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Truck Bed Deer Pulley System

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Bach55

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I’ve been mulling this idea over for a few years. I often hunt alone, and I’ve been looking for simple ideas on how to get a deer into my truck bed with minimal effort. I do have what I need to pack one out, but there are times when it is easier to just drag one out and deal with the rest of it at home. I also have lower back issues from time to time, so reducing strain on my back is ideal.

I came up with this. Think it will work? What are some of the ideas you guys and gals have come up with over the years? I’m sure there is some good stuff out there! Not interested in store bought setups like the truck hitch winches. I want to see some DIY setups.
 

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I have the same setup. If that's the same rope I have, I'd probably find something that stretches less. I made my rig to help load my kayak on steep ramps and the rope stretches too much.
 
Hawk crawler—-nice!!

Tough to describe, but my buddy rigged up a sheet of plywood that has two caster wheels on the side of the plywood facing the cab (mounted underneath plywood). On the top side of the plywood (above the casters) Is a cleat. The cleat is used to tie the head of a deer to. The opposite side of the plywood has a handle. when he needs to load a deer in his truck he grabs the handle, pulls the sheet of plywood towards him—-which rolls on the bed with casters on the opposite end—and when the casters hit the end of his tailgate, he‘ll drop the plywood to the ground to essentially make a plywood ramp. He’ll then tether the deer to the cleat, lift up on the handle, and roll the plywood sheet (with the deer) back into the bed of the truck.

Not sure how much sense that makes, but the system works great.
 
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I made this setup out of scrap plywood, the wheels are scrap black locust, some random 1/8” steel and some 3/8” hardware. The plan is to put a strap across the front of the truck bed and just pull those suckers right in. 3 to 1 can move a lot of weight.


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Cotton-Eye said:
Hawk crawler—-nice!!

Tough to describe, but my buddy rigged up a sheet of plywood that has two caster wheels on the side of the plywood facing the cab (mounted underneath plywood). On the top side of the plywood (above the casters) Is a cleat. The cleat is used to tie the head of a deer to. The opposite side of the plywood has a handle. when he needs to load a deer in his truck he grabs the handle, pulls the sheet of plywood towards him—-which rolls on the bed with casters on the opposite end—and when the casters hit the end of his tailgate, he‘ll drop the plywood to the ground to essentially make a plywood ramp. He’ll then tether the deer to the cleat, lift up on the handle, and roll the plywood sheet (with the deer) back into the bed of the truck.

Not sure how much sense that makes, but the system works great.
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Great description. I can see how that would work very well. I tend to have a lot of bins in my bed with all my other gear in it, so I’m not sure I would have Room for this type of setup. But it sounds like a very effective method!
 
Thank you for posting this! It’s got my juices flowing. I’m often hunting by myself and struggle to load a deer into my truck. Kudos man!
 
Just a random thought, but if you are hunting with a long enough rope and a ropeman 1 or 2, Kong Duck, RollNLock, etc., you could use your ratchet strap setup and connect the d-ring/carabiner with the ropeman device so you can maintain any progress you make as the deer slides up your 2x4s/plywood. One device with two uses.
 
Bach55 said:
I’ve been mulling this idea over for a few years. I often hunt alone, and I’ve been looking for simple ideas on how to get a deer into my truck bed with minimal effort. I do have what I need to pack one out, but there are times when it is easier to just drag one out and deal with the rest of it at home. I also have lower back issues from time to time, so reducing strain on my back is ideal.

I came up with this. Think it will work? What are some of the ideas you guys and gals have come up with over the years? I’m sure there is some good stuff out there! Not interested in store bought setups like the truck hitch winches. I want to see some DIY setups.
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That would probably work. This would be less effort and could do double duty.

 
SwampBottom56 said:
Just a random thought, but if you are hunting with a long enough rope and a ropeman 1 or 2, Kong Duck, RollNLock, etc., you could use your ratchet strap setup and connect the d-ring/carabiner with the ropeman device so you can maintain any progress you make as the deer slides up your 2x4s/plywood. One device with two uses.
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On mine, I treated it like a DRT system. Tie a carabineer with a clove hitch to connect to the deer/kayak, then with the tail I tied a Blake's hitch. Then add a tender back to the carabineer side of the rope to tend the Blake's
 
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