Dragging a deer

[DntBrnDPig]

lol

 

[lung-buster]

Catman chooses to carry not drag

Brilliant :D

 

[treefarmer]

Too many hunters die from heart attacks so if I have to drag a deer to where my 4-wheeler can get it I take my time. I keep a 200' rope at our cabin for getting deer out from a deep valley. Before I had a 4-wheeler I used to drag deer 1/2 mile up hill and it took 1-1/2 hours and wore me out. A 4-wheeler is a great thing.

 

[in the dog house]

I have heard on here about someone that puts a stick through the nose of the deer. Don't remember how it is done but it looked like a good way. Maybe someone knows what Im talking about and can elaborate.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

I designed and built a deer cart that will allow me to easily, and cleanly, get a deer and my stand out with ease�no matter where I'm at. I hunt public land and a lot of time I trek waaaay back, so a deer cart is an absolute must for me.

 

[catman529]

Dragging a deer for more than 100 yards = the least intelligent things that hunters do.

Uh ok??

ATV and trucks accessibility aside, why would your go to extreme efforts to drag a deer that you intend to cut up anyway when you can just cut it up where it lays and have a much easier time getting it out? Do you push your car out of your driveway so that you can drive it on the street? :crazy:

I don't bring game bags and something to sling the deer over my shoulders on. I'd rather hang it on the gambrel, makes butchering and skinning easier.

 

[Winchester]

I have heard on here about someone that puts a stick through the nose of the deer. Don't remember how it is done but it looked like a good way. Maybe someone knows what Im talking about and can elaborate.

This works ok just a lil messy and ruins any future photos.
Cut a slit about 4 inches back from the tip of the nose just above center in the upper jaw, slide a stick through. The feet behind the head is a must here as well so they wont be banging your legs as you drag them.

 

[lockon]

Catman chooses to carry not drag

Hey guys that deers not small catman is a giant..

 

[fairchaser]

Bike cart. Just roll it up right up to the deer and ride away.

 

[StalkingWolf]

Dragging a deer for more than 100 yards = the least intelligent things that hunters do.

Getting into the brown jug the night before gets my vote. :D

 

[Brisco Darlin]

Hunting the woods of East TN means you WILL have to drag if you hunt any distance off the road.
I too pull the front feet up behind the head, put a rope around the neck (does) and cut a 12" sapling about a foot long to wrap rope around. I also occasionally hook them to my safety harness at the waist. The trick for either method is getting the rope short enough to have the head slightly off the ground, makes them slide along much easier. Also field dressing them immediately as a gutted deer will slide 2x easier than a whole one. I owm 4 wheelers, golf carts, tractor, etc. But none will do you any good in most the areas we hunt.

can't add anything to this. i use the same method and yep it's a real bear getting a deer out of some of the places in east tn.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

I designed and built a deer cart that will allow me to easily, and cleanly, get a deer and my stand out with ease�no matter where I'm at. I hunt public land and a lot of time I trek waaaay back, so a deer cart is an absolute must for me.

Could you post a photo or 2 of that cart??

I was just about to suggest the same

 

[Austin95]

I recently killed one a long ways out in the woods and I was close to my house and had a brilliant idea of "oh hey I have a 2 wheeler (dolly)" so I just went and got it and used 2 straps to secure it. It was a breeze, dolly went over logs and rocks with no problem. Deer never fell off.

 

[Barnes Ridge Rambler]

I made a deer cart 9 years ago that works pretty good. Also, a ski rope handle works very well.

 

[MUP]

Hunting the woods of East TN means you WILL have to drag if you hunt any distance off the road.
I too pull the front feet up behind the head, put a rope around the neck (does) and cut a 12" sapling about a foot long to wrap rope around. I also occasionally hook them to my safety harness at the waist. The trick for either method is getting the rope short enough to have the head slightly off the ground, makes them slide along much easier. Also field dressing them immediately as a gutted deer will slide 2x easier than a whole one. I owm 4 wheelers, golf carts, tractor, etc. But none will do you any good in most the areas we hunt.

Yep. No cart, and no safe access with a 4 wheeler...lest ye run the risk of flipping and killing yourself.

 

[arctic_cat]

My arctic cat does the job for me

 

[catman]

cant use a atv on wma's

 

[TNDeerGuy]

I designed and built a deer cart that will allow me to easily, and cleanly, get a deer and my stand out with ease�no matter where I'm at. I hunt public land and a lot of time I trek waaaay back, so a deer cart is an absolute must for me.

Could you post a photo or 2 of that cart??

I was just about to suggest the same

 

[Crosshairy]

I try to hunt with a buddy as often as possible, because that certainly makes a difference when dragging out a big one.

I always carry about 12' of lightweight rope in a pack that I can use to make impromptu hauling systems. I use a deer cart pretty often, and hunt on flat land (swamps) more often than not. If I am hunting around a big elevation change, I will often stage the cart along my route in at the top of the hill, so that I just need to focus on getting towards the top so that I can get out of the area.

If I hunted in East TN, I would upgrade my knife collection, backpack, and game bags in favor of breaking one down in the field more often.

I have a spot with a LONG walk in that I've been avoiding because of the very difficult task of getting deer out. It will be my prime candidate for deboning in the field, if I make it out there this year. That all depends on whether my "easy" spots dry up.