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Post by 10point on Oct 7, 2021 14:52:46 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. Check in on your phone if you have a signal and cut away. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 7, 2021 16:01:12 GMT -5
Just don’t do that at a park hunt. I called the office and asked if I could quarter it and they said no. They need the entire deer to be brought to the check station.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 7, 2021 16:08:12 GMT -5
Just don’t do that at a park hunt. I called the office and asked if I could quarter it and they said no. They need the entire deer to be brought to the check station. The only park hunt (Prophetstown) I went on recently if you went to the check station and asked they would bring a John Deere Gator to bring your deer out. |
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Post by indianajoe on Oct 7, 2021 16:31:02 GMT -5
I have carried deer out on a pole with 2 people. it was way easier than dragging. also if you are alone a jet sled works wonders as well.
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Post by willy7948 on Oct 8, 2021 21:15:54 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.  Let me know ! I’ll join ya , or will drive out and help you recover a deer if you get one ! Text/call any time 317-724-0654 |
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Post by esshup on Oct 8, 2021 23:53:34 GMT -5
Just don’t do that at a park hunt. I called the office and asked if I could quarter it and they said no. They need the entire deer to be brought to the check station. Tell them that you will bring the entire deer, minus the guts, it will just be in pieces. They can put them back together if they want.  |
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Post by thecommissioner on Oct 11, 2021 18:49:00 GMT -5
My hunting property is basically a hill. That's one of the reasons I bought it. No matter where I drop a deer, it's a downhill drag to the road.*
*Well, not exactly. Once upon a time I shot a buck and he was heading the right way (downhill) but he dropped before he got to a good spot. He fell over and slid down into a ravine. Had to use the Kubota tractor to drag him up out of that predicament!
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Post by INhuntin on Oct 13, 2021 10:05:51 GMT -5
I use what is called DEER SLEIGH'R Magnum Game Sled to drag out my deer. To drag it up hill just get a long rope tie it to the sled & go around a tree to your climbing harness. As long as you weigh more than your deer you going down hill will offset the weight of the deer going up hill, when you get to the bottom you can use the rope to get back up hill to your deer. Using a 2nd rope to tie the deer & sled to the tree while you reset to make another pull will keep you & the deer going up hill. Or until you run out of trees.
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