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What do you drag a deer with?

elk yinzer

elk yinzer

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I've always used my tether when I want to drag a deer. It's not exactly what rope mfgs recommend for rope care.

Can you do it with 550 cord (what I use as pullup cord)?
 
I’ve contacted a conservation officer in Ontario about the gutless method. He said no go.
My plan in the woods is to use paracord and spend 20 min making a travois. That will make it easier to haul over deadfall and I only have to carry the cord in.
In farm country I’ll use a cart.


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I just use my tether also. Not really worried about it breaking down. I just wash it out with really good with water and let it drip dry in the garage. Maybe if I was hunting the next day, I would keep a 2nd tether with my clothes.
 
I use tether and linemans rope and get them managed to distribute load to both ears of my reversed sitdrag
Until I get it to a trail, then I drop it on the cart.

The cart I even started hooking up to my sit drag with the ropes, carabiners and ropemans….which was so much easier pulling with my waist, than pulling with my arms behind me.
 
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I use a deer cart . This season my good friend is going to let me use his Radrover electric bike. I am going to buy a Rambo deer cart . I used a Glenn's deer handle before I hurt my back and it did work very well.
 
elk yinzer said:
I've always used my tether when I want to drag a deer. It's not exactly what rope mfgs recommend for rope care.

Can you do it with 550 cord (what I use as pullup cord)?
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I have several ways and it depends how far I have to move the deer and how big it is. If it is really big and I'm by myself I might bone it out and pack the meat out.

There are big hills where I hunt. I usually hunt by myself and use a sled to drag the deer out. I fastened some half inch pipe clamps to the edges of the sled and attached a couple lone wolf straps to. The straps keep the deer from falling out if the sled tips onto its side going over logs and stuff.

I have a simple 3 to 1 rope system that I use to pull the sled/deer up hills or steep creek beds. I attached a picture of my setup on a short piece of rope but of course, I use a long rope for the actual drag. Tie one end to a tree, the other end to the deer, walk downhill and the deer goes up.

Tieing the deer to a pole and carrying it out is pretty easy if you have a second person. It is important to tie the belly to the pole too so the deer doesn't swing when you walk.
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So if you guys are dragging the deer, are you doing it with your hands, or tying it to your saddle or looping around your torso, or what else?
 
I use my jet sled!! I have not found an area it won’t go and nothing that it doesn’t slide on from early season to late. Best money i have spent to date.
 
Depends. Sometimes its cart. Sometimes its a sled. Sometimes its as simple as throwing the animal over my shoulders and walking it out.
 
Either with my hands on a hoof or I use webbing, 20' in a loop with a water knot. Girth hitch around the neck and sling the rest of the loop across my chest and off I go. I feel as though dragging them out is in some way my way of paying respect to the animal. I feel if it's too easy for me than I'm being disrespectful. I'm sure as I age my opinion will change though. Lol!

-Jeremy
 
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Adamcincy said:
I have several ways and it depends how far I have to move the deer and how big it is. If it is really big and I'm by myself I might bone it out and pack the meat out.

There are big hills where I hunt. I usually hunt by myself and use a sled to drag the deer out. I fastened some half inch pipe clamps to the edges of the sled and attached a couple lone wolf straps to. The straps keep the deer from falling out if the sled tips onto its side going over logs and stuff.

I have a simple 3 to 1 rope system that I use to pull the sled/deer up hills or steep creek beds. I attached a picture of my setup on a short piece of rope but of course, I use a long rope for the actual drag. Tie one end to a tree, the other end to the deer, walk downhill and the deer goes up.

Tieing the deer to a pole and carrying it out is pretty easy if you have a second person. It is important to tie the belly to the pole too so the deer doesn't swing when you walk.
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That’s freaking genius!


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I find that a sled works great, even when there isn’t snow on the ground. A cart works good when there are no obstacles, but in any kind of thick underbrush or over down timber they almost make it harder.

I like the 3 to 1 rope system idea. Going to have to try that this fall.


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I hunt high Bluff country.
Drag to the bottom by antler or leg for a doe . Just need to steer around trees and brush.
Then a ride in my cart.
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fawnzy said:
I’ve contacted a conservation officer in Ontario about the gutless method. He said no go.
My plan in the woods is to use paracord and spend 20 min making a travois. That will make it easier to haul over deadfall and I only have to carry the cord in.
In farm country I’ll use a cart.


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Glad I read this. I was considering using the gutless method this year and I'm in Ontario. Guess that ends my debate lol.
 
Depending where I am it could be a cart a sled or up in the mountains it's usually a piece of rope and a 16 inch long stick to tie the rope to and pull with. I believe we call that hitching it out.
 

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Glad I read this. I was considering using the gutless method this year and I'm in Ontario. Guess that ends my debate lol.
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No kidding. I wish they would rethink but for now we need to prove the animal in transport


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So that's why? So they can see if the meat is being transported? I wonder if its got something to do with not wanting some o e stumbling on a carcass.

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In keeping with the theme of the post I use the Armstrong method on a tarp.

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