Getting your deer home

poulo6.5

Hi lads I was just wondering how you get your deer back to your transport once you have shot it

I like to shoot with company so we share the hardship of carrying it out. And I usually go for smaller animals so it's not a problem

But this time I was on my own and I shot this lad 4 fields down hill from where I was parked

So what did I do. If I dragged it up hill threw mud a wet grass etc then I would be wrecked and the meet would be battered and dirty
So I thought I would try a method I saw in a video (deer hunting in Ireland by David dunne & friends)
It involves making the deer legs into straps so you can carry the deer like a haversack.

All you do is cut the front leg at the knee leaving the tendon and skin attached so as to make a T shape or toggle

Then cut the back of the lower back leg to make a slot for the front leg to push threw and turn thus acting like a toggle or button would


Do this to both legs then put your arms threw like a back pack and off you go.
Don't get me wrong it was still very heavy but I would never have managed it any other way and I think I will use this method for my normal quarry which I normally carry over my shoulders but I still have to hold on to them with my hands which limits what else I can carry

dahat

excellent solution to a heavy problem!.

johnner1

thats a fancy bit of foot work paulo:D

steyrman2

hi if im far from the jeep i make a small cut to gralloch the deer seat belt around head put front legs in and drag i used the deer sledge from usa but found it twisted when dragging being honest if its a bigger deer far from the road i would leave it and try shoot something smaller and do what you do i have used the method for roe in scotland or bring some rope and leg them that way

Deerspotter

So you carry it with the cut-open stomach on your back?
Do you not get covered in gack? (Technical term)

StupidLikeAFox

Jaysus lets hope nobody from the Animal & Pet forum wanders in!

4gun

I would love to have seen you giving the deer a piggy back
The mother in law sent me a pig hunters mag from NZ a few years ago this was the method they used to carry the pigs down from where ever the killed them ... the duy used to pose for photos with the pig head looking over their shoulders ...it often looked like the pig was laughing his ass off

CJhaughey

I have seen this method used with just the hindquarters of the deer. What I would do is stick a piece of orange tape/cloth etc on the highest point of the deer for safety reasons.

J.R.

CJhaughey wrote: »

I have seen this method used with just the hindquarters of the deer. What I would do is stick a piece of orange tape/cloth etc on the highest point of the deer for safety reasons.

That's the first thing that came to mind when I read the post - have to be very careful that some inexperienced shooter would spot the deer and take a pot shot.

Cass

The OP is using a .308 cal rifle with high enough powered ammunition to fall well within the legal criteria as defined within the Wildlife Act. The only other regulations that MAY apply are those set out for the sale of meat and the safe handling of meat products intended for sale. As the OP is using the meat for personal use these regulations do not apply.

Any accussations of illegal acts, especially those without foundation, will not be tolerated. For that reason i have cleared up all none relevant posts and any further posts contrary to this warning will be dealt with in the same manner with infractions to follow.



Carry on.

poulo6.5

Deerspotter wrote: »

So you carry it with the cut-open stomach on your back?
Do you not get covered in gack? (Technical term)

hi deerspotter.
if the grollick is done properly and the animal is allowed to bleed out then there will be no (gack) only a little blood which is fine as i am only wearing my stalking gear and not my Sunday best;)

poulo6.5

4gun wrote: »

I would love to have seen you giving the deer a piggy back
The mother in law sent me a pig hunters mag from NZ a few years ago this was the method they used to carry the pigs down from where ever the killed them ... the duy used to pose for photos with the pig head looking over their shoulders ...it often looked like the pig was laughing his ass off

its a pitty you were not there to take a pic.:D
a piggy back is a good description of what i was doing.
we will have to try it on one of the sika during the week:D

daithi55

has great tips on his dvd
well worth getting, even experienced hunters will learn something in it, he aslo shows how to skin a deer its a very good method and will save ye a lot of time

hes filming a new one at the minute and its a lot better quality
its been filmed in hd this time

as poula says this method is very effective in carrying a deer off a hill
and keeps it clean and gives ya more time to shoot as yal be back to the wagon in no time to head somewhere else

poulo6.5

daithi55 wrote: »

david dunne is a good shooting friend of mine has great tips on his dvd
well worth getting, even experienced hunters will learn something in it, he aslo shows how to skin a deer its a very good method and will save ye a lot of time

hes filming a new one at the minute and its a lot better quality
its been filmed in hd this time

as poula says this method is very effective in carrying a deer off a hill
and keeps it clean and gives ya more time to shoot as yal be back to the wagon in no time to head somewhere else

i have picked up a lot of tips from the dvd and i look forward to seeing his new one:D

my name is poulo not poula. male not female

daithi55

poulo6.5 wrote: »

i have picked up a lot of tips from the dvd and i look forward to seeing his new one:D

my name is poulo not poula. male not female

its actually a name cant say ive ever heard it tbh

lamper35

poulo6.5 wrote: »

hi deerspotter.
if the grollick is done properly and the animal is allowed to bleed out then there will be no (gack) only a little blood which is fine as i am only wearing my stalking gear and not my Sunday best;)

a bit of gack comes with the sport:D

dwighet

Did ya get many ticks on ya mate...
I tried that once and got eaten by ticks...4 of the little &5^$ers got on my back and belly...

tfox

Carried that stag for over a mile down rough wicklow mountain, was never as glad to see a gravel road in all my life

poulo6.5

dwighet wrote: »

Did ya get many ticks on ya mate...
I tried that once and got eaten by ticks...4 of the little &5^$ers got on my back and belly...

no ticks found on me yet but i'll let you know at the end of the week when i have my weekly bath :D

poulo6.5

tfox wrote: »

Carried that stag for over a mile down rough wicklow mountain, was never as glad to see a gravel road in all my life

excelent pic i had no one to take a pic for me.
the lad i had on my back was a bit bigger than that one;)

tfox

poulo6.5 wrote: »

excelent pic i had no one to take a pic for me.
the lad i had on my back was a bit bigger than that one;)

Mine's a handbag compared to your rucksack Cameraman was my cousin and also a very handy gun-bearer on thr trek down !!

patsat

I get shivers in my back everytime I think of them ticks! Thank god i've only came across em a few times! Gud idea but u can't beat a helping hand!

poulo6.5

daithi55 wrote: »

its actually a name cant say ive ever heard it tbh

its not my real name its just the user name for boards;)
dont tell anyone tho:D:D