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What is the non motorized way to haul a deer out of the woods or swamp

Sipsey said:
Some years back I was riding my daughters pink & white dirt bike to a nearby hunting spot up the road. I had my homemade board/cushion hanging stand across my shoulder. This thing was small, knees at handlebars. The dangling rope got into the sprocket and next thing I know I'm on the ground with a fairly tight rope around my neck choking me. I glanced around to gauge my embarrassment. No one in sight so I grinned and unwound the rope, went on my way hunting.
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That's funny!! Isn't it amazing that when something like that happens the first thing you do is look to see if anyone saw you do it?!!:fearscream:
 
WHW said:
I started quartering and packing deer out during the 1982 season and haven't hung one since. And, I'll have to admit it's a lot harder now that I've gotten a lot older, but I still manage to get the job done. A couple of weeks ago I killed my heaviest deer ever (250 pounds), and there was no way that I was going to be able to pack out one that was more than twice as big as most of the others I've killed. I was hunting private property and usually bring my four wheeler in case I need to get one out. But it was down so, just in case, I decided to bring my two wheel dolly. And, was glad that I did..... worked like a charm.

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Holy crap 250 lbs. wat are you feeding those deer. Wow. Thats like two deer that are here.


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MCDM said:
I had a cart but there not all there made out to be from my experience. They can't access all the terrain and can be a pain in swamps. I will always keep my deer sliegh'r sled. Rolled high density plastic goes over and through everything. Lightweight and portable. I wrap a noose around the deers head in slip it through the sleighs front hole, then attach it to my shoulder sling and off I go. Takes little effort.
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Is it a snow sled? Post a pic


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I guess I should clarify on each of the above items.

1. I went to Iowa alone and the property owner that gave me permission to hunt a small island in one of the states largest rivers that was part public land lent me his 18 foot flat bottom catfishing boat to access it. That was a big river with a strong current and that large a boat was needed so as not to tip over if running up on a log in the dark. I have a 14 foot boat that I've used at home to do the same thing in places like the Federal Shiawassee goose refuge which has 3 rivers flowing through and around it.

2. The 14 foot Raddison canoe is awesome as it is has a square stern, foam lined, came with oars and paddles, and only weighs 43 pounds. I can easily put it on my mini vans carrier by myself, I can use a small outboard or trolling motor if I need to with the square stern, the oars with oar locks are great for going across lakes, and the foam liner makes it very quiet. I also have a 17 foot heavier aluminum canoe which I've had since the 70's, but never use it for hunting as it's too loud and heavy.

3. The Otter brand ice sled is the thickest and most durable sled I've found. I've owned 3 Shappell jet sleds like the one pictured in camo only mine were in black and they are not as durable as the plastic is thinner. I went to an Otter sled because after sledding out only a few deer on each of the jet sleds, holes had worn in the 2 back corners. The way they're made the corners are thinner plastic than the body and when I put the sleds in my van with deer in them, blood would run out the holes and onto my carpet. The Otter has thicker corners and thus far I haven't had an issue. You can also purchase full length Teflon runners to screw on the bottoms which were designed for going out on rough ice (what they're made for).

4. The Versa cart was likely the best cart ever made and is no longer available. The new Hawk cart with tandem wheels is a really good cart.

5. My son Jon made me the ramp out of excess stuff at the shop he works at and it's perfect for my needs and ramps for trucks can be purchased at most farm stores.

I've never rode on a quad and have always had to get my deer out by hand and these products work very well. So that they are always available, in my van I have the ramp on the carpet with the curved aluminum arms upward, the Otter sled is on top of the ramp, and the Versa cart is in the sled and I pack a lot of boots and general hunting gear in the sled around the cart when hunting.

During my workshops I have my van packed as if hunting so these items are in it and I also go through my scent control get ready process as well.
 
Ontariofarmer said:
I weighed my buck last fall after it was deboned. I had 105 pounds of boneless meat for the freezer. So that is a lot of meat with the bone out.
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Ontario

That was a horse of a buck! Can you post a pic please.

Back in the 70's and 80's I quartered and packed out a couple bucks and it is easier than dragging for sure. What I've found over the years is that all 4 quarters and the straps and inner loins will weigh a little more than half the weight of the deer after it's gutted. What's left is the head, neck, spine, ribcage, lower legs, hip bones and hide. If it's a buck you want to mount you also either have to cape it in the field which isn't very easy or skin out the neck down into the chest area and then cut off the head with the hide attached and take it. With your hunting gear you're looking at 2 trips then.
 
Sled and cart most of the time when contending with wet "punch through" ground.

Many times I'll just throw them over my shoulders and walk them out. This is especially helpful in hilly terrain. Not so much in marshy terrain.

Best plan for me is to use the sled or muscle to get them to a point where I can use the cart. Then take the cart the rest of the way.



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John Eberhart said:
Ontario

That was a horse of a buck! Can you post a pic please.

Back in the 70's and 80's I quartered and packed out a couple bucks and it is easier than dragging for sure. What I've found over the years is that all 4 quarters and the straps and inner loins will weigh a little more than half the weight of the deer after it's gutted. What's left is the head, neck, spine, ribcage, lower legs, hip bones and hide. If it's a buck you want to mount you also either have to cape it in the field which isn't very easy or skin out the neck down into the chest area and then cut off the head with the hide attached and take it. With your hunting gear you're looking at 2 trips then.
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Not a great rack. My taxidermist friend says he was more than 6.5 years old. A lot of teeth missing. This buck came into a Montana doe decoy in late October 2016. pre rut.

I debone my deer and weighed the meat on a bathroom scale. He was 105 pounds with no waste and not one bone. Not including a liver or heart either which I have never kept... sorry for those that love the innards. I had no way to weigh him at home on the hoof. Not sure how you figure live weight from deboned weight but he was a big bodied boy. I weighed the doe I got this fall - only 45 pounds deboned.
I field dressed him in the shop where I had heat and light. He was an short haul to my truck with a friend. Less than 100 yards.
This was a 2016 buck. He is as high as the 3130 loader will lift. The John Deere loader bucket is 7 feet wide for perspective.
Some day I want a trophy buck but I will take the meat for now. I have not hunted much this month do to family responsibilities.

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John Eberhart said:
I helped a guy get a deer out with the Hawk and it worked very well.
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It took a while but I finally got an answer about the hawk cart. I was going to buy one because I do not have a cart. Now I know I will look for one on sale. I have a fat bike so I may try that some day too.
 
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Ontariofarmer said:
It took a while but I finally got an answer about the hawk cart. I was going to buy one because I do not have a cart. Now I know I will look for one on sale. I have a fat bike so I may try that some day too.
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Wow. Just checked this out. that thing is the bee's knees. Time to upgrade!

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That would be tough to slide in the back of my mini van but sure sounds good.
 
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