on Oct 4, 2021 17:31:02 GMT -5
I have used an old lawnmower deck. Strip off the motor and other added weight or protrusions. Strap the deer onto the deck with the neck laying up the handle of the mower deck. I used ratchet straps. After that, it's mostly leg muscles... Still MUCH easier than dragging across the ground.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 4, 2021 18:19:28 GMT -5
For me, I use my treestand harness and loop the rope that would attach to my safety line, around the neck and clip carabiner to the harness. FYI: field dressing makes it a lot easier to drag. Trust me on this. LOL This is how I drag all my deer as well.
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Post by welder on Oct 4, 2021 18:42:33 GMT -5
Put the deer in a sled. Take a 50-100 foot piece of rope and run it through a block,tied to a tree as far uphill as possible. Then,pull the rope downhill, you are using gravity and the steep grade to your advantage. When you get the deer to the block,re-rig and repeat. It takes time, but it's a lot easier.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 4, 2021 18:46:38 GMT -5
Be a man and throw it over your shoulders. LoL
I field dress very close where it falls. On my big 168 10pt I wrenched it up the creek bed and then my son and I put it on his ATV. The creek bed is almost straight up and about 8 feet on height.
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Post by nfalls116 on Oct 4, 2021 19:15:20 GMT -5
I am hunting a new place and there is a step hill down to my stand. Any tricks for getting a deer up a hill besides a four wheeler which I don't have? I know I can cut it up and take it out but trying to avoid that. Rope, and time, no reason you can’t take a few breaks it’s not a race don’t give yourself a heart attack for a deer. With hills and hollers the short way isn’t always the easy way
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Post by greghopper on Oct 4, 2021 20:00:04 GMT -5
Be a man and throw it over your shoulders. LoL I field dress very close where it falls. On my big 168 10pt I wrenched it up the creek bed and then my son and I put it on his ATV. The creek bed is almost straight up and about 8 feet on height. You ever get that 10pt Deer mounted from 2018?
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 4, 2021 20:09:22 GMT -5
Be a man and throw it over your shoulders. LoL I field dress very close where it falls. On my big 168 10pt I wrenched it up the creek bed and then my son and I put it on his ATV. The creek bed is almost straight up and about 8 feet on height. You ever get that 10pt Deer mounted from 2018? I never did. I can't tell you why I didn't. Maybe the next one.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 4, 2021 20:15:01 GMT -5
Give it to the neighbors!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 4, 2021 20:27:05 GMT -5
Give it to the neighbors! Is there a story here?
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Post by firstwd on Oct 4, 2021 20:27:21 GMT -5
For me, I use my treestand harness and loop the rope that would attach to my safety line, around the neck and clip carabiner to the harness. FYI: field dressing makes it a lot easier to drag. Trust me on this. LOL This is how I drag all my deer as well. I have used an old simple loop harness most of my life, but PLEASE DON'T DO THIS with the harness you trust your life to. Believe it or not, the vast majority of fall restraint devices are only good for ONE stress event. They are supposed to be replaced after a fall and dragging a deer can easily put the same stress on a harness. Have one dedicated to dragging and one dedicated to getting you home.
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Post by 36fan on Oct 4, 2021 20:34:34 GMT -5
This is how I drag all my deer as well. I have used an old simple loop harness most of my life, but PLEASE DON'T DO THIS with the harness you trust your life to. Believe it or not, the vast majority of fall restraint devices are only good for ONE stress event. They are supposed to be replaced after a fall and dragging a deer can easily put the same stress on a harness. Have one dedicated to dragging and one dedicated to getting you home. My harness has a place on it clip a carabiner on it that is intended for a drag line. It's different than the line that attaches to the tree.
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Post by freedomhunter on Oct 4, 2021 20:54:45 GMT -5
Give it to the neighbors! I sniff out those possible situations and make nice with the neighbor at the bottom of the hill who has a tractor. Not rocket science.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 4, 2021 20:58:08 GMT -5
I have used an old simple loop harness most of my life, but PLEASE DON'T DO THIS with the harness you trust your life to. Believe it or not, the vast majority of fall restraint devices are only good for ONE stress event. They are supposed to be replaced after a fall and dragging a deer can easily put the same stress on a harness. Have one dedicated to dragging and one dedicated to getting you home. My harness has a place on it clip a carabiner on it that is interned for a drag line. It's different than the line that attaches to the tree. Mine as well and came with a rope to use for a deer drag. It tightens around the neck and you just start walking.
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