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Post by firstwd on Oct 4, 2021 21:18:12 GMT -5
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. Great to hear! I've had one like that before, but honestly haven't seen them for several years. Unfortunately, I have seen people drag with their tree tether.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 4, 2021 21:28:50 GMT -5
Give it to the neighbors! Is there a story here? YTBD
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Post by 10point on Oct 4, 2021 21:47:30 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. Not going to work. It's River.
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Post by esshup on Oct 4, 2021 21:51:06 GMT -5
My cousin bought a "tugger" to get Elk out of an area that you could not drive a 4 wheeler off of the marked trails. Basically a chansaw engine/case with a capstan where the clutch and sprocket would be. If it works with an Elk, it would work with a deer.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 5, 2021 6:17:37 GMT -5
When I get the next one I'll have someone do both of them. I decided that I'm not doing anymore taxidermy. My RA in my hands make it tough.
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Post by steiny on Oct 5, 2021 8:31:45 GMT -5
On a hunt in Wyoming, the rancher kept several hundred feet of good rope looped on the bush guard of his pickup. When we got a deer killed down in one of those horribly steep canyons we would toss the rope down to the deer and tie on, tie other end to pickup brush guard, then just back the truck up real slowly as a guy walked up the hill with the buck, keeping antlers from snagging in brush, etc. Need to go real slow, and helps to have someone communicating with the driver. This system worked great.
Deer carts also lessen the work of dragging considerably.
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Post by jman46151 on Oct 5, 2021 9:00:41 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. I use a cart also. Not great but better than dragging. It sucks when you stop to catch your breath and the cart rolls back down 5-6 feet. I've thought about trying to modify the wheels maybe using bike axles to stop it from being able to roll backwards.
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Post by parson on Oct 5, 2021 9:22:59 GMT -5
I, also, have used a harness loop for years. I get it up around my chest and lean in, pretty much using whole body to move the deer along. One BIG thing that I've learned: do not be in a hurry- rest often (from a 73 year old)I really need to find a younger, very strong hunting partner.
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 5, 2021 9:29:25 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 5, 2021 10:28:14 GMT -5
Plenty of help really helps. A helper with a good strong back really, really helps. imgur.com/a/Ax84Oxy
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Post by harmonist34 on Oct 5, 2021 14:39:54 GMT -5
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 5, 2021 15:14:33 GMT -5
If my drag is going to be much more than 100 yards, I just quarter it out and pack it.
I do my own butchering, so it's really not any extra work anyway.
If there is a river at the bottom of your hill, some kind of boat seems like the obvious answer.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 5, 2021 16:01:09 GMT -5
There's always this.... If I were younger....
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Post by duff on Oct 5, 2021 18:25:59 GMT -5
I have just tied rope around neck and front legs. I walk up to a decent tree 1 loop then walk down hill. As long as the grade is not so steep the deer rolls down when you take slack out it works pretty slick. A sled or something slick would help but more likely to lose ground if not tied off.
Some pulleys would make it easier but more complicated.
Or call in a helicopter...
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Post by SFC (R) B on Oct 6, 2021 22:24:58 GMT -5
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Post by jman46151 on Oct 7, 2021 9:03:56 GMT -5
Do you still have to check the deer in before quartering? One spot I hunt I would have to walk back out and drive about 5 miles to get enough signal to check a deer in.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 7, 2021 10:04:00 GMT -5
Do you still have to check the deer in before quartering? One spot I hunt I would have to walk back out and drive about 5 miles to get enough signal to check a deer in. That sounds like a wonderful place to hunt!
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Post by jman46151 on Oct 7, 2021 11:07:29 GMT -5
Do you still have to check the deer in before quartering? One spot I hunt I would have to walk back out and drive about 5 miles to get enough signal to check a deer in. That sounds like a wonderful place to hunt! This is my first year officially hunting it but I found a 140"ish dead head out there a few years ago.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 7, 2021 12:15:24 GMT -5
Good luck with it! Show us pictures!
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Post by esshup on Oct 7, 2021 14:02:41 GMT -5
Do you still have to check the deer in before quartering? One spot I hunt I would have to walk back out and drive about 5 miles to get enough signal to check a deer in. Yes, it has to be checked in before the butchering process starts. In Indiana, quartering a deer is considered butchering/processing. I asked Morrison that a few years ago. Out West, as long as you leave proof of sex on the deer, it's OK to quarter it out to get it out of the woods. Not here in Indiana before it's checked in.
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